THE HALO HATCH
From wanting “plips” not “blops” to mating flights and embracing darkness, Vaal River hatch junkie Herman “Harry” Botes breaks down the how, when, and why
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THE VAALIE: ANTHEA LINSELL
The Vaal River has been firing of late. Parys-area guide Anthea Linsell shows us what she packs for a great day out fishing for smallmouth
THE DESERT PRISONER
Think you’ve gone long periods without fishing before? In 2011, a few weeks into a six-month motorbike ride through Africa, from London back home to
SKY HIGH
There’s been quite a hullabaloo about Douglas Outdoors’ new Sky G rod, so we asked local South African agents Wading Waters (wadingwaters.com) for one to
THE BULLET
From body-boarding to skateboarding, exploring the Vaal River and its tributaries for amazing yellowfish action, or inventing fly patterns like the brilliant Papa Roach, whatever our issue 21 Lifer Herman Botes does in life, he does at full tilt.
HIGH 5S – ANTHEA PIATER
From chasing largies and smallies in her home waters of the Vaal to MacGuyver tactics, art and some fine wine recommendations, we catch up with Parys area guide, Anthea Piater.
GIFT GUIDE: ON THE 4TH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
PART 4 in a 12 part series of blogs where we look at the Christmas Wishlists of The Mission/Feathers & Fluoro team. Each list features
THE HERMANHAMER: RAMBLINGS OF A HACTH JUNKIE
I started fishing this specific pattern back in 2007 and met with immediate success. Although I’ve always punted the abilities of the fly ,it’s been