
ONE LAST TASTE…
“How can this be happening…” “And all this because people still eat weird shit” “How can one even begin to consider eating bats, civets, pangolins…Or
“How can this be happening…” “And all this because people still eat weird shit” “How can one even begin to consider eating bats, civets, pangolins…Or
This has everything to do with fishing. All dressed up with nowhere to go in the time of COVID-19… Now that some of the dust
I recently returned from my annual trip on the lower Orange river and when people ask me what I love about fishing I usually simply
In my life river has always meant estuary. I’ve never been landlocked, so that definition never needed to change, until now. Rivers North and North-East
Spinning foam is nothing new (with the likes of Chicone’s Tuscan Bunny having been around for ages), but the technique has seen a massive resurgence
It was judgment day, Jimmy had a week left in the South before he had to leave on assignment to fight metal off Angola’s coast
A story about rainbow trout caught on the surface at night By Dale Hes Fly fishing has an incredible way of completely smashing all your
This short piece on catch and release fly fishing in our estuaries was published on the Red Bull website: While studying the giant mud prawn Ewan
Long the dream of those who chase grunter, the fabled prawn is a phenomenon that occurs in South Africa’s estuaries and lagoons. Kevin Flanagan and
(This is the fourth and final post on Peter Brigg and Ed Herbst’s new book, South African Fishing Flies – available on Amazon.com) The Sand
Intellectual capital – only those who know are allowed to go… “Nobody owns the ocean. But you own the intellectual capital you have earned with
Metaphysical aside, those dark hours between 3am and sunrise are my Dreamtime. Pretty freakin’ fortunate then that our much-treasured dusky kob (Argyrosomus japonicus) share similar early morning habits. At least when they enter our estuaries to party.
The hunt for Giant Trevally in the surf, south of the 26th parallel of latitude is what first got me to Kosi. Somewhere in my
It’s a “secret” valley high up in the Southern Berg that I have written about several times before. I even named my blog after the
As much as I love crunching black mussel shells walking a West Coast beach, I also cherish the succulents of the mountain ranges that lie
The following article featured on the Red Bull website: Anglers often use the joy they find in the mountains, the scenic tranquil atmosphere and viewing
To state the obvious, I couldn’t contain myself after seeing Dale Hes’ photographs of his infamous farm ‘Dam Slam’ (previous post). I’ve always enjoyed catching
Dale Hes contacted me over the weekend after he ‘bumped’ into Andre van Wyk on the internet about his recent success with a modified, Improved
Team FlyBru seems to get more fishing done than most of us and while we sit behind office desks these guys get to witness mother
I find it strange how quickly one’s perception of ‘good fishing conditions’ changes when you learn something new about fish behaviour. Total confidence in my