by Courtney Field | Jul 27, 2015 | Fishing People, Fly Fishing Articles
My First Fly Fishing Experience By Adrian Pearce Cold. All I could focus on was the cold. When they said you’re going to need gloves, I didn’t take them seriously. But with my fingers shaking uncontrollably, their words hit home quite strongly. There I stood, on the...
by Courtney Field | Jul 27, 2015 | Fishing People, Fly Fishing Articles
Fly Fishing With Bill Saunders The day started off bright and sunny, but before fishing, we had had cold wind, hail, and heavy rain and snow deposited itself upon the surrounding mountains. Bill picked me up at 10am and we drove 30 miles upstream to Lyons Bridge where...
by Courtney Field | Jul 22, 2015 | Fishing People, Flies
BBB – Best Fly Fishing Flies The BBB – the Babich Barbel Bugger – is a revelation of a fly for targeting the African Sharptooth Catfish, more commonly known as the Barbel, originally tied by Terrence James Babich. Terry Babich is one of the most well...
by Courtney Field | Jul 17, 2015 | Fishing People, Flies
Zak Nymph – Best Fly Fishing Flies The Zak Nymph is another brilliant invention from the South African fly fishing legend, Tom Sutcliffe. The fly gets it’s name from a man (Who sadly passed away in April 2015) by the name of Mzelwa Gwala, who’s...
by Courtney Field | Jul 3, 2015 | Fishing People
Fly Fishing Legend Dr. Tom Sutcliffe Dr. Tom Sutcliffe, a house-hold name is the fly fishing community and a man that needs no introduction. Dr. Tom Sutcliffe has a strong passion for fly fishing, and an even stronger passion for the various Trout species he has...
by Courtney Field | Jul 2, 2015 | Fishing People
Gavin Erwin, The Fish Artist Gavin Erwin is a very good mate of mine and we have been fishing together for a long time. Gavin appears in many of our YouTube videos here at Fish The Fly, and is a proud supporter of this initiative. In my opinion, Gavin is one of the...
by Courtney Field | Jul 2, 2015 | Fishing People
My Father Tony Roocroft Tony Roocroft, my father, is the reason I am fishing today. He is such an inspiration to me and taught me everything I know about life, everything I know about work, and of course, everything I know about fishing. My father is my inspiration,...