by Courtney Field | Nov 20, 2015 | Freshwater Fly Fishing, Trout, Tutorials
How To Catch Spawning Trout During Winter In South Africa Spawning Trout in Winter on South Africa’s stillwaters… There’s something magical about approaching the stillwater on a cold Winter morning armed with a fly rod and reel, with the mist coming...
by Courtney Field | Nov 20, 2015 | Fly Fishing Articles, Trout, Tutorials
How To Handle Trout …& Safely Release Trout In South Africa So They Survive! People often ask questions about how to handle trout correctly, so they can release them with the goal in mind of their survival. Trout are well know for not doing very well after a...
by Courtney Field | Sep 14, 2015 | Saltwater Fly Fishing, Tutorials
Saltwater Fly Fishing In South Africa Where, What, How, Why… Saltwater Fly fishing 101 Saltwater Fly Fishing is a challenging form of angling, and definitely tests a fly fisherman’s patience and skills to the maximum. Fly Fishing is often...
by Courtney Field | Sep 14, 2015 | Trout
Telling the difference between male (known as Cock fish) and female (known as Hen fish) trout can be tricky in immature fish but in sexually mature fish there are three things to look for that are dead give aways. Firstly, the lower jaw or kype – male fish have...
by Courtney Field | Sep 8, 2015 | Flies, Fly Fishing Articles, Freshwater Fly Fishing, Tutorials
Nymphs & Fly Fishing Nymphing How To Fish With Nymphs Effectively Fly fishing with nymphs can be intimidating at times, but you’ve got your flies ready, so let’s discuss this fly fishing technique in more detail. What are the best ways to attach them for...
by Courtney Field | Aug 24, 2015 | Fly Fishing Articles, Freshwater Fly Fishing, Yellowfish
Yellowfish Season In South Africa Fly Fishing For Yellows In South African Waters When we talk about Yellowfish Season in South Africa we, as fly fishers, are normally talking about the Smallmouth Yellowfish (Labeobarbus aeneus) in particular, especially when speaking...
by Courtney Field | Aug 12, 2015 | Flies, Tackle
Fly Fishing Hooks, Sizes & Info You Should Know After hundreds of years there is not system for determining the size of fly fishing hooks. In other words what you think is a size 14 trout hook I might believe is a size 12 and yet we continue to see trout hook...
by Courtney Field | Jul 31, 2015 | Tackle
Looking After Your Fly Fishing Tackle & Equipment Effectively Looking After Your Fly Fishing Tackle: It’s that time of year again when actual fishing (rather than thinking or reading about fishing or tying flies for the sake of it) starts to happen. With the new...
by Courtney Field | Jul 17, 2015 | Flies
Mustard Caddis – Best Fly Fishing Flies The Mustard Caddis is arguably the most well known, and most fished Yellowfish fly in South Africa. It is a very versatile and heavy nymph, which means it is the perfect control fly to use in your short line nymphing, New...
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...
