Monthly Archives: June 2013
Tails of Frustration
Our cat Charlie often stares through our flat window, his eyes compulsively fixed on grey Loeries, feeding just a few grasps ahead. The only way i can understand his consuming […]
SUPping with a Flyrod
A chance encounter with my old surfboard shaper, Ian Kitching, who happens to be another addict of the long rod, landed me with the loan of his concept SUP FISHER […]
A few days in the Route
I love climbing in the car in Cape Town to set off Eastwards. Towards Knysna, the Garden Route and Home. You just have to love Africa 😀 With three weeks […]
The Next 3 Weeks
Right, I have three weeks of holiday, starting in about 2 hours. This is what I am going to be doing: Going home to the folks in Knysna to maybe […]
Pimping with the Guides
Guide’s don’t always live the dream – long, hots day watching other guys catching (or not catching) the fish. But when they get a day off, they tend to have […]
Exploring Africa – Sudan Video
Since I went on a diving (and some sneaky fly fishing off the back of the charter boat) charter in the Red Sea I have wondered about the fishing possibilities […]
Farquhar – March Upstream Trip
At the end of March, we took a trip to Farquhar with Upstream Fly Fishing. John Yelland and myself were hosting and the crew – consisting of Jeremy Stewart, Andy […]
The vladi worm & trojan worm
I saw this fly on one of Jeff Curriers blog posts. The name comes from the use of condoms for the body. Pretty cool. The Trojan Vladi- A bit of […]
My international list- Saltwater
Everyone has one. This is mine for the brine. 1- Arabian Permit in Oman (are these the fabled Trach Mokalee?) 2- Christmas Island Milkfish / Alphonse lagoon Milkfish 3- Kenyan […]