The Fly Fisher.co.za

Much has been written about fishing in perfect conditions, the conditions that are waxed lyrically in magazines, instructional books and seen on all the TV programs and videos. We all know them, we are all prepared for them, however, we mere mortals seldom get to fish in them, they are just not around every day and you have to spend a lot of time on the water, just to get a feeling that, one day, they might just be there when you’re fishing.

Is the internet killing our tackle shops?? Are we becoming a school of Google?? Do we now know so much that we don’t need their guidance any more?? Why do some stores prosper, while others struggle?? Or is it the fait of all of them to eventually close their bricks and mortar stores, and just have a virtual shop front?? To me that would be a shame, to loose that kind of knowledge, to only have it in the written form, I have found the verbal lesions I have gathered, far greater than anything I have read.

Currently there is a question about the validity of some exotic species in the South African rivers, it is not a question of whether they should be there or not, it is a question about what is to be done about them. The species in question is trout, the humble fish that most of pursue from time to time. Should they be here or not is not for this debate, well not yet.

Let me begin by saying I am not a scientist, nor a researcher of scientific material, however when I heard that there is a project afoot to use a specific chemical to remove trout from a specific river in the western cape, I started researching the process.

On a recent trip to Rhodes, fly fishing the small streams in the area, I had the pleasure of a day out with a few guys who had not done much stream fishing before. During my days out with them, I realized some of the areas that they could concentrate on to increase their catch-rate and realized how easy it was to improve their experience on the river.
Here are ten quick tips to take you to that next level. It’s quite easy and by following a few simple rules, anybody can have a stellar day without trying too hard.