First Impressions: Horizon Nitro 8wt Fly Rod Review
I recently picked up the Horizon Nitro 8wt Fly Rod as my go-to setup for the upcoming Largemouth Yellowfish winter season. Since we plan to offer this rod on the […]
Euro Nymphing for Trout and Smallmouth Yellowfish in South Africa: A Complete Guide – Part 2 Casting and Drift Techniques
Part 1 of this guide explores the fundamentals of Euro Nymphing for trout and Smallmouth Yellowfish in South Africa, with a specific focus on leader construction. It explains why Euro […]
Euro Nymphing for Trout and Smallmouth Yellowfish in South Africa: A Complete Guide – Part 1 Leaders
Euro Nymphing has proven to be an incredibly effective technique for targeting trout and smallmouth yellowfish in small streams and rivers. South Africa offers a wealth of conditions for this […]
Tactics to Find and Catch Stillwater Trout
When approaching a stillwater, you have to think about searching for the fish in three dimensions. The next step is establishing the preferred retrieval speed and fly profile that results […]
How to Find Rainbow and Brown Trout in South African Stillwaters
This series of articles will help you find trout in South African stillwaters by discussing a four-step approach: finding the fish, the depth, the retrieve, and the fly. After this […]
Brown Trout and Gurus – Part 1
This blog series is all about my encounters with wild brown trout in rivers in South Africa, Spain and New Zealand. Their unique behaviour I have seen, the techniques I […]
Grunter On Fly – This is Why I Love Fly Fishing
One of the most exciting aspects of fly fishing is targeting a new fish species. Targeting fish that are notoriously difficult or “almost impossible” is even more exciting. Recently, I […]