Stream and Sea

Kleinood Fly Fishing Event - Dragons and Wine
2024-06-08 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Kleinood Wine Estate, Blaauwklippen Rd, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7600, South Africa
We’re very excited to bring you a one-of-a-kind fly fishing event hosted at the incredible Kleinood Wine Estate. This exclusive event brings together two of our favourite things – fly fishing and astonishingly good wine.
Dragonfly larvae are one of the main food sources for many fish species, especially stillwater trout. During the Dragons and Wine festival, we’ll show you how to tie a very effective imitation of a a dragonfly larvae, as well as how to fish it effectively.
Highlights of the evening

Feedback from Stream and Sea’s latest Eastern Cape small streams trip
Learn how to tie a simple Dragonfly imitation. Bring your tying vices, tools and light – we’ll take care of the fly tying materials. If you don’t have a vice or tools and you would like to give fly tying a try – please reach out and we’ll sort you out.
Stillwater fishing tactics
Drinks: “Kleinood Experience” tasting menu and coffee
Food: Kleinood’s opulent seasonal platters, spilling over with charcuterie, cheeses, pickles and preserves, are made to share between two. Come hungry!

Booking is essential and closes on Tuesday, 4 June 2024.

Stream and Sea Shop Opening
2024-05-25 08:00 - 14:00 UTC | The Old Tannery, The Old Tannery, Wellington, Western Cape, 7655, South Africa
Join us on 25 May from 8 am onwards for our shop opening event at The Old Tannery, Wellington. Thanks to your ongoing support we’ve gone from strength to strength and have opened our first retail store. To celebrate this mammoth occasion, we’re holding a shop opening event.
Drop in, come say “Howzit”, and have a beer with us.
Event Detail:

Fly tying demonstrations – feel free to bring your vice to tie along
Free beer and cold drinks (within reason)
Huge in-store specials with up to 30% off

Social Tying Evening - Local Reef Species with Conrad Botes
2024-01-29 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Fresnaye Sports Club, 15 Ave St Bartholomew, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005, South Africa
Join us on Monday, 29 January, at 6 pm at the Fresnaye Sports Club for our first Social Tying Evening for 2024. These social events are aimed at building the fly-tying and fishing community and creating a space where we can all learn from one another. If you’ve always wanted to give fly fishing and tying a go, our social tying events are the place to be.
For this month’s event, fly fishing guru Conrad Botes will be joining us to share one of his favourite patterns for local reef species like Blacktail. He’ll also cover typical conditions and structures to fish and what line and leader to use. Our coastline offers great opportunities to target these reef species and offers great fly fishing opportunities.
This is a tie-along event, so please bring your vice, tools, and thread along. We’ll cover the rest of the materials. If you don’t have a vice and want to give fly tying a go, please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
There will also be a short casting course by the one and only Andy van der Werff, which will end with a casting competition.
Booking is essential and costs R250, which includes the following:

All the fly tying material for the flies, including extra to practice the pattern at home
A boerewors roll and chips
A beer
Entry into the evening’s raffle

There’s also a non-tying option that costs R200, which includes the following:

A boerewors roll and chips
A beer
Entry to the evening’s raffle

Bookings close on Monday, 29 January, at 8 am.
Why do we do online bookings?
Some of you might wonder why we do online bookings, and it’s a great question. Here are the reasons:

It helps us prepare better if we know exactly how many attendees there will be. We pre-pack all the materials and and want to ensure that each person receives their own fly tying pack.
We can manage the chow a lot better
Probably the main perk for you as a guest to one of our events is that you qualify for a 10% discount on any pre-orders. That means we send you a discount coupon that can be used on our shop prior to the event. Your order will be waiting at the event with your fly tying materials.

Makhangoa Community Camp - Sight Fishing Heaven
2024-01-04 - 2024-01-08 | Western Cape
Join us for our Stream and Sea hosted trip to the sight fishing heaven that is the Bokong River from 4 to 8 January 2024. The sight fishing during this week is going to be on fire!
To find out more about this incredible trip we have lined up, check out the trip details page for more information and pricing.

A Not Too Steady Flow of Mayflies - Johannesburg
2023-11-26 18:30 - 22:00 UTC | Gilroys Brewery, Achter Rd, Paulshof, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2157, South Africa
Join Håvard, Rolf, and Markus for a dry fly fishing appreciation evening at Gilroy’s Brewery on Sunday, 26 November 2023!
An unveiling of Rolf Nylinder’s latest film about the Scandinavian mountain rivers and their trout and arctic char. The Expedition Leader, Håvard Stubo will share all the insider tips on how to catch those elusive brown trout and arctic char in Northern Scandinavia, and he’ll spill all his dry fly secrets in his lecture, with plenty of tricks that will work for trout fishing anywhere. They will talk about relevant destinations, hatches, fish species and techniques. They will touch upon other cool fishing opportunities in the area, such as salmon fishing, pike fishing and saltwater fishing, and they will also do a Q&A towards the end.
So, bring your fishing buddies!
Event includes:

Burger & chips
A Beer

Ticket sales close on Saturday, 25 November 2023.
Learn more about Håvard, Rolf, and Markus below:
Jazz & Fly Fishing
lemmelkaffe

A Not Too Steady Flow of Mayflies - Cape Town
2023-11-20 18:30 - 22:00 UTC | Fresnaye Sports Club, 15 Ave St Bartholomew, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005, South Africa
Join Håvard, Rolf, and Markus for a dry fly fishing appreciation evening at the Fresnaye Sports Club on Monday, 20 November 2023.
An unveiling of Rolf Nylinder’s latest film about the Scandinavian mountain rivers and their trout and arctic char. The Expedition Leader, Håvard Stubo will share all the insider tips on how to catch those elusive brown trout and arctic char in Northern Scandinavia, and he’ll spill all his dry fly secrets in his lecture, with plenty of tricks that will work for trout fishing anywhere. They will talk about relevant destinations, hatches, fish species and techniques. They will touch upon other cool fishing opportunities in the area, such as salmon fishing, pike fishing and saltwater fishing, and they will also do a Q&A towards the end.
So, bring your fishing buddies!
Event includes:

Burger & chips
A Beer

Ticket sales close on Sunday, 19 November, at 20:00.
Learn more about Håvard, Rolf, and Markus below:
Jazz & Fly Fishing
lemmelkaffe

Advanced Casting Clinic Distance and Double-Haul - 18 November 2023
2023-11-18 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Somerset College, Bredell Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa
We have teamed up with one of our good friends, Andy van der Werff, to bring you this course on distance and the double-hail. Apart from being a good companion on the water and next to the campfire, Andy is certified as a casting instructor by the International Federation of Fly Fishers. If you’d like to learn more about Andy, be sure to check out his Fly Casting Coach website.
This course is aimed at the fly angler who has the basic fly cast under control, but wants to add distance and line speed to their casting tool box. Yes, we know that distance and reach isn’t always the most important, but if you can double-haul properly and are able to get good distance, you’ll be able to reach “normal” fishing distances with less false casts and hence catch more fish.
This is a highly personalised and comprehensive course that will take you to the next level in fly-casting and improve your fishing results.
All attendees should bring the following along:

Your normal/favourite fly-fishing rod, the one you are most comfortable with, and if you have a second rod of 1 to 2 weights up or down, bring that too. Try and stay in the 4 to 7 weight range.
Matching reel and matching floating fly line. (A bright colour line is preferred but not essential)
Tapered leaders (0x or 1x) of around 9ft long. It will give you the most consistent turnover results. I can supply on the day at an additional cost if required
Sunscreen
Hat
Sunglasses
Water

Klein Jakkalsies Fly Tying Workshop with Gordon van der Spuy
2023-11-04 10:00 - 17:30 UTC | Zwartkop Country Club, Cnr. Old Johannesburg &, Hans Strijdom Dr, Garsfontein, Pretoria, Gauteng, 0081, South Africa
The Feather Mechanic in conjunction with The Transvaal Fly Tyers Guild and the Jacaranda Fly Fishing Club presents Klein Jakkalsies
This fly tying workshop, presented by Gordon van der Spuy (aka the Feather Mechanic), focuses on those tiny details (klein jakkalsies) in fly tying that often get overlooked. Small details make a big difference but in many instances, tiers aren’t aware of them. The path the fly tying enlightenment lies in understanding the logic behind what you’re doing when you are tying a fly.
Aspects covered during the workshop include:

The importance of thread selection and thread control
Establishing wraps
Conventional and unconventional wraps
Thread toe=rque and how it affects you
How materials influence the way you work with them
The design principles of tying

This workshop will not teach you how to tie “10 killer patterns”. Through Gordon’s expertise and proven methods, he will give you the tools to understand why those patterns are effective and to incorporate this newly gained knowledge in whatever pattern you’re tying. The idea is to get people thinking and not just following.
During the event, there will also be a screening of local fly tying films.
The workshop costs R200 per person and includes the following:

Boerewors roll
R50 fly tying material voucher

Diamond River Yellowfish Camp
2023-09-12 - 2023-09-16 | Western Cape
The Diamond River Outfitters Yellowfish Camp is set on a pristine and remote stretch of the Lower Vaal river. This stretch of the Vaal River sees very few anglers and the result is incredible numbers of fish with unique Smallmouth Yellowfish and Largemouth Yellowfish behaviour, which lends itself to dry fly fishing, streamer fishing and sight fishing under the best conditions.
Join us from 12-16 September 2023 to experience this incredible Yellowfish venue.
To find out more about this incredible trip we have lined up, check out the trip details page for more information and pricing.

Social Tying Event - Stacked Flies for Garrick
2023-09-04 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Fresnaye Sports Club, 15 Ave St Bartholomew, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005, South Africa
Join us on Monday, 4 September 2023, 6pm at the Fresnaye Sports Club for our next social tying event. These social events aim to build the fly tying and fishing community and create a space where we can all learn from one another. If you’ve always wanted to give fly fishing and tying a go, our social tying events are the place to be.
For this month’s event, we’ve invited Tyrone Knight (check out his Instagram profile) to share one of his favourite flies for Garrick. He’ll also share some insights on how to target these special fish on fly. We will also have a couple of fly rods at the event that you can cast and will have a small casting competition.
This is a tie-along event, so please bring your vice, tools, and thread along. We’ll cover the rest of the materials. If you don’t have a vice and want to give fly tying a go, please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
As an added bonus, the guys from the Zandvlei Recreational Angling Association will be there to tell you all about the conservation work they’ve been doing and planning. Also, how you can get involved to protect this gem.
There will also be a selection of Garrick Flies for sale from the guys over at OG Fly Studio. These flies are designed and tested on Zandvlei and are the best of the best.
Booking is essential and costs R250, which includes the following:

All the fly tying material for the flies, including extra to practice the pattern at home
A boerewors roll and chips
A beer
Entry into the evening’s raffle

There’s also a non-tying option that costs R200, which includes the following:

A boerewors roll and chips
A beer
Entry to the evening’s raffle

Bookings close on Monday, 4 September, at 8am sharp.
Why do we do online bookings?
Some of you might wonder why we do online bookings, and it’s a great question. Here are the reasons:

It helps us prepare better if we know exactly how many attendees there will be. We pre-pack all the materials and want to ensure that each person receives their own fly-tying pack.
Probably the main perk for you as a guest to one of our events is that you qualify for a 10% discount on any pre-orders. That means we send you a discount coupon that can be used on our shop prior to the event. Your order will be waiting at the event with your fly tying materials.

Three Falls Fly Fishing Clinic
2023-08-15 - 2023-08-18 | Western Cape
Our next fly fishing clinic at this incredible venue runs from 15-18 August. The purpose of this clinic is for you to learn everything about fly fishing (not only casting), so that you can go out and catch fish on your own. Throughout the clinic, we’ll cover the following topics:

The five fly casting essentials
The typical fly fishing setup and different configurations for different applications
Fly selection
Knots and leader construction
Different types of retrieves
Fighting and landing fish
Good catch and release principles

If you’d like more information about the Three Falls Fly Fishing Clinic, please visit our dedicated page which contains more information. Alternatively, please reach out to us via our contact page.

The Five Essentials of Good Fly Casting - 5 August 2023
2023-08-05 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Somerset College, Bredell Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa
We have teamed up with one of our good friends, Andy van der Werff, to bring you a course on The Five Essentials of Good Fly Casting. Apart from being a good companion on the water and next to the campfire, Andy is certified as a casting instructor by the International Federation of Fly Fishers. If you’d like to learn more about Andy, be sure to check out his Fly Casting Coach website.
This course is aimed at all fly anglers, from beginners to more advanced casters, who want to up their casting performance and, so doing, become more efficient fly anglers. This is a highly personalised and comprehensive course that will take you to the next level in fly-casting and improve your fishing results.
All attendees should bring the following along:

Your normal/favourite fly-fishing rod, the one you are most comfortable with, and if you have a second rod of 1 to 2 weights up or down, bring that too. Try and stay in the 4 to 7 weight range.
Matching reel and matching floating fly line. (A bright colour line is preferred but not essential)
Tapered leaders (0x or 1x) of around 9ft long. It will give you the most consistent turnover results. I can supply on the day at an additional cost if required
Sunscreen
Hat
Sunglasses
Water

GNFFA Friends and Family Day – 29 July 2023
2023-07-29 07:30 - 17:00 UTC | Tranquil Fly Fishing, 58 Boschkop Road, Pretoria, Gauteng, 1020, South Africa
The purpose of the day is to have a fun-filled time with friends and family, engaging in fishing and socialising, while also raising funds for the GNFFA’s upcoming events.
The event will offer a range of activities focused on learning and sharing. Participants can engage in a fly casting clinic, learn fly tying techniques, attend talks on fishing etiquette and fly fishing equipment, and explore opportunities in competitive angling. Throughout the event, experienced anglers from GNFFA will be stationed at various locations around the dam, providing valuable insights and practical demonstrations of diverse stillwater fly fishing techniques.
Please bring the following:

Your normal/favourite fly-fishing rod for trout
Matching reel and matching floating fly line.
Leader and Tippet Material
Net
Flies
Sunscreen
Hat
Sunglasses

If you don’t have your own equipment there will be demo equipment onsite to try out.
We will also be selling coffee, hot chocolate, boerewors rolls, hot dogs and selective cold drinks. The sales will go to our fundraising drive.
You are welcome to bring your own drinks as well as picnic baskets.
For those of you looking for flies. Our GNFFA juniors will be onsite and tying some flies that you can purchase. Flies will also be available on order.
A basic pop-up tackle shop will be available from Stream and Sea.
Come and enjoy the day with us. Spot prizes will also be up for grabs.
Booking is essential and done by buying a ticket below. Booking for this day closes on Monday, 24 July at noon.
Disclaimer: Stream and Sea is purely managing the ticket sales on behalf of GNFFA, all ticket sales will be transferred to GNFFA after the ticket sales have closed.

Social Tying Event - Alphlexo Crabs for Grunter
2023-06-05 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Fresnaye Sports Club, 15 Ave St Bartholomew, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005, South Africa
Join us on Monday, 5 June, 6pm at the Fresnaye Sports Club for our next social tying event. These social events are aimed at building the fly tying and fishing community and create a space where we can all learn from one another. If you’ve always wanted to give fly fishing and tying a go, our social tying events are the place to be.
For this month’s event, Grunter whisperer and tickler of trout, Luke van den Heever, will be showing you exactly how he tie his Grunter Alphlexo Crabs. Alphlexo Crabs are super effective, especially for Luke’s local grunter in Knysna, but the trick is they need to be tied correctly. Luke will show you exactly how he ties his Alplexo Crabs for grunter, giving you pointers along the way.
This is a tie-along event, so please bring your vice, tools, and thread along. We’ll cover the rest of the materials. If you don’t have a vice and want to give fly tying a go, please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
Booking is essential and costs R250, which includes the following:

All the fly tying material for the flies, including extra to practice the pattern at home
A boerewors roll and chips
A beer
Entry into the evening’s raffle

There’s also a non-tying option that costs R200, which includes the following:

A boerewors roll and chips
A beer
Entry to the evening’s raffle

Bookings close on Monday, 5 June, at 8am.
Why do we do online bookings?
Some of you might wonder why we do online bookings, and it’s a great question. Here are the reasons:

It helps us prepare better if we know exactly how many attendees there will be. We pre-pack all the materials and and want to ensure that each person receives their own fly tying pack.
We can manage to ordering of food a lot better
Probably the main perk for you as a guest to one of our events is that you qualify for a 10% discount on any pre-orders. That means we send you a discount coupon that can be used on our shop prior to the event. Your order will be waiting at the event with your fly tying materials.

Featured Image Credit: Simon Kay

Three Falls Fly Fishing Clinic
2023-03-14 - 2023-03-17 | Western Cape
The Three Falls syndicate is one of South Africa’s premier trout destinations. It is, in our opinion, one of the best spots to hone your skills as a river angler, and because the farm runs its own hatchery, the river is stocked to the brim.
We’ve secured a hard-to-find week during the best time of the year and will be hosting a Fly Fishing Clinic from 14 – 17 March, 2023.
To find out more about this incredible trip we have lined up, check out the trip details page for more information and pricing.

10 March 2023 Social Tying Evening
2023-03-10 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Cape Piscatorial Society Club House, 63 Hout Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, South Africa
Join us on Friday, 10 March, 6pm at the Cape Piscatorial Society Club House for our next Social Tying Event. These events are aimed at creating an open community for everyone who loves fly fishing and fly tying. If you’ve always wanted to give fly fishing (or tying) a go, please feel free to join!
This is a tie-along event, so please bring your vice, tools, and thread along. We’ll cover the rest of the materials. If you don’t have a vice and want to give fly tying a go, please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
This time around we’re looking at two must-have ant patterns that help you catch those tricky Trout (and Smallmouth Yellowfish).
Booking is essential and costs R250, which includes the following:

All the fly tying material for the flies, including extra to practice the pattern at home
A pizza
A beer
Entry into the evening’s raffle

There’s also a non-tying option that costs R200, which includes the following:

A pizza
A beer
Entry to the evening’s raffle

Why do we do online bookings?
Some of you might wonder why we do online bookings, and it’s a great question. Here are the reasons:

It helps us prepare better if we know exactly how many attendees there will be. We pre-pack all the materials and and want to ensure that each person receives their own fly tying pack.
We can manage to ordering of food a lot better
Probably the main perk for you as a guest to one of our events is that you qualify for a 10% discount on any pre-orders. That means we send you a discount coupon that can be used on our site prior to the event. Your order will be waiting at the event with your fly tying materials.

GNFFA A-Team Fundraiser Raffle (Lucky Draw)
2023-03-01 19:00 - 19:30 UTC | GNFFA Facebook Page
The Gauteng North Fly Fishing Association is running a fundraiser raffle to assist the A Team (5 members) and 3 individual invites, with costs associated with attending the 2023 South African Fly-fishing Association Senior A-Nationals in Barkly East, South Africa.
The team members give up a lot of time to the development of fly-fishing in the province and South Africa, and the purpose of this fundraiser is to show them a bit of appreciation. Any funds not used for the event will be donated to their Verlorenkloof Youth Development Project.
Full Disclosure: Stream and Sea is acting as both an administrator and sponsor of the raffle, all proceeds will be transferred to the GNFFA account.
The live draw will take place on 1 March 2023 on the GNFFA Facebook page. All winners will be contacted via email with vouchers. Vouchers related to guiding and accommodation will be redeemable within a year from the draw and subject to available dates.
1st Prize
2 Nights for 2 people at Zingela Safari and River Company, this amazing location on the Tugela River is a must visit for the adventure fly angler to catch their first Natal Yellowfish surrounded by breathtaking landscapes.

2nd Prize
A day of guiding for two people on the Vaal River or Cape Streams, sponsored by Stream and Sea.

3rd Prize
A box of 24 flies tied by the 8 team members and a Skout Supply Wader and Gear Bag sponsored by Skout Supply.

Competition Rules and Conditions

Ticket sales close on 28 February 2023 at 23:30.
All EFT payments must reflect before 13:00 on 1 March 2023 for entries to count. Late arrival of EFT payments will not be refunded.
A maximum of 200 tickets are available for purchase.
Entrants may purchase as many tickets as they’d like.
All winners will be contacted via email with vouchers. Vouchers related to guiding and accommodation will be redeemable within a year from the draw and subject to available dates.

Stream and Sea Year Opening Event
2023-01-25 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Fresnaye Sports Club, 15 Ave St Bartholomew, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8005, South Africa
Join us at 6pm on Wednesday, 25 January, for our 2023 opening event hosted at the Fresnaye Sports Club.
As always, this social event is aimed at building the fly fishing and fly tying community. So, whether you’re an experienced angler or someone who has always wanted to give fly fishing, or tying, a go, please join us!
The event will open with a short fly casting demonstration by our good friend Andy van der Werff from The Fly Casting Coach. Andy will share some insights on fly casting fundamentals. To spice things up, we’ll have a casting competition where the winner will win an amazing prize!
For the keen fly tiers, protea angler Maddy Rich will be sharing two of his go-to streams patterns. Bring your vice, tools, and thread along and we’ll supply the rest. If you don’t have any fly tying tools or a vice and you’ve always wanted to give fly tying a go, please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
R250 gets you in and includes the following:

A beer
Boerie and chips
All the fly tying materials required for the evening (excluding thread)
Entry for the evening’s raffle
Entry for the casting competition

Booking is essential and closes on Tuesday, 24 January, at 8pm.
Pre-order Special
We will send you a discount coupon after you’ve booked your spot at the event. This coupon will offer 10% discount on all our pre-orders from our shop. Your order will wait for you perfectly packed at the event.

Cape Piscatorial Society River Clean Up
2023-01-21 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Du Toit’s Kloof Lodge, N1 Hwy & Dutoits Kloof Pass, Paarl, Western Cape, 6849, South Africa
The Smalblaar and Elandspad rivers are in urgent (and continuous) need of a proper clean up. Although fly anglers are probably not the source of this pollution, it is up to us to clean it up if we would like to keep the rivers pristine.
The Cape Piscatorial Society organises regular river clean up sessions and we urge you to join in. This river cleanup is on Saturday, 21 January 2023. It’s also now essential that you join at least one river cleanup session as a prerequisite for the Jan du Toit’s draw at the beginning of each season.
If you’d like to find out more about the river cleanup sessions, or you’d like to contribute to cleaning up the rivers in any way, please feel free to either contact us or the Cape Piscatorial Society.
We also urge each angler to carry a rubbish bag with them. At the end of your fishing day, pick up ay litter that you can find. It’s remarkable how much of a difference even a little effort can make.
Remember, a clean river is a happy river, a happy river has happy trout, and well, happy trout makes us fly anglers happy.

Tying & Travel Event - Giant Trevally
2022-12-05 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | VOB Squash Club, 60-, 62 Ave De Mist, Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape, 7700, South Africa
Join us at 6pm on Monday, 5 December, at the VOB Squash Club in Rondebosch for our next Tying & Travel Event. This time around we’re going to be talking about Giant Trevally and a recent destination we’ve partnered with to target these special fish on fly.
As always, you’ll be tying a fly along with us. One of our favourite Giant Trevally flies is the Semper, and we’ll show you exactly how to tie one. Please bring your fly tying vice, tying tools, and the thickest thread you have. We’ll supply all of the other materials you need to tie a Semper. If you don’t have any tools but have always wanted to learn how to tie flies, please reach out to us and we’ll get you sorted for the evening.
R250 gets you in and includes the following:

A pizza and beer
A box with all the fly tying material needed to tie the fly
Entry into the evening’s raffle

Please note, booking closes on Sunday, 4 December, at 20:00.
Pre-order Special
We will send you a discount coupon after you’ve booked your spot at the Giant Trevally Tying and Travel Event. This discount coupon will offer 10% discount on all our products and your order will be waiting for you at the event.

Delicate Presentations - A Fly Fisher's Novel Book Launch Event
2022-11-14 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Cape Piscatorial Society Club House, 63 Hout Street, Cape Town, Western Cape, 8001, South Africa
An event for all fly fishing enthusiasts. Join us on 14 November 2022, at the Cape Piscatorial Society Club House in Cape Town for the official book launch of Delicate Presentations – A Fly Fisher’s Novel by Andrew Fowler.
Andrew will be sharing some insights and stories behind the book and he’ll talk about the great conservation work they’re doing on the streams in Kwazulu Natal. For the keen fly tiers out there, Andrew will also be demonstrating a unique pattern that he describes in the book, deadly on both rivers and stillwaters.
Event details:

The event is free and everyone has an open invitation to attend
Cash bar
Delicate Presentations books will be available for sale
Stream and Sea pop-up shop – you’re also welcome to place pre-orders that we can bring for you to the event. Check out our shop and select no delivery when checking out.
A fresh batch of The Mission Fly Magazines

Looking forward to seeing you all there.

The Five Essentials of Good Fly Casting - 12 November 2022
2022-11-12 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Somerset College, Bredell Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa

Win a Vision Hero 10ft 3wt
2022-10-31 19:00 UTC | Online on Instagram
This is your chance to win a 10ft 3wt Vision Hero worth almost R4000 in our first online raffle. How it works:

Select the number of raffle tickets in the tickets section below. You can purchase as many as you want – the more you buy the better your chance of winning.
The tickets will be added to your cart, simply complete the transaction through our standard checkout process.
Entries close at 9 pm on 29 October 2022.
The draw will be live on Instagram at 7 pm on 31 October 2022.

Terms and conditions:

In order to qualify for an entry, the payments must be made in full prior to 9 pm on 29 October.
Stream and Sea will cover the courier cost to ship the rod to the winner.
The winner will be notified on the draw and via email and has 7 days to claim their prize. If no response is received from the winner, a new winner will be selected after the 7-day period.

An Introduction to Fly Fishing - 29 October 2022
2022-10-29 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Somerset College, Bredell Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa
For most people, fly fishing seems like a strange pastime that old men in tweed jackets do where they swing a line over the water endlessly. This can’t be further from the truth as fly fishing has a young and vibrant community and it is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in nature. Yes, it is a form of fishing, and catching fish is mostly what it’s about, but the more time you spend fly fishing the more you’ll realise it’s actually a lifestyle-orientated activity.
This introductory course will teach you the basics behind fly fishing and fly casting so that you have a better understanding of what it’s about.
What the course will cover:

What is the purpose of fly fishing and how is it different from other forms of fishing?
What is a basic fly fishing setup?
You’ll learn some basic fly casting techniques

Because this course serves as an introduction, we will supply all the gear needed.
This course is limited to 6 students.

Tying & Travel Event - Largemouth Yellowfish
2022-10-26 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery, Spier Wine Farm R310, Baden Powell Dr, Stellenbosch, 7603, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7603, South Africa
Join us for our second Stream & Sea Tying and Travel Event where we cover everything you need to know about specific locations and fish species. For our first event, we’re zooming into South Africa’s favorite freshwater predator species – the Largemouth Yellowfish.
There are a ton of different fly patterns that work on Largemouth Yellowfish, but surely one of the most successful and easiest to tie is the Muishond. During the event, we’ll show you exactly how to tie one of your own Muishond flies. Please bring your fly tying vices and tools with you to tie along. We’ll supply all the materials needed. If you don’t have tools and have always wanted to give fly tying a go – please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
We’re also very excited to have Jeremy Shelton at the event who will be sharing information on the amazing work they’re doing to protect our indigenous fish species and how you can contribute.
R250 gets you in and includes the following:

Burger, chips, and a beer
A box with all the fly tying material needed to tie the fly
Entry into the evening’s raffle

Please note, booking closes on Monday, 24 October, at noon.
There will be more beer for sale and we’ll have Skout Apparel and a bunch of other fly fishing and tying goodies for sale.

The Five Essentials of Good Fly Casting - 17 September 2022
2022-09-17 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Somerset College, Bredell Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa
We have teamed up with one of our good friends, Andy van der Werff, to bring you a course on The Five Essentials of Good Fly Casting. Apart from being a good companion on the water and next to the campfire, Andy is certified as a casting instructor by the International Federation of Fly Fishers. If you’d like to learn more about Andy, be sure to check out his Fly Casting Coach website.
This course is aimed at all fly anglers, from beginners to more advanced casters, who want to up their casting performance and, so doing, become more efficient fly anglers. This is a highly personalised and comprehensive course that will take you to the next level in fly-casting and improve your fishing results.
All attendees should bring the following along:

Your normal/favoUrite fly-fishing rod, the one you are most comfortable with, and if you have a second rod of 1 to 2 weights up or down, bring that too. Try and stay in the 4 to 7 weight range.
Matching reel and matching floating fly line. (A bright colour line is preferred but not essential)
Tapered leaders (0x or 1x) of around 9ft long. It will give you the most consistent turnover results. I can supply on the day at an additional cost if required
Sunscreen
Hat
Sunglasses
Water

This course is limited to 6 students and booking is done by buying a ticket below. Booking for this clinic closes on Friday, 16 September at noon.

An Introduction to Fly Fishing - 10 September 2022
2022-09-10 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Somerset College, Bredell Road, Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa
For most people, fly fishing seems like a strange pastime that old men in tweed jackets do where they swing a line over the water endlessly. This can’t be further from the truth as fly fishing has a young and vibrant community and it is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in nature. Yes, it is a form of fishing, and catching fish is mostly what it’s about, but the more time you spend fly fishing the more you’ll realise it’s actually a lifestyle-orientated activity.
This introductory course will teach you the basics behind fly fishing and fly casting so that you have a better understanding of what it’s about.
What the course will cover:

What is the purpose of fly fishing and how is it different from other forms of fishing?
What is a basic fly fishing setup?
You’ll learn some basic fly casting techniques

Because this course serves as an introduction, we will supply all the gear needed.
This course is limited to 6 students and booking is done by buying a ticket below. Bookings for this clinic close on Friday, 9 September, at noon.

Tying & Travel Event - Bokong River, Lesotho
2022-09-08 18:00 - 21:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Vadas Smokehouse & Bakery, Spier Wine Farm R310, Baden Powell Dr, Stellenbosch, 7603, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, 7603, South Africa
Join us for our first Stream & Sea Tying and Travel Event where we cover everything you need to know about specific locations. For our first event, we’re zooming into Africa’s best dry fly destination – the Bokong River in Lesotho.
We’ll show you how to tie one of the best flies for the Bokong, the Balbyter. Please bring your fly tying vices and tools with you to tie along. We’ll supply all the materials needed. If you don’t have tools and have always wanted to give fly tying a go – please reach out to us and we’ll sort you out.
We’re also very excited to be the first to screen Johann du Preez’s new film about the Makhangoa Community Camp, the amazing fishery, and the people who make it such a special destination.
R250 gets you in and includes the following:

Burger and beer
All the tying materials for the fly
Entry into the evening’s raffle

Please note, booking closes on Wednesday, 7 September at noon.
There will be more beer for sale and we’ll have Skout Apparel and a bunch of other fly fishing and tying goodies for sale.
