Recent content by fdavis

Okay, it wasn't really the Marlin but came across this interesting article the other day. It's a bit older but shows how quickly things can go wrong! http://feathersandfluoro.com/2014/06/11/marlin-sinks-boat/

An interesting article about flies for Cob and tactics http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/12/02/dusky-kob-and-the-sponge-bob-slider/

Fishing the salt, its inevitable that at some point you are going to lose fish to the taxman. I hate it! Some interesting videos here of guys losing fish to sharks and other fish. And a blog post on my feeling about losing fish like this...

Good friend Fabien Forget just got back from catching Golden Dorado at Tsiname lodge in Bolivia Enjoy the photos: http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/09/30/fabien-does-tsiname/

Hi All This video is quite something and worth a watch. http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/09/05/birding-barbels/ Has anyone seen barbel behaving like this in home waters?

I'm sure some of you have picked up this link already, but its too good not watch - it'll make you green and get you so amped to get out on the water... http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/08/15/intermission/

Hi All During the school holidays I managed to get some fishing time in along the Cape South Coast and the Transkei. Below are the links to the reports at feathersandfluoro.com. It was a great holiday and break with some very frustrating and very rewarding fishing! I suppose that is how it...

Not sure how to upload more than one photo but follow the link for he rest of the photos from a fly fishing trip to Farquhar earlier this year... http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/06/11/farquhar-march-upstream-trip/ Jeremy Stewart, Saddleback Snapper

There are a few parts to this report from Peter Coetzee who recently spent a week waving the long rod on Farquhar. Enjoy... http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/05/02/farquhar-day-3/ http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/05/11/farquhar-day-4/ http://feathersandfluoro.com/2013/05/11/farquhar-day-5/

I'm sure most people know what a Tarpon is. Know as the 'Silver King" they're epic fish that make huge holes in the waters - their aerobatic tendencies when hooked makes them legendary. Especially considering that they grow to well over a 100lbs. A few South Africans recently made the...

Hi Gents (and any ladies?) Been lurking for a while but thought I'd introduce myself. Grew up fishing wherever there was water. The fishing genes go back to both my grandfathers - one rock and surf on the Southern Cape coast and the other a trout fisherman in the old Transkei. I had no...