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Congratulations to Louis and Christelle on the arrival of their son, 3.6 kgs. I hope he gives you guys plenty joy and not too many sleepless nights!:cong:

I'm trying to get hold of a friend of mine, fishes for Warnadoone, the two cell numbers I have aren't being answered and I don't have his landline number.

The Rabbit Candy I first stumbled across this pattern about 8 years ago in an article written by Tom McGuane, on flyfishing in Mexico. There was only one pic of the fly, and no tying instructions, it was simply labeled: Rabbit Candy. Easy enough to tie, it is effectively the same principle as...

I didn't want to hijack Cougers thread so I've started one here on the yellows spawning.  Guys there are plenty of reports from the vaal coming through that the yellows are starting to spawn in the shallower sections of the river. If you see plenty fish swimming around in the shallows, avoid...

Please print these out for reference or commit them to memory! Feel free to add any other rules not listed. Lol! 1. Moaning about the brand of free beer in a mate's fridge is forbidden. However you can Complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable. 2. On a road trip, the strongest bladder...

This is an adaptation of an old "Green Grub" pattern that was first tied about 10 years ago. The Antron yarn creates a really dense, smooth abdomen on the fly which allows for a quicker descent than normal dubbed abdomens. This fly is primarily used as a control fly to get other flies down to...

Hi guys, a quick report on the vaal, I fished at Yellowfish Paradise on Sunday. The water is starting to warm up already, measuring 13C, the vis is still low at about 20 to 25 cm. But the fish are hungry and contrary to popular theory, are starting to move into the rapids. Unfortunately the Rock...

This pattern was tied by Peter Smith in the December 2003 edition of "Flyfishing". There was no Step by step tutorial in the magazine, so this is my interpretation: Hook: Standard saltwater short shank, #8 originally, #6 in this sequence. Mustad 34007 Thread: Clear mono. In this sequence...

Simple fly to tie, with an incredible action in the water. Despite the bulky appearence, this fly is easy to cast once wet. The original recipe uses a short shank hook, I've used a standard length shank in the sequence here. (Mustad 34007 No. 5/0) Materials: Hook: Standard-length saltwater...

Materials: Hook: Saltwater hooks. Size 2 and 4 are the most popular Thread: 3/0 or 6/0 olive or similar Eyes: Bead chain or Dumbbell Body: Chenille, Larva lace or Vinyl rib Wing: Calf or Buck tail, Hackle tips and Flashabou/Crystal flash When tying the eyes onto the top of the hook shank, make...