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FLYFISHING August/September 2010 Vol. 23 No. 120 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BIG FISH AND BIG WEATHER — Springtime on the East Coast — by Bruce Black CAMP FOOD ... bugs-n-all — by Peter Brigg MAGOEBASKLOOF — Land of the Silver Mist — by Giordano Zamparini OI! GIVE THAT MAN A BELL’S — Kamberg Trout Festival 2010 — by Mark Wilson QUINTREX 400 DART — by Yamaha — tested by Mark Wilson STARTING OUT — Introducing youngsters to the thrill of flyfishing — by Grizzly Hackle THAILAND ... Prepare to fight! — by Enrico Ghedini THE RIVER DON — A Highland treasure — by Kathleen & Jean-Pierre Piccin THE WOMAN WHO CAUSED ALL THE TROUBLE — Dedicated to the one I love ... — by Wolf Avni

FLYFISHING June/July 2010 Vol. 23 No. 119 # Click on image above to enlarge A. *PLS NOTE: Our website was recently hacked, some older info may be jumbled and faulty.* A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CARP ON FLY — Big fish in coats of gold — by Bruce Black CDC — The quiet revolution — by Darryl Lampert HUNTING ‘TAIL — Baby battlers of the bay — by Darryl Lampert LESSONS FROM THE LOWVELD — TIGERFISH — Part 3 — by Dionne Crafford MY OWN LBB — Zen and the art of rod building (by degrees) — by Darryl Lampert PATAGONIA REVISITTED — Of willows, caterpillars and earplugs … — by Kathleen & Jean-Pierre Piccin SMALL WATERS, BIG REWARDS — 2010 Wild Trout Association Festival — by Ed Herbst THE FULL MONTY — Dogs and bones and a whole lot more, the Seycheles has it all … — by Erwin Bursik THE MISSING LINK — The journey to the surface — running the gauntlet — by Peter Brigg The ultimate small stream fly-rod? — ANOTHER WHISPER — by Ed Herbst TIGHT-LOOPS — Roll casting in streams — by Fred Steynberg

FLYFISHING April/May 2010 Vol. 23 No. 118 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BONSAI TROUT — Exploring the Lilliputian waters of the North Eastern Cape — by Darryl Lampert Getting to the Source — AGAINST THE FLOW – Part 2 — by Clive Will LESSONS FROM THE LOWVELD — Part 2: Largemouth Bass — By Dionne Crafford MAKE MINE A HALF-N-HALF — The emerger’s virtues in the flyfisher’s arsenal ... — by Peter Brigg SHAD TIME! Autumn is here and its time to gear up for these surf-zone speedsters — by Bruce Black TRULY LOCAL FLY — www.ant@sterkies.co.za — by David Weaver

FLYFISHING February/March 2010 Vol. 23 No. 117 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT FLY-TYING NIRVANA – British Fly Fair International 2009 — by Arno Laubscher GIRLS ON THE GO! — 2009 Ladies Development Nationals — by Sue Babich GOING WALKABOUT — Fishing the Western Australian Coast — by Tim Elliott KISMET TOUCHAS — There really is nothing new under the sun — by Wolf Avni LESSONS FROM THE LOWVELD — Part 1: Largescale yellowfish — by Dionne Crafford Rambling along the Orange River — AGAINST THE FLOW — Part 1 — by Clive Will Spider flies — ARACHNOPHILIA — by Peter Brigg WIND, WAVES AND A DROP OF RAIN — Why the weather should never get in your way — by Bruce Black

FLYFISHING December/January 2009/10 Vol. 22 No. 116 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BOAT TEST: QUINTREX 375 DART — by Yamaha Home of legends — ARGENTINA — by Giordano Zamparini IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT — Saltwater action after sunset — by Bruce Black NORTH TO ALASKA — Dreams do come true ... — by Tom Lewin STEWART’S BLACK SPIDER ... and other creepy things — by Peter Brigg STRIKING GOLD … or not — How to hookup when yellowfishing — by David Weaver THE COUNCIL OF ELDERS — Any time is fishing time ... by Wolf Avni WINDY WEATHER AND WILY FISH — 2009 Ugie Ladies Flyfishing Festival — by Sheena Carnie

FLYFISHING October/November 2009 Vol. 22 No. 115 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BOAT TEST: CatSkee 325 — by Natal Caravans & Marine — by Erwin Bursik BONES ON OUR DOORSTEP — Targeting bonefish in South African waters — By Bruce Black CATCH, REVIVE & RELEASE — Every aspect of your fishing has an impact — By Rob Scott CHASING DOWN THE SILVERWARE — 8th Youth World Flyfishing Championships — by Willem Pretorius COUNTING YOUR CHICKENS ... In search of roosterfish on fly in Baja — By Andrew Ludwig FEATHERS IN MY HEAD — The making of a flyfisher — By Martin Engelbrecht GREAT EXPECTATIONS — The new season’s flies, will they work? — By Peter Brigg GREEN LIGHT FOR ROTENONE — Valid move to save indigenous Cape fishes — By Ed Herbst SCOURGE OR BLESSING — Grass carp in the Vaal — By Terry Babich TAMING THE BEAST — Up the Zambezi in a mokoro — By Pierre Barnard VALLEY OF DREAMS — A Riverside reflection — Sheena Carnie

FLYFISHING August/September 2009 Vol. 22 No. 114 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT GOLDEN DAY! — I love it when a plan comes together — by Dewald Kirsten KAMBERG 2009 — Extra Special Times overshadow hard times — by Mark Wilson NYMPH MAGIC — A little bit of ducks bum, tungsten and fast water — by Peter Brigg Sight-fishing to clear-stream fish with a basic pattern — ANTS — by Fred Steynberg SNOEK TIME! — Flyfishing with guerrilla tactics — by Dewald Kirsten THE ORANGE RUFFY — A popular searching pattern — by Bruce Black THE REAL THING — Jelly Mayflies and Emergers — by Marc Griffiths THE YEAR THAT WAS ... — Reflections on the past season — by Peter Brigg THEORIES OF IMITATION — All flies are tied within one of four broad conceptual categories — by Wolf Avni THIS IS THE LIFE! — Stellar days and picture-perfect fishing — by Mike McKeown

FLYFISHING June/July 2009 Vol. 22 No. 113 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BOAT TEST: BASS SPRIT — by Natal Caravans & Marine — tested by Heinrich Kleyn BUGGER IT! — Saltwater descendants of a freshwater classic — by Bruce Black ETHIOPIAS TROUT — Casting above the dust — by Julian Wicksteed GEE WHISKERS! — Targeting the highly underrated catfish — by Dionne Crafford GRIFFITH’S GNAT — It just got better — by Peter Brigg KNOT SENSE — Creating a simple, strong saltwater loop — by Fred Steynberg RED ALOES AND BRIGHT YELLOWFISH — Winter tactics for KZN yellows on the Umkomaas — by Bruce Black THE MIGHTY MALETSUNYANE — Searching for Lesotho’s hidden treasures — by Gordon Knoesen THERE’S GOLD UPSTREAM! — 2009 Rhodes Bell’s Whisky Festival — by Mark Wilson ULTIMATUM IN UNDERBERG — Bell’s Flyfishing Challenge — 6th - 8th March 2009— by Wolf Avni

FLYFISHING April/May 2009 Vol. 22 No. 112 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BELL’S, BUGS AND BOY’S TOYS — 2008 CPS Bell’s Festival — by Ed Herbst BOAT TEST: 435 HORNET TROPHY QUINTREX — Marketed by Yamaha — tested by Heinrich Kleyn LIGHT READING — The king is dead ... — by Ed Herbst MARITZBURG’S TREASURE — The scalies are back below Howick Falls — by Dean Impson MEET BORIS — Alphonse shares her beauty — by Gary Preston OUT OF THIS WORLD! — Return to Lago Rodruigez in Argentina — by Tom Lewin SA’s BEST BOOK — Reviewed by Dave Rorke SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! — The Garden Route as a flyfishing destination — by Dewald Kirsten STALKING ON STERKFONTEIN DAM — A logical and simple approach to ensure success — by Mike Newby The flying termites are coming ... — ARE YOU READY? — by David Weaver TROUT: THE WAY AHEAD — Workshop on the definition of maps for trout ... — by Dave Rorke Young guns challenge the old dogs — 2009 PROTEA TRIALS — by Gareth George

FLYFISHING February/March 2009 Vol. 22 No. 111 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CATS AND TIGERS — Fly camping the Okavango — by Rob Scott EXPLORING SMALL SOUTH COAST ESTUARIES — Kingfishers, leguaans and wily perch — by Bruce Black REDBREAST TILAPIA — Midsummer action with this feisty indigenous species — by Bruce Black SHUFFLING DOWN THE VAAL — Bell’s Three Province’s Flyfishing Festival — Christiana — by Sheena Carnie THE REFELECTOR — Adding Jelly Nymphs to your fly-box — by Marc Griffiths TROUT OF AFRICA — I had a dream ... — by Julian Wicksteed VENI, VIDI, VICI — Fishing the Dolomiti — by Paul Leisegang WINNERS, ONE AND ALL! — 2008 SAFFA Ladies Development Nationals — by Linda Gorlei

FLYFISHING December/January 2008/9 Vol. 21 No. 110 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CHAMPIONS IN THE MAKING — 2008 Junior National Flyfishing Championships — by Willem Pretorius CHRISTMAS CRACKERS! —My favourite books for 2008 — by Ed Herbst HOT SPOT! — A guide to the best flyfishing venues on KZN’s upper South Coast — by Bruce Black Is there a place for trout in the new South Africa? — YES! — by Dean Impson LAKE KASBA — A fishing trip of a lifetime! — by Tim Elliott MAKE LIGHT WORK — Thoughts on the small-stream fly-reel — by Ed Herbst R-E-L-A-X! — Riverside rambles, a breath of fresh air ... STRIKE! — Searching for gold in diamond country — by Darryl Lampert The recipe for some Extra Special times — HAVING FUN! — 2008 Bell’s Ugie Ladies Flyfishing Festival — by Venessa Cuthbert THIS IS A FLY! —The Mayfly Spinner — by Peter Brigg YOUR BUCKET LIST — The tigers and nembwe of the Lungwebungu — by by James Williams

FLYFISHING October/November 2008 Vol. 21 No. 109 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT Boat test: SKEETER ZX20 BAY — Marketed by Yamaha — Tested by Heinrich Kleyn FLYFISHING GUIDING — A critical view — by Fred Steynberg FLYFISHING IN THE CINDERELLA PROVINCE — The Free State reveals its gold reserves — by Dirk Human HUNTING GARRICK — Hard-fighting gamefish right on our front stoep — by Dewald Kirsten and LeRoy Botha OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS — Barbel on the fly — by Edward Truter PREPARATION REQUIRED — Tackling up for the mighty Sterkies — by David Weaver REACHING FOR THE GOLD — SA juniors show their mettle — by Willem Pretorius STREAM OF MEMORIES — Encounters with trout, puff adders and family — By Craig Brigg THE KINGS ARE COMING! Spring heralds the arrival of saltwater royalty — by Bruce Black THE LEGEND OF THE J-VICE — The ultimate fly-tyer’s tool — by Erwin Bursik UTOPIA AT LAST — Finding the definitive fishing hole — by Tom Stucliffe XSTREAMS OF THE KALAHARI — Catching yellows in the Orange River — by African Ghillie

FLYFISHING June/July 2008 Vol. 21 No. 107 # Click on image above to enlarge A. WHAT’S IN THE JUNE/JULY 2008 ISSUE OF FLYFISHING B. EDITORIAL COMMENT Boat test: LATITUDE 190 — by Mallards Marine — tested by Kevin Smith Boat test: YAMAHA EXPLORER 465 — Marketed by Yamaha — tested by Kevin Smith BONEFISHIN’ BELIZE —You just can’t go wrong — by Dave Lewis BRUTUS — GENERAL OF THE WITTE —PART 2: A worthy fish indeed — and then came Caesar ... — by Darryl Lampert BUILD YOUR OWN FLY-ROD: PART 2 — Assembling the butt section ... — by Shaun Futter and Michael Newby FLY-CASTING — A question of style? — by Fred Steynberg and Mario Du Preez MADAGASCAR — A unique flyfishing experience awaits on Kalakajour Island — by Leonard Flemming MAKING SENSE OF THE SURF — Water Selection in the Surf Zone — by Bruce Black PRECIOUS JEWELS — Flyfishing for the indigenous species of the Western Cape – by Leonard Flemming SWEET DREAMS, SACRED PLACES — Rhodes Bell’s Whisky Flyfishing Festival 2008 — by Mark Wilson

FLYFISHING April/May 2008 Vol. 21 No. 106 # Click on image above to enlarge A. WHAT’S IN THE APRIL/MAY 2008 ISSUE OF FLYFISHING B. EDITORIAL COMMENT Boat test: Baymaster Fish & Ski — marketed by Superduck — by Kevin Smith Boat test: Genesis Outboard — marketed by Mallards Marine — by Kevin Smith BRUTUS, GENERAL OF THE WITTE: PART 1 — Dreams of Rome and a worthy opponent — by Darryl Lampert BUILD YOUR OWN FLY-ROD: Step-by-step instructions to help you on your way — PART 1 — by Shaun Futter and Michael Newby KOSI BAY RESERVE – South Africa at its most beautiful — by Sudesh Pursad MAY’S ANATOMY — South African Baetidae family imitations — by Fred Steynberg and Mario Du Preez RETURN TO THE AMAZON — Where waters abound with giant peacock bass — by Bruce Birkett STERKFONTEIN FAVOURITES — Fants, Faddisses and a little bit of a Damsel on the side — by David Weaver STORY OF AN AFRICAN RIVER — At risk and betrayed — by Peter Thorpe TEASING SAILS — It’s even more fun than fishing … — by Erwin Bursik TIGER FLIES — What to use on the Upper Zambezi and Okavango — by Keith Clover

FLYFISHING February/March 2008 Vol. 21 No. 105 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT Boat test: Skeeter ZX 200 — by Yamaha — by Kevin Smith Boat test: SupremeCraft 530 CC — by Suzuki — by Kevin Smith BOOK REVIEW: Another damn good read ... Flyfishing New Zealand — ANGLING’S PINNACLE — by Peter Nicholson QUALITY APLENTY — Juniors show their mettle — by Willem Pretorius SAFETY IN THE SALT — Dangers and how to avoid them — by Bruce Black Salmon fishing on the Kola Peninsula, Russia — BACK IN THE USSR — by Carsten Norgaard SOFT HACKLES — A different way of tying – by David Weaver and Sudesh Pursad TACKLE TALK — Of Silk Lines, Soft Hackles and Stretchy Leaders — by Ed Herbst TROUT’S FAVOURITE MEAL — South African Leptophlebiidae nymph and dun imitations — by Fred Steynberg and Mario du Preez WOMEN ON THE WATER — 2 007 SARFFA Development Ladies Nationals — by Di Roberts YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE YESTERDAY! — CPS host Bell’s Festival — by Ed Herbst

FLYFISHING December/January 2007/8 Vol. 20 No. 104 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BEETLE MANIA — The Good Doctor’s in the house — by David Weaver BELL’S IN BC — Of grizzly bears and overpowering trout ... — by Gary Vorster BOAT TEST: Getaway 5-Twenty — by Outdoor Marine — Tested by Kevin Smith BOAT TEST: SupremeCraft 520 CC — by Suzuki — Tested by Kevin Smith BOAT TEST: The Unique 575 — by Superduck — Tested by Kevin Smith FIVE-STAR TIGERS! — Of floating lodges and submarines with teeth ... — by David Dye MAJOR TARGET — The South African dragonfly nymph — by Fred Steynberg and Mario Du Preez NEW CONVERTS JOIN THE RANKS — 2007 Ugie Ladies Flyfishing Festival — by Sheena Carnie SUMMER SPRINGERS — Tactics and flies for these warm water speedsters — by Bruce Black TIFFINDELL ALPINE ANGLING — Altitude with attitude — by Erwin Bursik

FLYFISHING October/November 2007 Vol. 20 No. 103 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BIG BLACKTAIL OFF THE BEACH — Surf zone tactics for this common inshore species — by Bruce Black BOAT TEST: Swift 190 by Mallards Marine — tested by Kevin Smith BOAT TEST: Thunderbird by Peter’s Watersports — tested by Kevin Smith CONTROL! — Long live the short rod – by Ed Herbst Hyundai Corporate Trophy Challenge — ANSWER TO THE CALL — by Pollard Kype IT’S THE F-FLY! — Novel techniques for targeting the yellows of Sterkfontein — by David Weaver MAINLINE TIGERS — Get your fix in the Okavango — by Keith Clover MEMORIES OF GOOD TROUT AND HAPPY ANGLERS — 10th Annual Nottingham Road Trout Fair — by Sheena Carnie NKONKA LODGE — One of those special places — by Kevin Smith SA VS SWAZILAND — President’s teams triumph at Lakenvlei — by Josh Smith SLOVENIA — Fishing your mind empty — by Jean Struweg ZYGOPTERA — Tying a South African damselfly nymph imitation — by Fred Steynberg & Mario du Preez

FLYFISHING August/September 2007 Vol. 20 No. 102 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BOAT TEST: THE QUINTREX 450 FISHSEEKER CC, by Yamaha — tested by Kevin Smith BOAT TEST: THE SEACAT CC — by Yamaha — tested by Kevin Smith CAPE VIDAL ON FLY — Exploring this unspoilt hotspot — by Bruce Black DOWN TO THE WIRE! — 2007 Bell’s Whisky Kamberg Trout Festival — by Mark Wilson FISHING WITH LEGENDS — Jiri Klima takes on a South African stream —by Giordano Zamparini IMITATING STONEFLIES — Tying one of the trout’s favourite foods — by Fred Steynberg and Mario Du Preez LONG LINE THE LONG ROD — Extra length for light-line flyfishing — by Ed Herbst SURPRISES FOR THE SCIENTISTS — Yellowfish diaries - Part 2: September to December 2006 — by Joe Lategan THE ENCHANTMENT OF EGYPT — Tempting and taming the Nile perch of Nasser — by Jonathan Boulton THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! — Enjoying the Rapture of the River at Maclear — by Mark Wilson

FLYFISHING June/July 2007 Vol. 20 No. 101 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BIG, WILD RAINBOWS IN THIN WATER — 2007 Bell’s Whisky Wild Trout Festival — By Erwin Bursik BOAT TEST: The Triton 190 LTS — Bluewater Marine, Cape St Francis — by Kevin Smith EXCLUSIVE: THE YELLOWFISH DIARIES — In search of the truth ... By Joe Lategan GETTING TO GRIPS WITH GRUNTER — How to target this prized saltwater species — By Bruce Black HOW, WHEN, WHERE — Tips on catching largemouth yellowfish PISCATOR NON SOLUM PISCATUR — There’s more to fishing than catching fish — By Wolf Avni TROUT, JUST BEYOND MY DOORSTEP — Belfast blossoms with trout spots — By Abré Steyn

FLYFISHING April/May 2007 Vol. 20 No. 100 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BUCKET MOUTHS AND LUNKERS — Ideas for taking bigger bass — By Bruce Black ICELAND — A land of contrasts and good fish — By Jean-Pierre and Kathleen Piccin LEGENDS IN THE MAKING — A South African Triple Ought split cane rod — By Ed Herbst OKAVANGO TREASURES — Tigers, barbel and bream galore — By Ant Diplock SHOOTING FOR SHAD — Tactics for these fierce surf-zone predators — By Bruce Black THE LARGESSE OF LAKENVLEI — The flyfisher in the grass bed — By Chris Clemes WOOLLY WORMS WAGE WAR — A man-sized trial for any boy — By Joshua Smith

FLYFISHING February/March 2007 Vol. 20 No. 99 # Click on image above to enlarge A. WHAT’S IN THE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2007 ISSUE OF FLYFISHING B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BACK TO BASICS — Getting to grips with flyfishing rivers — By Peter Brigg Delightful Dilemma — Should I stay or should I go? — By Jacky Steytler-Lamer Flyfishing Canada — Could this be Heaven? — By Peter Nicholson KINGS, QUEENS AND MIRRORS — Summertime variety in east coast estuaries and bays — By Bruce Black MASTERING LINE CONTROL — One way to avoid drag — By Fred Steynberg Proudly South African — Getting hooked on yellowfish in the Northern Cape — By Sheena Carnie THE HEAT IS ON — Midsummer tactics for stillwater trout — By Bruce Black The Xplorer Mini V-Boat — A reliable, well-priced flotation device — By Mark Wilson TROUT TRAILS — From Magoebaskloof to Naude’s Nek — By Ed Herbst

FLYFISHING December/January 2006/7 Vol. 19 No. 98 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT Fishing Around ... — With old acquaintances and new friends — by Ed Herbst Like Traction for your Arms — An encounter with the rainbows of Lake St Bernard — by Peter Brigg Miami Spice! — A variety of species — and some ecological lessons — by Dean Impson Perch on the Long Rod — Light tackle tactics for dogged estuarine fighters — by Bruce Black Red Fox Squirrel Nymph — Worthy of a spot among legends — by Herman Botes Taimen of the Tundra — The giant Siberian “trout” — by Keith Rose-Innes What Women Want — Fun and fish galore at the 2006 Ugie Ladies’ Flyfishing Festival — by Sheena Carnie

FLYFISHING October/November 2006 Vol. 19 No. 97 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE — FLYFISHING magazine goes fishing! FAIR EVENT AT NOTTIES — 2006 McCarthy Land Rover Nottingham Road Trout Fair — by Mark Wilson FISHING IN THE CLOUDS — Exploring Lesotho with serpents and Mervyn — by Peter Brigg GOING SAILING — Let’s start at the beginning ... — by Any Diplock HOLA ARGENTINA! — Land of toothy critters and hard-fighting fish — by Guy Jennings MIDGE MANIACS UNITE! — Books and equipment for micropattern enthusiasts — by Ed Herbst MY NEW LIFE AS A GUIDE ... — Of lessons learned and memories made — by Ed Herbst PERFECTING MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY — Discover how to get great images of tiny insects — by Neil Hodges SURF ZONE TACTICS — for big stonebream — by Bruce Black

FLYFISHING August/September 2006 Vol. 19 No. 96 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. FROM THE EDITOR — by Sheena Carnie GIANT EVENT — 2006 Bell’s Kamberg Trout Festival — by Erwin Bursik KAYILA SAFARI LODGE — Escape to the wild — by Sheena Carnie KOSI BAY MOUTH — Where flyfishing dreams become reality — by Sudesh Pursad NEW DIMENSION TO DRY — Short-line dry fly fishing — by Paul Gregg OF IRISH LOUGHS AND IRISH LUCK — Emerald Isle produces the goods — by Gray Hofmeyr THE BRIGHT STREAM OF LIFE — It’s the unassuming spirits that touch us most — by Ed Herbst WALLA WALLA AT NIGHT — Now for something completely different — by Bruce Black WORLD RECORD ON A FLY — The world’s first 100 lb yellowfin on 10kg tippet — by Trevor Hansen

FLYFISHING June/July 2006 Vol. 19 No. 95 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT COSMOLEDO - MAGNIFICENT MONSTERS - A client’s perspective - by Gary Rorke CZECH POINT — Fly-patterns for fishing the Vaal/Orange River system — by MC Coetzer GOLDEN GUARAPO — Home of the Argentinian dorado — by Bruce Birkett MOONFISH MAGIC — Surf zone tactics for feisty largespot pompano — by Bruce Black NORTH, SOUTH, WHICH IS BEST? — A New Zealand flyfishing adventure — by Rod Wyndham RAPTURE ON THE RIVER — 2006 Maclear River Festival — by Mark Wilson RHODES SCHOLAR — Of highland streams, trout, bagpipes and BELL’S — by Erwin Bursik RICHTERSVELD REWARDS — Rafting down the Orange River — by Gary Preston TAKE PARADISE AND PUT UP A PARKING LOT — by Wolf Avni

FLYFISHING April/May 2006 Vol. 19 No. 94 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BEST FOR BONES — Turks & Caicos Islands — by Dave Lewis Catfish Capers — Time to get down and dirty — by Leon Marais CZECH LIST: Which flies work best, and what do you need to tie them? — by MC Coetzer FLY FAVOUR — A taste of what the experts favour for different species — by Wolf Avni JAWOHL! — There are trout in Germany ... — by Enrico de Agostini MONA LISA SMILE ... — Artists, preen glands and CdC feathers — by Grizzly Hackle NO MORE WINTER BLUES! — There are yellows for the taking on the upper Pongola — by Dean Impson PEACOCKS OF THE AMAZON — Where reality exceeds expectations — by Connor Birkett RIDGE REVOLUTION — A new floating line from Airflo THERE’S GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS ... — Highland Run’s treasure — by Sheena Carnie ZAMBEZI WINTER — Tuning in to wireless tigers — by Garreth Coombes

FLYFISHING February/March 2006 Vol. 19 No. 93 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT FISH IN THE USA — Exploring the northern Rocky Mountain states — by George and Erik Brits HELPING HAND — Preparing for the 25th World Flyfishing Championships — by Gary Glen-Young LAKE MALAWI — A most beautiful part of Africa — by Julian Wicksteed MAN AND HIS RIVER — Is there any life left in the Yarrow? — by Peter Brigg MONSTER YELLOWFIN ON FLY — Very rewarding when you get it right — by David Christie RIO TRAFUL — One of Patagonia’s hidden treasures — by Juan José Serra RIVER’S RIPARIAN ZONE — Time to get educated about its importance — by Dean Impson SEASONS IN THE SUN — Kilwa provides variety aplenty — by Erwin Bursik SEHLABATHEBE — A secret world in the Lesotho highlands — by Peter Brigg

FLYFISHING December/January 2005/6 Vol. 18 No. 92 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CZECH NYMPHING IN SOUTH AFRICA — The preferred method for smallmouth yellows – by MC Coetzer DOUBLE-HANDED FLY-RODS — Flyfishing’s best-kept secret — by Abré Steyn GOING TO SCHOOL ON TUNA — But the ultimate target is sailfish ... — by Dave Lewis MUTORO’S TIGERS — A taste of the magic of the Zambezi River — by Gerhard Laubscher SCOTLAND’S GREATS — Salmon, trout and whisky — by Erwin Bursik SIMPLY THE BEST! — Ugie Ladies Flyfishing Festival — Venessa Cuthbert THE KINGS OF ALASKA — A royal adversary — by Bennie de Bruyn THE MAN BEHIND THE NAME — A tribute to Tom Sutcliffe — by Peter Brigg THE RIGHT FLY — Which one is it for you? — by Wolf Avni THE TEMPTING OPTION — Stillwater indicator fishing — Part II — by Brett Mannix

FLYFISHING August/September 2005 Vol. 18 No. 90 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BELL’S, BALLOONS AND BIG FISH — 2005 Kamberg Trout Festival — by Mark Wilson GOING OFFSHORE — Part 4: Maximising fly-time in the water — By Ant Diplock MY FIRST CAST — Part 5: Matching the Hatch — By Peter Brigg PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION: WE HAVE A WINNER! PRAGMATIC VIEW OF THE TROUT DEBATE — What is your opinion? — By Bill Bainbridge and Ilan Lax SENSE AND SENSIBILITY — Part 3: Touch, Taste And Smell — By Dionne Crafford TAKING ON THE BIG O — A rookie goes fishing at Taupo, New Zealand — by Carl Preller THE PONOI — From Russia with love ... — by Keith Rose-Innes and Deane Dos Santos Capitao TREKKING FOR TROUT — Exploring the paths less traveled — By Peter Brigg WANTED: A DIGITAL CAMERA — Enter the spoiled-for-choice, jargon-jungle of modern digital imaging — By Tom Sutcliffe

FLYFISHING June/July 2005 Vol. 18 No. 89 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in the June/July 2005 issue of FLYFISHING B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CRACKING THE CODE — Orange River secrets unveiled — by Jacques Marais and Dr Tanya R Marshall FISHING THE KISS PRINCIPLE — ... or should that be Kissing the Fish Principal? — KISS — Keep It Simple, Stupid! — by Wolf Avni GOING OFFSHORE Part 3 — How to entice fish to feed — by Ant Diplock LAND OF GIANTS — Cosmoledo Atoll, Seychelles — by Keith Rose-Innes, photos by Gerhard Laubscher MAKING SENSE OF IT ALL: SIGHT — How to think like a fish — Part 2 — Article by Dionne Crafford, photographs by Dionne Crafford and Willie du Toit My First Cast – Part 4 — THE BASIC CAST — by Peter Brigg PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION — The Final Countdown — by Dave Rorke SARDINES AHOY! — A flyfishing perspective — by Sudesh Pursad THE MAGIC OF THE WAND ... — The Wild Trout of Rhodes — 2005 Bell’s Whisky Wild Trout Festival — by Erwin Bursik THE RAPTURE OF THE RIVER — Magical memories at the 2005 Maclear River Festival — by Mark Wilson

FLYFISHING April/May 2005 Vol. 18 No. 88 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in the April/May 2005 issue of FLYFISHING B. EDITORIAL COMMENT FLYFISHING CANADA — Success at last in British Columbia — by Dean Impson GOING OFFSHORE — How to find the fish — by Anthony Diplock ITS TROUT TIME! — A Wallaby goes Walkabouts in Africa — by Julian Wicksteed Just how bad are smallmouth bass for Cape rivers? — ALIEN INVADERS: GUILTY — by Dean Impson LEARNING EXPERIENCE — An English fishing journey — by Gary Preston PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION — Have you entered yet? — by Dave Rorke REMOTE RICHTERSVELD — Food for the soul — and good fishing — by Gary Rorke SENSE AND SENSIBILITY — How to think like a fish — Part 1 — by Dionne Crafford WHISPER FISHING — A hazel wand for the millennium — by Peter Brigg

FLYFISHING February/March 2005 Vol. 18 No. 87 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What’s in the February/March 2005 issue of FLYFISHING? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CREATING LIFE — How to make your fly seem alive — by Peter Brigg GOING OFFSHORE — Setting up a craft for offshore flyfishing — PART 1 — by Ant Diplock HOT WATER – HOT BOOBIES — Escarpment Escapades — Part 4 — by Paul van Vuuren & Gerhard du Toit IN PURSUIT OF THE TEN-POUNDER! — 2004 Swartberg Trout Fishing Festival — by Mark Wilson LANDING SILVER KINGS FROM THE BEACH — Step-by-step tips on how to do it — by Johan Terblanché MY FIRST CAST — Choosing the right tackle — PART 2 — by Peter Brigg St Lazarus Bank — BATTLE ON THE HIGH SEAS — by Brett Manix TAKING ON THE KING OF THE JUNGLE — By Abré Steyn The OUINTREX 420 DORY — Light, sturdy and flyfisher-friendly — by Mark Wilson THE UPPER RIFLESPRUIT — Unsung gem of the Eastern Cape highlands — by Miles Divett

FLYFISHING December/January 2004/5 Vol. 17 No. 86 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What’s in the December 2004/January 2005 issue of FLYFISHING? B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BLUEGILL SUNFISH — An easy introduction to flyfishing — By Mario du Preez FLY-RODS AND PHOTOGRAPHY — Making the most of every outing — By Tom Sutcliffe FORGOTTEN ART? — Flyfishing the Traditionals — by Malcolm Meintjes MY FIRST CAST — How to start out flyfishing — Part 1 — by Peter Brigg NEW CHALLENGE — Deep sea anglers learn a new technique at Marlin Lodge — by Bruce Willmore OF BONES, PERMIT AND SILVER KINGS — Flyfishing the Turneffe Islands of Belize — by Peter Nicholson OF GRAYLING AND GREAT FISHING — Taking on the giants of Lake Kasba, Canada — by Peter Kidd SHE’S PERFECT FOR FLYFISHING! — The 4,95m F16 by Z-Craft — by Erwin Bursik SHOOT THAT FISH — CAPTURE THAT MOMENT — AND WIN! SO I WENT FISHING ... — Hairy Fairy Flies Ladies Flyfishing Festival — by Jacquie Bate SOMETHING SPECIAL — The heart of the Drakensberg — by Mark Wilson The NATIONAL CATCH REGISTER — Seeing is disbelieving — by Gareth George

FLYFISHING August/September 2004 Vol. 17 No. 84 # Click on image above to enlarge A. WHAT IS IN THE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2004 ISSUE OF FLYFISHING MAGAZINE B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BEHIND THE BACKLINE — Springtime flyfishing off Durban — by Allan O’Connor CRADLE OF STREAMS — Exploring the North Eastern Cape Highlands — Article and photographs by Gerhard and Marli Weldhagen. CZECH-ING OUT THE YELLOWS - Part 1— by Jacques Marais EXTRA SPECIAL! Bell’s Kamberg Trout Festival — 20th - 23rd May 2004 — by Mark Wilson Mustad challenges SANDVLEI CARP — by Sean Mills MY FIRST FLY — PART 4 — by Peter Brigg OF PHEROMONES AND FORMIC ACID — What’s so attractive about ants? — by Ed Herbst PERFECT MEDIUM — Ways to work with silicone — by Riaan van Wyk ST JOSEPH ATOLL — Chasing elusive shadows of the sandflats — by Con Jooste SURE-FIRE WINNER — Tying the copper wire ant — by Ed Herbst

FLYFISHING June/July 2004 Vol. 17 No. 83 # Click on image above to enlarge A. WHATS IN THE JUNE/JULY 2004 ISSUE OF FLYFISHING MAGAZINE B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CREATING THE UNIQUE HAIR ANT - An exceptionally successful pattern - By Ed Herbst EMPEROR OF THE CASTLE - Taking on the brown trout of the Bushman’s River - By Alexander Freeman EYE TO EYE WITH MAXI HOLDER - Appreciating the value of soothing waters and kindred spirits - By Maitland Knott FLYFISHING MIDDLE EARTH - Where the trout are as fearsome as orks - By Steve Cochrane KEEP IT SIMPLE. KEEP IT LIGHT - Choosing the ideal flyfishing craft - By Peter Kidd MY FIRST FLY: PART 3 - Creating flies with identifiable features - By Peter Brigg SOUTH AFRICA’s TOP predator on fly - Stalking the largemouth yellow - By Jacques Marais SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS - Flyfishing at Rio Longa, Angola - By Guy Lobjoit

FLYFISHING April/May 2004 Vol. 17 No. 82 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BUT BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE - Winter flyfishing techniques for smallmouth yellowfish - by Dean Impson HOLD ON TO THE MOMENTS - Time lost can never be regained - by Peter Kidd MAGICAL ODYSSEY - Exploring the rivers of the Eastern Cape - By Gerhard & Marli MY FIRST FLY Part 2 — Techniques for attaching materials — By Peter Brigg TACKLING THE TROPHIES OF THRIFT - Where the waters and the trout are both outsize - by Mario du Preez TINY BUBBLES ... — Imitating the egg laying Baetis - by Ed Herbst WANTED: A VICE FOR MIDGE MANIACS — In search of the ultimate fly-tying tool — By Ed Herbst WHY THE COBRACAT 525 IS FLYFISHING FRIENDLY - Stability is the key - by Allen O’Connor

FLYFISHING February/March 2004 Vol. 17 No. 81 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CZECH IT OUT! — Time to take the lead — by Paul Gregg DELIGHT IN THE DELTA —The jewel of the Kalahari — by Ryan Clark DRESSING UP FOR A DAY ON THE WATER — And it’s all proudly South African too! — by Ed Herbst FISHING DRY FOR YELLOWFISH — It can become an addiction ... — by Jacques Marais FISHING IN BIG TROUT COUNTRY — The jewel of East Griqualand — by Mark Wilson LIVING ON THE EDGE — Beware of Mother Nature in a foul mood — by Glydd Dell MY FIRST FLY – Part I — Step-by-step instructions on how to tie flies — by Peter Brig SIMPLY MESSING ABOUT IN BOATS — “Fishermen are born honest, but we soon get over it” (Ed Zern) — by Wolf Avni THE LONG DISTANCE LINE — Putting the Airflo Forty Plus through its paces — by Craig Thomassen THE PRINCE OF RIVERS — Fishing the Smalblaar in an amphitheatre of dreams — by Peter Smith THE RISE OF THE SUNK SPINNER ... — with apologies to Neil Patterson — by Ed Herbst TOUCH OF CLOUSER MAGIC! — Get the better of those kingfish blues ... — by Paul Gregg

FLYFISHING December/January 2003/4 Vol. 16 No. 80 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BAITFISH BUNNY — A different approach ... — by Riaan van Wyk Bass in the Eastern Cape — A pleasant option ... — by Mario du Preez DEM BONES, DEM BONES! Where are you? — by Erwin Bursik GET A GRIP! — An alternative vice — and you’ll need nothing more! — by Peter Kidd IT ALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN — The phenomena of collapse of high-profile trout fisheries — by Wolf Avni LONG AND WINDING ROAD — Fishing the Lotheni — by Peter Brigg THE DUBBING BRUSH — It makes Magic! — by Paul Gregg The enchantment of Forest Creek Lodge — by Erwin Bursik THOUSAND CASTS A FISH? — Flies and Tips for your East Coast Summer Break — by Peter Smith

FLYFISHING October/November 2003 Vol. 16 No. 79 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BUSINESS IN BRAZIL – A brief encounter – by Bruce Birkett Flat ’n Fine – A universal technique for almost any baitfish imitations – by Riaan van Wyk GREEN TEAM STRIKES GOLD! –The Leaf Corporate Trophy Challenge – by Gareth George He loves fishing ... WITH A PINCH OF SALT – by Dave Rorke Introducing the NATIONAL CATCH REGISTER LESSON TOO LATE FOR THE LEARNING ... Berg River whitefish now extinct – by Dean Impson ON STREAM IN THE MOUNTAINS – Mhlwazini/Didima/Nkosazana – by Peter Brigg Shine, rattle and retrieve – A theoretical fly for barbel – by Ed Herbst The Law of the Flies – A saltwater perspective ... – by Sudesh Pursad THE MYSTERY REVEALED – Of Devon Minnows and Mooi Moths – by Chris Williams

FLYFISHING August/September 2003 Vol. 16 No. 78 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BUNGALOW BY THE RIVER — Tracing footsteps of the past ... — by Peter Brigg CUTTING EDGE — Rigging with wire to beat the bite — by Richard Schumann DOWN AND DIRTY — Flies for yellowfish in low visibility — by Marc Griffiths FISHING INHACA ISLAND — Guidelines for enhancing the magic — by Derek Thomas GOLD IN THE VALLEY OF DIAMONDS — An unforgettable experience — by Deon Ellis IT’S TIGER TIME! — Pongolapoort has it all ... — by Trent Sinclair OF THE VALLEY, THE WHISKY AND TROUT — 2003 Bell’s Kamberg Flyfishing Festival — by Mark Wilson OF TOUGH MEN AND TOUGHER FISH — Yellowfish on the Vaal — by Paul Gregg THE SEQUIN CADDIS — A real glow-getter! — by Ed Herbst

FLYFISHING June/July 2003 Vol. 16 No. 77 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. COME TO KENYA WITH THE CAPTAIN! B. EDITORIAL COMMENT CHASING SHADOWS ON THE MKOMAZI — “It is difficult to feel lonely when you are out fishing” — by Peter Brigg CLARENS — A Free State Nirvana — by Jannie Malan FESTIVITIES IN PURE WILD TROUT COUNTRY — Bell’s Whisky Wild Trout Festival — by Erwin Bursik HOGSBACK — Flyfishing in Tolkien’s mystical “Middle Earth” — by by Mario du Preez, photographs by Roland Symons LEAF CORPORATE TROPHY CHALLENGE — It’s time to get even with your industry colleagues — by Gareth George LIMPOPO — Flyfishing in big five country — by Gerhard Weldhagen Revisiting the SUNKEN BEETLE — An evolving design ... — by Ed Herbst WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A PAID FRIEND — The guiding culture in South Africa — by Jonathan Boulton ZAK — A short story about a great man and a trout fly — by Tom Sutcliffe

FLYFISHING April/May 2003 Vol. 16 No. 76 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BOOK REVIEW — by Dave Rorke FRESHWATER DORADO IN THE SECURE RIVER —The ultimate predator ... — by Peter Kidd JOHN CLARKE PARKER — Trout acclimatisation pioneer in Natal — by Peter Brigg NIBBLE AT NIRVANA — You have to fish St Francois at least once in your life! — by Mike Dohlhoff OF PEACE AND QUIET AND VIRGIN WATERS ... An experience to make time stand still — by Gerhard Weldhagen OL’ MAN RIVER ... — The yellowfish ace of the Northern Cape — by Ed Herbst PIECE OF OLD ENGLAND IN AFRICA — The Bend offers investors a unique opportunity — by Erwin Bursik TIME FOR FISHY BUSINESS ON THE SIDE — by Mike Merry

FLYFISHING February/March 2003 Vol. 16 No. 75 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT BOB CRASS: A true pioneer of flyfishing — by Peter Brigg DAVID LEVENE: Doyen of South African flyfishers — by Ed Herbst Flyfishing Europe: Return to the rip-raps — and a Dutch treat — by Johan Terblanche In Search of a Virtuous Vice: THE STONEFLY “TRAVEL” MODEL — by Ed Herbst NEW FISHING DESTINATION IN THE WARM HEART OF AFRICA: Lake Malawi — an inordinate fondness for cichlids — by Ari Bert PEACOCK BASS IN BOLIVIA: Pure gold with a 12-volt shock! — by Peter Kidd RAINBOW OVER THE RIVER KWAAI: We should treasure and protect such a paradise — by Gerhard Weldhagen SALTWATER NYMPHING: A technique to try when you run out of options ... — by Sudesh Pursad THE UNCERTAIN SCIENCE: Locating little-known, unfished fly-streams ... — by Tom Sutcliffe

FLYFISHING December/January 2002/3 Vol. 15 No. 74 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue EDITORIAL COMMENT In Search of a Virtuous Vice — Tiemco sets the definitive standard — by Ed Herbst New dimension in fly-lines — Airflo Platinum Floating Line OF BARRAS, SALTIES AND CODES OF CONDUCT — at the Third International Fishing Conference, Darwin Australia — by Len Olyott TALES OF ARABIAN BITES — The diversity of Dubai — by Con Jooste The Chilean Chapter — by Stuart Beaumont THE KING OF KINGS — A day to remember at Kosi Bay — by Ray Moore THE WILD BROWNIES OF SCOTLAND AND WALES — by Peter Brigg TOOTHY CRITTERS ON A FLY — African pike in the Okavango Swamps — by Ari Bert TREKKING FOR TROUT — Small Stream Tactics, Part 5 — by Peter Brigg

FLYFISHING October/November 2002 Vol. 15 No. 73 # Click on image above to enlarge A. What is in this issue B. EDITORIAL COMMENT HOW TO TACKLE UP FOR THE MOUNTAINS — by Peter Brigg LESSON: The best fishery in North-Eastern Cape — by Tony Kietzman PREPARE FOR THE FIGHT OF YOUR LIFE! — by Vernon Maritz SIZE DOES NOT COUNT — by Sudesh Pursad TANZANIA WEAVES HER MAGIC — by Erwin Bursik The finer points on LOOP-TO-LOOP CONNECTIONS — by Peter Kidd TROUT GALORE! An interesting day on the Berg River — by Sean Mills