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born to fly fish: December 2011
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Friday, December 2, 2011. Offshore flies for Farquhar. Overall length is about 30cm. Tandem hook rig. Links to this post. Thursday, December 1, 2011. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A South African Fly Fishing Blog. There should be enough imagery for you to know the story without reading anything.enjoy. Offshore flies for Farquhar. Bonefish on the Brain. Ugh… and the pendulum swings back. Articulated Baitfish - 'HiddenBell'. Uno hace sus planes y dios se rie!
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born to fly fish: August 2011
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011. Forward swimming mantis shrimp. Im baffled by the fact that we all still tie shrimp/prawn flies the wrong way. I spent some time recently watching sand prawns after we pumped them from the holes and then looked around youtube. They only really swim backwards the second they leave burrow. After that they swim forwards, eventually digging back into a burrow front ways. Links to this post. Monday, August 29, 2011. Grunter Season is upon us. Links to this post. Bonefish on the Brain.
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born to fly fish: January 2011
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Monday, January 31, 2011. Uploaded using my Iphone. Apologies for the quality. 33cm Lefty's Deceiver for Leerfish/Garrick. Thats about as big as a single hook fly can be tied. Dave Todd with his remarkable catch. Links to this post. Thursday, January 27, 2011. The History of Spotted Grunter on Fly in South Africa. He guides now and has a company called Fly.Fish (fly-dot-fish) and has had some pretty interesting captures. And a few firsts as far as I know for Saltwater fly fishing in SA. Links to this post.
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born to fly fish: October 2011
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Thursday, October 27, 2011. Preparing for Farquhar - Fighting Techniques for Giant Trevally. Farquhar is home to some of the biggest Gt's on earth. Ive had a few tussles with some 100cm fish in the Maldives but never managed to stop one from reefing me. If I had to pick two guys who have perfected subduing these beasts it would be Keith Rose-Innes (Flycastaway) and Paul Weingartz (Ufudu). Paul Weingartz with a big GT caught in the surf. Keith Rose-Innes and Flycastaway client. You can pull so much harder...
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born to fly fish: March 2011
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Sunday, March 27, 2011. De Mond is a seriously temperamental place, and just when you think you've got it down it throws a weekend like this at you. I will go back for the mullet. The big mullet. I find Aqua Camo makes about a three meter difference when it comes to close quarter sigh fishing. The flat at low. Fish inside the Jellyfish. It was however the Pergiree/Supermoon. And it doesnt seem to be good for fishing. That said. Any freak movement of water/tide/moon never seems to be. Links to this post.
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born to fly fish: January 2012
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012. Henkie Altena is one of the Grunter masters and an incredible fly tier. He is also the only person guiding for Grunter that actually catches them. He's South Africas David Westby. Http:/ www.flydotfish.com/. Links to this post. Atlantic Bonito in Mossel Bay. Awesome. Video to follow. 65 lber - biggest of the day. The guide - Henkie Altena (flydotfish). Links to this post. Thursday, January 26, 2012. I had previously overlooked something critical in my fly design that led to abo...
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born to fly fish: April 2012
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Monday, April 30, 2012. Trouting about with the Malherbes. Wednesday, April 25, 2012. The Killer Crab Assassin Bug (K-CrAB) - SBS. Crabs are tricky little fellows. And crab flies are also tricky little fellows- to tie at least. They look extremely simple but there are lots of little techniques and tricks that make tying a crab fly much easier. Trim claws off tan zonker. Both claws on (you can leave them long or trim them. I prefer short claws and will demonstrate the extra steps needed for those). 20 lb ...
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born to fly fish: February 2012
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Didnt just crack the code this weekend.I blew the door off the vault. It wasnt progressive. Two years and at least 400 hours spent waiting for this moment, and it all came together in an instant. What a feeling. In an hour I landed 2, missed four and dropped one. All in gin clear water less than 50cm deep. Spotted Grunter on fly. Links to this post. Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A South African Fly Fishing Blog.
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born to fly fish: July 2012
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Monday, July 16, 2012. This blog has moved! Check out the new space:. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A South African Fly Fishing Blog. There should be enough imagery for you to know the story without reading anything.enjoy. This blog has moved! Check out the new space:. Bonefish on the Brain. Ugh… and the pendulum swings back. Articulated Baitfish - 'HiddenBell'. Uno hace sus planes y dios se rie! The flies and lives of Ulf Hagtröm. Simple template. Powered by Blogger.
