The Fly Fisher - South Africa
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Chris Bladen - Capturing the Essence
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Bladen is not just a fly fisher; he brings a very special type of art to our community, bronze sculpting. He began by carving stone and wood in ...
Stephen Dugmore - Meeting the Maker
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Dugmore’s love of bamboo fly rods began many years ago when his dad generously gave him a Walker Bampton, which he duly broke. Graciously hi...
Paul Fevrier - Fishing from a Chair
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Fevrier might be bound to a wheelchair, however this does nothing to stop him fly fishing where and when he wants to. Although there are some lim...
Ed Herbst - Ultra Light and Sneaky Sneaky
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Herbst must be the quintessential small stream fly fisherman, fishing ultra-light sticks for slivers of fish, high in the mountains. He is dedicate...
Dave Walker - The Center of the Universe
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Walker might be known as a quiet, unassuming, proprietor of a small B&B in the quiet hamlet of Rhodes, however he is the driving force behind...
Jono Shales - Picking Off Baby Black Marlin
12 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jono Shales is an ex-South African based out of Sydney, exceptionally passionate about his pursuit of saltwater species, but he is heading off on trip...
Mario Geldenhuys - Stepping Across Streams
11 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mario Geldenhuys has the good fortune of living near some of South Africa’s premier trout streams. He married into a family which owns a farm on the...
Tony Kietzman - Catching Fish on Purpose
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Kietzman has an inherent love of small stream fly fishing; more than that, he is obsessed with them. His knowledge of the environment, the area a...
Turner Wilkinson - Nine out of Nine
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Turner Wilkinson is one of the few fly fishermen who have take all nine of the Yellowfish species on fly, although there are only really six, the othe...
Arno Matthee - Delivers Milk
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Arno Matthee might be well know for catching lunker Largemouth Yellowfish on fly, in the Orange Vaal System, but he is better known for unlocking the ...
Gary Glen-Young - Digging for Gold
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Glen-Young gets technical on the in's and out's of short-line nymphing, and puts us straight on the techniques needed for Czech Nymphing, his kno...
Dean Riphagen - Writing and Browns
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Riphagen not only tells us about how he created his 2 books, The South African Fly Fishing Hand Book and Still Water Trout in South Africa, but a...
Murray Pedder - Irons and Feathers
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Murray Pedder tells us about his introduction into fly fishing and then fly tying, he discusses his passion for Salmon Irons and Realistic Imitations....
Mark Yelland - Travel and Much More
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Although Mark Yellands fishing exploits have taken him to more fly fishing destinations than most of us would dream to fish, he still has a list of pl...
Francois Botha - Striped Water Dogs
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Francois Botha's fly fishing antics started when he was young and have seen him creating a guiding company and got him working in a very famous retail...
Tom Lewin - Meeting His Heros
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Lewin started fly fishing in the late 70's and has fished in some of the world premier locations, he is a self taught fly fisher and fly tier and ...
Herman Botes - Dry Fly's for Smallmouth Yellowfish
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My first guest is Herman Botes and we had a great chat about dry fly fishing for Smallmouth Yellowfish in winter, on the Vaal River. Even if you are n...