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 his dad’s workshop many years ago, but his dad told him that artist always struggle financiall

Stephen Dugmore - Meeting the Maker

Apr 16th, 2020 36m 53s

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 his dad replaced it, and unfortunately Stephen managed to break that one too, but it was not his f

Paul Fevrier - Fishing from a Chair

Apr 15th, 2020 27m

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 limitations, it comes down to attitude and willpower, both of which, he has in abundance, getting

Ed Herbst - Ultra Light and Sneaky Sneaky

Apr 14th, 2020 34m 51s

Ed Herbst must be the quintessential small stream fly fisherman, fishing ultra-light sticks for slivers of fish, high in the mountains. He is dedicated to his passion for these small streams and is continuously striving for the ultimate tackle,

Dave Walker - The Center of the Universe

Apr 13th, 2020 17m 22s

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 the Wild Trout Association.Walkerbouts Inn is one of the most relaxed and comfortable B&B's I ha

Jono Shales - Picking Off Baby Black Marlin

Apr 12th, 2020 33m 20s

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 to the west coast of Australia for a year or so of saltwater fly fishing. We chatted about wh

Mario Geldenhuys - Stepping Across Streams

Apr 11th, 2020 35m 47s

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 Bell River, not far from Rhodes in the north-eastern Cape, but denies that it was a marriage of

Tony Kietzman - Catching Fish on Purpose

Apr 10th, 2020 30m 26s

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 and the streams makes him one of the top guides in the north-eastern Cape. He is based in Rhode

Turner Wilkinson - Nine out of Nine

Apr 9th, 2020 31m 37s

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 other three are considered part of the challenge and rightly so. He has spent time on Sterkiefonti

Arno Matthee - Delivers Milk

Apr 8th, 2020 30m 40s

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 secrets of fly fishing for Milk Fish, thus earning him the nickname of “The Milkman”.Our resi

Gary Glen-Young - Digging for Gold

Apr 7th, 2020 30m 24s

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 knowledge and passion for fly fishing is well worth listening to.Gary was a Protea Angler and is

Dean Riphagen - Writing and Browns

Apr 6th, 2020 58m 32s

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 also gives us insight into fly fishing in New Zealand, South America, the Seychelles and a plac

Murray Pedder - Irons and Feathers

Apr 5th, 2020 39m 2s

Murray Pedder tells us about his introduction into fly fishing and then fly tying, he discusses his passion for Salmon Irons and Realistic Imitations. His knowledge is vast and his passion for the subject, immense. Murray is well respected in t

Mark Yelland - Travel and Much More

Apr 4th, 2020 42m 45s

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 places to fish. Apparently it is 50 pages long! He chats about what competitive fly angling mean

Francois Botha - Striped Water Dogs

Apr 3rd, 2020 41m 1s

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 retailer in the UK. He cut his teeth on our coastline for saltwater species and fly fished for Trout

Tom Lewin - Meeting His Heros

Apr 2nd, 2020 38m 9s

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 one of the partners at Frontier Fly Fishing retail, distribution and travel. Tom has a passion

Herman Botes - Dry Fly's for Smallmouth Yellowfish

Apr 1st, 2020 46m 37s

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 not a keen Vaal fisherman, Herman is a great character and his fly fishing knowledge is excepti

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