SOUTHERN AFRICAN FLYFISHING: • Available free of charge online at www.issuu.com; • Published bi-monthly; • The official magazine of the Federation of Southern African Flyfishers (FOSAF); • Africa’s original flyfishing magazine LAYOUT AND PUBLISHER: Southern African Flyfishing Magazine (Pty) Ltd Registration No. 2018/356867/07 www.saflyfishingmag.co.za editor@saflyfishing.co.za EDITORS: Ian Cox (082 574 3722) Andrew Mather (083 309 0233) Andrew Savides (081 046 9107) CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE: Terence Babich, Clem Booth, Peter Brigg, Hugh Chittenden, Ian Cox, Arno Crous, Laurence Davies, Miles Divett, Dave Goetz, Ilan Lax, Sindi McBain, Steve Mathewson, Mac Muller, Andrew Savs, Gordon van der Spuy and Hennie Viljoen. COPYRIGHT Copyright in the magazine reposes in the Publisher. Articles and photographs are published with the permission of the authors, who retain copyright. The magazine and content may be hyperlinked and downloaded for private use but may not be otherwise hyperlinked or reproduced in part or whole without the written permission of the publishers. DISCLAIMER While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the contents of this magazine, the publishers do not accept responsibility for omissions or errors or their consequences. The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the publishers, the editors or the editorial staff.
EDITORIAL How time flies...here we are bringing you our fifth edition since taking over the publication from Angler Productions. It has certainly been a learning curve for the three of us. In this edition we bring you another content packed edition. Andrew Savs breaks the ice with his wacky views on "lunch". Clem Booth takes us on an exotic journey to Patagonia; a place many of us dream of visiting. Clem heads for the Rio Barrancoso, the breeding grounds of Lake Strobel in search of gaint chromers. Armed with his eight foot six weight bamboo wand he recounts the joys of fishing this fantastic resource. Staying true to our intention to provide to a wider readership by publishing in languages other than English, we have Hennie Viljoen writing about our beloved "Sterkies". Sterkies is a well known destination and is one of the jewels in our Yellowfish fishery. Hennie describes Sterkies as "legendary"...we cannot argue with that! And then we have Mac and his "herinneringe." Common carp feature as a flyfishing species in a story by Terence Babich. While some see this a species they would rather not catch, they are clearly underrated quarry. Terence gives the reader a good start on how to approach these fish and even goes so far as sharing his secret fly. In this edition we give two report backs on the Dirt Road Wild Trout Association flyfishing festival held in Rhodes and the successful series of flyfishing clinics held by Daniel Factor of XFA. The catch rates at the Dirt Road festival are increasing in leaps and bounds as the fish recover from the devastating drought over the last few years. If you have fished at the centre of the Universe then best you prepare for the 2020 festival. Daniel Factor ran a series of specialist river clinics which went off very well I"m told. I was down to go but couldn't make it in the end. I'm told that the participants learnt and lot and many are considering selling their beloved shorter rods as they have seen the light with 10ft rods! The Heritage Flies series by Peter Brigg aka "the doyen of KZN flyfishing" takes us back to our roots and reintroduces us to the Mountain Swallow and perhaps the better remembered Walker's Killer. Also on the flytying front Gordon van der Spuy serve up his "buffet fly" of CDC and Elk hair...a winner on rivers for trout and yellows. Heading down under Arno Crous shares a small stream in the pristine upper portion of the Murray River. In habitat very like Rhodes he succesfully targets wild trout with bright yellow hoppers. Our ladies feature in the Woman in Waders regaling tales of their antics. Safety is always a consideration while flyfishing and we introduce a three part series starting with wading safety. Into the tail end of this edition, we review Duncan Brown new book Wilder Lives, feature, the gen on the Transvaal Fly Tyers Club and the latest news from FOSAF. Enjoy Andrew Mather
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