AGOSTINO RONCALLO'S BRILLIANT NEW BOOK on tying with CDC Agostino Roncallo CLICK IN IMAGES TO ENLARGC Agostino Roncallo, one of the world’s undisputed masters of CDC, has just released his latest book, IL CDC A MODO MIO. From the Italian this translates to My Way with CDC, a delightful title…

Powdered dyes ought to come with a hazardous substance warning! If they aren’t handled cautiously you can ruin a good kitchen using them! White melamine kitchen surfaces especially can end up a patchwork of medium olives on white, or whatever, even if you spill just a drop. So pay care…

  I became convinced about this pattern during three days fishing last week on stillwaters in the Eastern Cape Highlands. It appeared magical and easily out-fished a host of high pedigree competitors, including the Red-eyed Damsel, a range of Woolly Worms and the Papa Roach. (Click in images to enlarge…

- A GLIMPSE AT THE EVOLUTION OF THE MODERN NYMPH From MC Coetzer (MC Coetzer, one of South Africa’s most respected fly fishers, has taken part in international competitions for many years. In this article he traces the changes he has noticed in the development of successful nymph patterns used…

THE TOP SIX TROUT STREAM FLIES OF IAN COX Text and images by Ian Cox (Ian Cox is an experienced fly fisher and small stream devotee fishing mainly in KZN but also in fly streams around the village of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape Highlands) Tom’s request that I select…

Fly tying lessons learnt from the classics Text and flies by Gordon Van der Spuy Gordon Van der Spuy (Beth Grobelaar Photo) A few months ago I started tying traditional salmon flies. As yet salmon don't swim in African waters, but if the movie “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” is…

(Barry Kent was a founder of Highflies, a commercial fly tying operation many South African anglers will remember well. He is a world class fly tyer now living in Florida, USA.) Fly Type: General saltwater Target Species: ALL SORTS OF SALTWATER FINNED FELLOWS Imitation: Shrimp/Prawns, Material List Any true circle…

Text and images by Agostino Roncallo I want to introduce one of my favorite patterns, the Twisted Palmers, which are tied using a strip of closed-cell foam and a rooster hackle. I designed them for fishing in summer in the Nera River (Umbria) and other fast-flowing waters. The Nera River.…

SOME FAVOURITE STREAM PATTERNS OF BAMBOO ROD MAKER STEVE DUGMORE Text and photographs of flies by Steve Dugmore. Other photos Tom Sutcliffe. Introduction If I had to choose only six flies to carry on a stream they would probably be, in no particular order, a Parachute Adams, a RAB or…