It’s that time of year when the temperatures are falling in the Kwa-Zulu Natal midlands and light frosts are blanketing the ground in the mornings. This means only one thing, FESTIVAL time.

Team Xplorer consisting of Richard Gorlei, Graeme Pitt and myself made our way to the...

Gudebrod 10/0: It’s a true midge thread, wonderful to tie with. My life is changed.

Ed Engle Tying Small Flies Stackpole Books 2004

A beetle imitation may not only be the most useful all-round terrestrial but the most valuable fly for general searching. The deerhair Crowe...

Preparing for a trip to the unknown is always a challenge. The Wildfly crew had been invited to Nkamba Bay Lodge situated in the Nsumbu National Park on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in Northern Zambia.

The thought of fishing the longest fresh water lake on the planet...

How often do we sit around waiting for the perfect conditions to hunt trophy trout? Looking at all the different weather apps, following the moon phases and making every excuse why not to be wetting a line.

Living in the foot hills of the Natal Midlands I have no excuse for...

I have spent a lot time on the waters in Slovenia guiding over the past few years. I’m constantly amazed at the size of the fish that hold up in some the bigger holes and pools along my local stretch of the Soca river. These holes tend to be out of reach from the more...