July 2009
Issue #174

TCFF July 2009, Issue # 174

on sale from
29 June 2009

Inside this issue

In this issue

Features & Regulars

  • Salt Water: Reading the Weather
    By Anthony Krüger. This month: Weather is the single most important factor influencing fishing activity.
  • Fresh Water: The First Results are in!
    By Ian Couryer. This month: Vaal River water tests show surprising results.
  • Lotheni Revisited
    By Jolyon Nuttall
  • Small Streams - Ten of the Best - Part II - The Vlooikraalspruit
    The legendary rivers of the northeastern
    Cape usually need no introduction.
    However, it is one of the area’s lesser known small streams that captured Field Editor Leonard Flemming’s imagination.
  • March of the Bearded Army
    Each year, around October, Botswana’s
    Okavango Delta plays host to the
    legendary barbel run. Throwing a fly
    into this melee is sure to leave you
    shaken (and well stirred), says
    Field Editor Graeme Field.
  • Braving the Cold for Yellows
    Winter yellowfishing can be tough
    – if you go unprepared. Field Editor
    Turner Wilkinson
    takes an overview
    of what is needed to turn a winter’s
    day into a successful fly fishing outing.
  • Marlin Mania
    Want to do some extreme salt water fly fishing? Why not put marlin on your list?
    It could be your finest moment, says
    Arno Matthee.
  • Attractor Dry Fly Theory
    A dry fly in a nonhatch situation can be
    very effective, provided you match the
    fly to the type of water you are fishing.
    Field Editor Ian Couryer tells more.
  • Dragons & Damsels
    Field Editor Gerard Barnardt introduces
    two local patterns that will stand you in
    good stead this winter.
  • Largemouth Favourites
    Winter is largemouth time. This month,
    Field Editor Murray Pedder discusses four patterns that are sure to increase the
    odds in your favour.
  • Book Review
    "The Last Best Place - Images of New Zealand Flyfishing" by Zane Mirfin, edited by Bob South. Reviewed by PJ Jacobs.
  • Meet the Professionals
    By Andrew Levy

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