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