In this issue

FOCUS ON: Tying for success; Largemouth yellowfish: Part I - The expert approach; Profile: JVice - A South African success story; Hunting GTs from shore; Phelps Lake monster pike; Zambezi Grande reviewed; Marabou Trout Lodge reviewed; The magic threads of Semperfli; Hook selection made easy; Book review: Tom Sutcliffe's "Yet More Sweet Days"; Product review: Loop 7X F fly rod; Gear Bag and more...

Tying For Success

IAN COURYER gives a few tips on making your fly-tying sessions more enjoyable and how to up your game on the water when it comes to fly selection and having faith in a pattern.

3 mins

Transformation

ANDREW FOWLER explains what Frank Sawyer, Alfred Zuma and Feargal Sharkey have in common.

3 mins

Largemouth Yellowfish The Expert Approach: Part I

A fish of a thousand casts, it may take years to bag that trophy largemouth yellowfish on your own. In this series of articles, Field Editor MURRAY PEDDER gets the inside scoop when he talks to three experts in order to fast-track your path to success.

10+ mins

A South African Success Story

A man who ties thousands of flies each year, HANS VAN KLINKEN knows a good vice when he sees it. He tells the story of how South African Jay Smit’s JVice became one of his most prized possessions.

10 mins

Hunting GTS From Shore Unexplored Waters

Catching a large GT from shore along the African coast is no small feat. Catching it on fly makes it a fish of a lifetime. RUDOLPH SCHEEPERS tells the tale.

6 mins

Fly Fishing For Trophy Pike: Phelps Lake

The Canadian wilderness is a place where you can still experience untouched pike fishing – a unique and compelling escape for those who dream of catching a veritable trophy pike.

9 mins

Zambezi Grande

An extraordinary experience in wildest Africa – TCFF visits a five-star venue on the banks of the mighty middle Zambezi in search of tigerfish and a true African wildlife adventure.

10+ mins

Marabou Trout Lodge

Mpumalanga’s Sterkspruit has a reputation for trophy fish. TCFF investigates the rumours.

6 mins

The Magic Threads Of Semperfli

Success isn’t something that simply comes your way. It is earned through putting in the long miles, learning hard lessons, and having the passion and persistence to succeed. TCFF’s International Field Editor at Large HANS VAN KLINKEN puts the spotlight on one such company.

9 mins

Hook Selection

Are you selecting the right hook for the pattern you want to tie? Contributor ARNO LAUBSCHER sheds some light on this often difficult choice.

3 mins

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The Complete Fly Fisherman Magazine Description:

THE COMPLETE FLY FISHERMAN is a quarterly magazine in South Africa dedicated exclusively to fly fishing, an activity that is seeing unprecedented growth worldwide. Although its subject matter focusses on fly fishing the African continent, it carries features from across the world, such as the fabled destinations of the Seychelles and the other Indian Ocean Islands, Alaska, the Americas, Europe, Russia, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. Published independently, it is a glossy, full-colour, perfect-bound magazine sold by subscription in both printed and digital format, direct through fly fishing outlets and across South Africa through the newsagent system. The Complete Fly Fisherman has received worldwide acclaim for presentation, photography and editorial integrity. We strive to produce a publication that is not only exciting and visual, but provides for the thinking angler. The Complete Fly Fisherman’s vision is to enlighten people that this pursuit is just what is needed to balance ones life to be able to cope with the demands brought forth by modern living. The magazine is aimed at the travelling and thinking angler. Editorial include articles on destinations, adventure travel, tackle and techniques, fly-tying and satire. We focus on all species that take a fly, both in fresh and salt water. Published by fly fishermen for fly fishermen, we understand and live the passion.