STYWE LYNE TIGHT LINES - December 2015

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With the holidays coming up, many an angler has by now already planned a fishing trip to a favourite destination to spend quality time with loved ones. To complement such a trip, we inter alia devote an article this month to some of our favourite fly selections, running through the various types of set-ups that you may need as each part of a river presents different scenarios. Talking about memorable trips … A few months ago Marc Towers contacted us all the way from Ghana and wanted to know if it was possible to fish Vanderkloof Dam in South Africa. We subsequently offered to guide him for a few days of fishing. Our target would mainly be a 5 kg+ largemouth yellowfish on artificial lures, and if time allowed it, we would also look for carp, catfish and smallmouth yellowfish on lure. Marc has fished all over the world and has been fortunate enough to land several monster fish, including famous species such as golden dorado, arapaima, alligator gar, goonch catfish, sturgeon and golden mahseer. If all went well we could add a trophy largemouth yellowfish and some other species to his tally …

MORE FEATURES:
SHERBRO ISLAND
Where the big boys bite!

FISHING FROM A KAYAK
Breakfast with royalty

LIGHT TACKLE BOAT ANGLING
Inland SA Championships a great success again

CHIDENGUELE
Place of adventure

HENGEL-POTPOURRI
Challenge our Champs

RASSPL NAMIBIA
Kiddies Challenge

WE ALSO DISCUSS: The fixed-spool reel, line options for saltwater lure angling, the Caddis Emerger fly, and sexual dimorphism in fishes.
All this and even more in the angler’s friend – Stywe Lyne / Tight Lines.