STYWE LYNE TIGHT LINES - January 2016

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A storm is brewing about plans to commercially harvest fish from Vanderkloof Dam.
This proposed development has resulted in a significant level of concern amongst the freshwater recreational angling fraternity. We became aware of the proposed fishery after some anglers attended a public meeting aimed at introducing the project. Alarmed at what they heard was about to happen, they contacted the South African Consolidated Recreational Angling Association (SACRAA) and requested that this association intervenes on their behalf. The elephant in the room is the largemouth yellowfish – a nationally listed, threatened species and the prize angling species for many fly fishermen and artlure anglers, both locally and internationally. Vanderkloof Dam is considered by many as the premier destination for catching this species and the trophy-sized specimens that this venue regularly produces are a matter of record. Join us then this month as we learn more about the latest developments regarding this hotly debated topic …

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DESTINATION TIGER!
Travel tips for your next tiger trip

HUNTING “DINOSAURS” IN THE FRASER RIVER
Go and try it, you will love it!

THE SHAD SEASON IS OPEN
and fishing fever is rampant

FISHING FROM A KAYAK
Conquering sea dragons

THE DYNAMICS OF WEIGHT CONTROL
Getting your flies down to the required depth

HENGEL-POTPOURRI
The year that was …

WE ALSO DISCUSS: Trophy catches at Vanderkloof Dam (part 2), the fixed-spool reel (koffiemeul), spinners for saltwater artlure angling, the RAB fly, and whether we should keep or release our saltwater catches.
All this and even more in the angler’s friend – Stywe Lyne / Tight Lines.