The 1st of September heralds the start of winter in the Western Cape, with rain, gale force winds and general misery for those eager to wet a line. It also, however, heralds the opening of the Western Cape Streams. This doesn’t mean much for the average float tuber, bass fisherman or pap gooier but, for [...]
The words my Jozi friend Kenneth spat at us with contempt as he watched us Capies hammer the fish on top water fly on Saturday evening…… more about that later. Winter in the Cape means pretty lean fishing to say the least. I usually pass the time preparing for our annual trip to Lakensvlei just [...]