Shadows on the Stream Bed

Curtis & Boulton’s
South African
Fly Fishing Clinic

The Elements of Fly Tying
by Tom Sutcliffe
Curtis & Boulton’s
Saltwater
Fly Fishing Clinic
Curtis & Boulton’s
Yellowfish
Fly Fishing Clinic
Fishing the Margins
The Rapture of the River,
The Autobiography of a
South African Fisherman

 

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Bait, Lure & Drop Shot Clinic
R140

Bait, Lure & Drop Shot Clinic

Sure-fire tactics for shore fishing success.

This book is a distillation of a lifetime of fishing lore gained over countless rock and surf fishing excursions by Bruce Black, one of South Africa's most highly regarded all-round anglers.

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Shadows on the Stream Bed
R250

Shadows on the Stream Bed

The only time you'll want to put down this book is to pick up a fly rod.

Shadows on the Stream Bed by Tom Sutcliffe is a celebration of fly fishing by South Africa's most celebrated flyfisherman. Yet you don't have to be a flyfisher to enjoy the people and places he describes so lovingly.

'Congratulations on the book'
Nick Lyons

'Shadows on the Stream Bed is vintage Tom Sutcliffe from his cover picture of trout over a pebbled stream bed to the final word'
Flyfishing Magazine

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Over 3000 copies sold!

Curtis & Boulton’s
South African Fly Fishing Clinic
R135

Curtis & Boulton’s
South African
Fly Fishing Clinic
(Second Edition)

Essential reading for the beginner, a refresher course for the already hooked!

With over 3 000 copies already sold, SA Fly Fishing Clinic, now in its second edition is one of South Africa's best selling fly fishing books ever. Now with a chapter on Float Tubing by master flyfisherman Tom Sutcliffe, SA Fly Fishing Clinic is better than ever. Simple, no nonsense and easy to read and understand it demystifies much about fly fishing and trout fishing in particular.

'Beginner flyfishers will be able to short circuit many months of discovering it is unnecessary to re-invent the wheel.'
The Complete Fly Fisherman

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The Elements of Fly Tying
by Tom Sutcliffe
R250

The Elements of Fly Tying
by Tom Sutcliffe

Now fly tying expertise is at your fingertips!

The long awaited South African fly tying 'bible' by master flyfisherman and fly tyer Tom Sutcliffe. The Elements of Fly Tying is a 208 page, large format book for both beginner and expert. Fully illustrated by the author, it has simple, explicit instructions on how to tie a host of proven flies for South African conditions, is packed with suggestions on how to fish each, as well as anecdotes and wisdom about our great sport.

'Another gem from the master'
Flyfishing Magazine

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Curtis & Boulton’s
Saltwater Fly Fishing Clinic
R135

Curtis & Boulton’s
Saltwater
Fly Fishing Clinic

This book will teach you all you need to know. Just wade in!

If you've never fly fished the salt before this book by Paul Curtis and Jonathan Boulton with additional chapters by experts Anthony Krüger and Sudesh Pursad is a short cut to success and enjoyment.

'This book will inspire you to buy tackle, practice your casting, book your holidays and catch more fish!'
The Fishing and Hunting Journal

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Curtis & Boulton’s
Fresh & Saltwater Fishing Log
R25

Curtis & Boulton’s
Fresh & Saltwater
Fishing Log

Keeping a log can be more important than the finest tackle, the best flies, lures or bait, or the biggest, best outfitted boat. Record where when, what conditions and species of fish caught and relive your triumphs in years to come.

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Curtis & Boulton’s
Yellowfish Fly Fishing Clinic
R125

Curtis & Boulton’s
Yellowfish
Fly Fishing Clinic

Yellow fever is catching. This book will show you how!

Yellowfish Fly Fishing Clinic has helped, in the short time it's been out, many hundreds of flyfishermen to catch South Africa's premier indigenous freshwater sporting fish. And once you've caught one yourself you'll realise why yellowfish fly fishing is quite possibly the fastest growing branch of fishing in South Africa. Why it's so contagious! This book will show you all the techniques you'll need for success.

'A long overdue, easy-to-follow book on how to fish for South Africa's premier indigenous fly rod species'
Mark Yelland

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Fishing the Margins
By Paul Curtis
R195

Fishing the Margins
by Paul Curtis

A History and Complete Bibliography of Fly Fishing in South Africa

Written by Paul Curtis, fly fishing enthusiast and manic fly fishing book collector, this book will take you down the highways and byways of South African fly fishing history. A must for any collector or anyone just interested in the books, history and characters who have contributed so much to our sport.

"This book may be the finest bibliography you'll ever read"
Keith Elliot, editor Classic Angling (UK).

'A rollicking good read'
Ed Herbst

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The Rapture of the River
By Sydney Hey
R195

The Rapture of the River
by Sydney Hey

The great South African Classic reprinted at last!

If you only ever own just one book on South African fly fishing let it be this one. A beautifully written description of the halcyon days of, in particular, the rivers of the North-East Cape by one of the most famous pioneers of trout fishing in our country. A book that not only records the capture of fish but catches the soul of South African fishing. A must in any library.

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