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Platanna Press is the only South African publishers solely dedicated
to bringing you quality books on fly fishing by top local author/flyfishermen.
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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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BEST SELLER!
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.
Lodges and outfitters half price for bulk orders over 25!
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Curtis & Boulton’s
Yellowfish Fly Fishing Clinic
R125
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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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CLASSIC!

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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