Many bank anglers may not know it, but there are a variety of different species of carp found in South Africa. Carp fishing, or bank angling (As many call it), is one of the most popular forms of fishing by participation in South Africa. Carp fishing is a very dynamic and technical sport, if we can call it that. There are so many different forms of Carp angling, which are all in their own right,…

After enduring the full Holy Month of Ramadan, followed by the searing heat of summer in the Middle East last year, it went without question that vacation dates needed to cover those two periods this year. With flights booked and seasonal information taken into account, the boys back home held up their behaviour of bombarding the social media feed with images and stories, along with a few incredible catches pretty much breaking the fishing pages…

St Lucia is known for its Ragged Tooth Sharks in the December months and a couple of my friends and I booked a trip down to the coast with only one goal in mind – to catch raggies! Due to unfortunate events only Heinrich van Heerden and myself went through alone for the first 3days with my fiancé Karen, Arista Bothma and Maartin Smit to follow later in the week. Like always – our first…

Having committed our career paths to the boating industry of the UAE, one can’t help but question the motive of willingly putting our home waters of the KZN north-coast to rest in search of success and productive fishing over here. It had never occurred to me that I’d call the presumably quiet waters of the Arabian Gulf my home… As my good friend Lloyd van Ploster and I had taken up roles as fishing and…

  I often get asked  “what is the key to being a successful and consistent bass fisherman?”, a lot of guys would say it is the boat, or the fancy tackle, and to a certain degree this is true, for without them, we certainly would find it tough to catch a bass, however, more than anything else, to be a good fisherman, in my opinion, the most important thing is to be bold. So often as…

Anglers Talk magazine had the pleasure recently of staying at the Winchester Lodge – the preferred choice of the discerning traveler where business people, couples and friends can enjoy peace and tranquility away from the hustle & bustle of the City – yet, only minutes from Johannesburg International Airport, Joburg City Centre, Nasrec, Crown Mines and Gold Reef City – making it the perfect choice for a centrally located venue.   Winchester Lodge rises up…

Pure Fishing not only brings tackle to the anglers of Southern Africa, but they have ambassadors who put the equipment through its phases to ensure that only the best equipment is put on the market. Now what better place is there to take a few of your bass ambassadors to then Letsibogo at this stage of the game? This is also the way Pure Fishing says thanks to their ambassadors that put in the time…

Friday 20 February 2015 after three days of hunting for the big one with not even a kirr out of a reel the mood was sober on the boat Montego a to say the least. We are here as part of the Letsitele Boere Bonanza a social gathering of farmers. Thursday night Francois Engelbrecht came to me and ask if we can’t load the light rods seeing tomorrow is our last day and he had…

14 – 16 AUGUST 2015 Johannesburg Expo Centre, Nasrec www.johannesburgboatshow.co.za   More about the Boat Outdoor Lifestyle Shows:   When: Friday 14 – Sunday 16 August 2015   Show Hours: Fri 14 & Sat 15 August 2015 Sunday 16 August 2015 09:00 – 18:00 09:00 – 17:00     Tickets available at the gate, admission fee R90 per adult Tickets sales and entrance gates close one hour before close.   Where: Johannesburg Expo Centre Cnr…

We have again been told of very good garrick fishing at Tugela Mouth over the past week.   KZN north coast fishing has produced much the same as it has been over the last two weeks, with the excitement this week coming from a large number of grunter in the area. Most of the grunter reported did not make it past the 3kg mark, but many came in around the 1-2kg range. These were caught…