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Dear [fname]

 The visit by Simon Gawesworth from Rio was certainly inspirational, and made me realise how easy Spey casting is. It also taught me a lot about fly lines. Many thanks to Jandi who organised the visit of this extraordinary man.

Another highlight this month was certainly the CPS river festival. It was great spending the day on the river with two people I didnt really know and not fish at all. Not fishing allows me to absorb and see some of the things I sometimes don't notice when you are fishing. There was more time to take in the scenery, look at plants, and turn over rocks in the water to see what bugs were hiding under them. Hope I didn't neglect my 'clients'.
One of the things I did notice was the change in the stream fauna of the Holsloot from a majority of Heptagenid mayflies a few years ago to the now dominant Leptophlebids (hope I got those names right). It seems that after the big rockfalls and the recent fires the increase in sand in the river has led to this change.
Normally you would find heptagenids (flat mayflies with triangular heads) under the freestone rocks, but a lot of those are now sitting in sand, thus the leptophlebids have more habitat than the others. It is good news for the fishing as the latter hatch during the day. There is a huge amount of invertebrate fauna in general, and there has also been an increase in caddis, especially the ones that make stone 'homes'.
Make a note for next year, early November, as this the best way to be introduced to the local streams.
The weather was terrible, overcast and cold, with a downstream gale which made the fishing prospects poor. But despite the weather, and thanks to the yellowfishgreat guides, the majority of the guests caught fish. One man fell in neck deep after a few casts and had to go back to the lodge, and another caught a nice 16" brown as his first river fish. He was awarded a special prize for enthusiasm.
StreamX provided a keg of Boston Lager for the thirsty fisherman and ladies. The happy guests were also provided with prizes provided by Ed Herbst, Flyfishing Magazine, Flytalk, Mario Geldenhuys, Netbooks, TFO & Flytech, Orvis, Sharland Urquart, StreamX, The Complete Fly Fisher Man Magazine, Tim Rolston, Ufudu Fly Fishing Safaris, Upstream Flyfishing, Weizterfish and Xplorer.


Springbok Fly Tying Competition

The winner of the fly tying hamper from Fishient, StreamX and Grip hooks is Stephan Nortje who in keeping with the fun nature of the event, made a 'pronking springbok' fly (top). Congratulations Stephan on this creative fly, you prize is on the way. An honourable mention goes to Robert Clevely who tied a springbok minnow in the 'thunder creek' style. Overall, the standard of the flies submitted were a good quality, making the judging quite difficult.

Best regards
Craig

sales@streamx.co.za

Just landed

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Whiting Dry Fly, American, Hen, Coq de Leon in Capes and Saddles. Full capes from R210.00

TFO BVK 5wt 10 foot Rod, ideal for Vaal nymphing and float tubers

 Double handed Rods - Scott 14' - Switch Rods - Stealth Bomber 11'




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Hends Synton Tying Thread
A very fine monofilament micro fibre spooled as two twinned micro fibres. Being very thin and inconspicuous, but at the same time quite strong, it has become very popular with Czech fly dressers. With Synton even the smallest flies can be tied, but it can be used for flies of all sizes. It is available in 14 colour shades. White, Black, Dark Brown, Dun, Khaki, Khaki Dark, Aquamarine, Fluorescent Yellow, Chartreuse, Sandy Brown, Blue Dun Grey, Ivory, Red, Fluorescent Orange & Golden Yellow. R15.00 per 100m

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Hends Body Quills
Body material that will provide a transparent body over white thread. The depth of colour can be adjusted by using more layers or a combination of colours. It is good for bodies (especially emergers), butts, buzzers, heads and ribbing. A good subsitute for quills of any kind, they can also be tiednext to each other for a banded effect. R20 for a 24 Yard spool.

New Flies
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Chernobyl Ants               BloodwormX

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Foam Back Xdragon         Tiger Brush Fly 
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Hends Lama Hair
This material is especially suitable for tying streamers especially.Thelength of the fibres are a long 10 cm. It is soft and limp in water, it gives a very lively action. Available in Tan, Gray, Burnt Orange, Yellow, Orange, Red, Dark Brown, Fluorescent Orange, Dark Gray, White, Olive & Black. R25.00		 hends
Hends Hare Dubbing Brushes
These brushes are made from Hends popular hare dubbing, twisted in copper wire loop. It is a great natural material with plenty of spiky fibers to enhance the look of your flies. Brushes are 17 cm with 6 brushes in bag. Available in March Brown Dark , Iron Dun, Gold Oilve, Cinnamon, Olive, Brown Dark, Coachman Brown, Black, Yellow Olive, Olive Green & March Brown. R25.00
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Hends Body Glass Micro
(D or V-Rib) Available in Black, Claret, Deep red, Olive Brown, Light Olive, Red, Pink Red, Clear, Wine Red. R23.00 		fly fishing fly fishing
Loon Strike Indicators
Foam Tip Toppers The almost unsinkable indicator! Strips of foam are fastened together to create an indicator buoyant enough to keep even the heaviest flies from sinking. R39.00
Tip Toppers Synthetic glo-yarn strike indicators with o-ring attachments for easy placement.Available in small and large. From R35.00

- Rubber O-ring for easy attachment
- High visibility colors

Something to look forward to..the Thinkfish Bold reel flyfishing cape town

Tying Tip of the Month

When tying small flies with beads you realise how big your fingers are, and getting a small bead onto a small hook is not easy, even with tweezers. The solution is to put the hook into the vice as shown, and slip the bead on using your tweezers.
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Fly of the Month
Dubbing brushes make life very easy for the fly tier.

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Using the Hends Dubbing brushes, I was able to do the flies below in about two hours.  Because the brushes have twisted copper wire in them, it's not necessary to use thread, so you slip on a bead, wind the dubbing brush like thread and trim. That simple. Below is a more complicated version than the ones above. For for step by step instructions go here

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  DVD & Book of the Month

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DVD, A South African Fly Tying Journey with Ed Herbst and Friends Volume 2
Ed Herbst & Andrew Ingram
R199.00
The first in the series with Ed Herbst as narrator, interviewer and fly tyer and Andrew Ingram as camera operator and video editor was extremely well received both here and abroad. It was generally agreed that it significantly raised the bar and this was hardly surprising given their decades of experience in the communication field and Ed's acknowledged expertise as a fly tyer and fly fishing historian. The DVD covers five innovative interpretations of land-bred insects which are important to fish, the grasshopper, the ant, the beetle, the inchworm and the crane fly.

Ed contributes two flies, his hopper with its effective leg configuration a pattern which Tom Sutcliffe describes on his website as the best such pattern extant and his Split-Back Beetle. The latter incorporates a sighter post combining orange egg yarn and krystal flash to provide both a contrasting colour and small sparkles of light on the back of the pattern. Foam beetles, while deadly, are notoriously difficult to see because they float flush with water surface and Ed's pattern solves this problem.

Renowned Rhodes Guide, Fred Steynberg, demonstrates a foam ant pattern which he has developed over several years and which he says, when correctly presented to a sighted fish, is never refused. Well-known Aliwal North custom rod/net builder, Mario Geldenhuys, demonstrates an ingenious inchworm pattern. The extended foam body is built on a needle and then transferred to a #18 hook. The comparatively large body floats the tiny hook with great buoyancy and Mario says this quick-and-easy to tie pattern is as effective on yellowfish as it is on trout.

Tony Biggs' RAB has been catching trout for decades and Philip Meyer's parachute version is easier to cast into the wind and is exceptionally effective when a breeze is ruffling the water and activating its squirrel tail legs. Philip says it is exceptionally effective when crane flies are on the water but also works well as a searching pattern when nothing is hatching and fish are not rising. Buy Online

better flies faster
Better Flies Faster: 501 Fly-tying Tips for all Skill Levels
David Klausmeyer
Softcover, 7x9 inches, 192 pages, 2011
R265.00
From simple fixes--using two whip-finishes rather than one to complete a fly so that it holds--to hints for working with tricky materials like marabou feathers. How to use the latest innovations as well as classic natural materials. Buy Online
 Visit www.netbooks.co.za for a large range of Fly Fishing Titles. For the latest book & DVD releases go here
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