BOOK REVIEW

“South African Fishing Flies” Penguin Random House has just released a new coffee table book on South African Fishing Flies – An Anthology of Milestone Patterns.

Penguin Random House has just released a new coffee table book on South African Fishing Flies – An Anthology of Milestone Patterns. This wonderful hard cover book does not contain an exhaustive reference to all South African flies, but is rather a collection of twenty three flies that, by virtue of their innovation in design, materials used and tying techniques, have helped shaped the thinking of fly-tying in South Africa.

The authors, Peter Brigg and Ed Herbst, are both well experienced fly fishermen, established writers and write with authority. The book contains 176 pages, is easy to read and boasts with spectacular high quality full colour pictures on every page. Even if you are not an avid fly fisherman you will still enjoy reading the adventures of the various contributors.

“The stories behind the patterns are so interesting and uniquely South African”, said Gordon van der Spuy.

“It is not just another book full of patterns, but a very special book about fly-tying and the history thereof in South Africa” said Jay Smit.

Dr. Tom Sutcliffe, a house-hold name is the fly fishing community regards the book as “A wonderful read, full of variety, useful information, interesting personal insights and valuable advice on South African fly patterns and on how to fish them”. *For more information visit www.penguinrandomhouse.co.za or your nearest book store .