Description
Trout on the Veld is a classic South African fly-fishing title that captures the spirit of trout fishing in the country’s rivers and stillwaters. Written in an engaging and practical style, the book shares Meintjies’ personal experiences, observations, and techniques for catching trout in Southern African conditions. It reflects an important shift in local fly-fishing methods, encouraging anglers to adopt more modern approaches such as floating lines, longer leaders, and nymph techniques inspired by European and American fly-fishing traditions.
With a mix of storytelling, tactics, and insights from time spent on the water, the book offers valuable guidance and inspiration for trout anglers who want to better understand local waters and improve their fly-fishing success.
Content
The Leading in Bit
The Ten Percenters
Basic Principles of Still Water Fly Fishing
Selective Trout
The Feeding Trout
Frogs
The Aggressive Trout
The Jekyll and Hyde Trout
Flies, Nymphs and Other Little Nothings
Deep Water Trout
The Enigma of Mid Water
The Case of Aigy and Daphne
Rising Trout
Eastward Journeys with the Nymph
The Take
The End of the Line
Brown vs Rainbow
Down by the Riverside
Fisheries Big and Small
The Five Years of Middelpunt
Trout Dolly Mixture
In Search of Big Trout
The Stocking of Trout
