Dear
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Another new local title this month, this time an adventure from the mouth to the source of the Orange River.
Don't forget the Game Fair (The Hunting & Fishing Outdoor Show) in Dullstroom this weekend.
StreamX will be there, showing Tenkara rods and the latest fly fishing titles and DVD's.
There is a simple text listing of the new titles here to simplify the online ordering process
Best regards, Craig
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Another new local title this month, this time an adventure from the mouth to the source of the Orange River.
Don't forget the Game Fair (The Hunting & Fishing Outdoor Show) in Dullstroom this weekend.
StreamX will be there, showing Tenkara rods and the latest fly fishing titles and DVD's.
There is a simple text listing of the new titles here to simplify the online ordering process
Best regards, Craig
Sign up for the informative and useful StreamX Newsletter at www.streamx.co.za
 DVD, Against the FlowR199.00 "Against The Flow" is in essence a road trip. Four friends set out to follow the course of South Africa's longest river; a river known variously as the Orange, Groot, Gariep, Senqu or simply Great River. The odyssey begins in the stark coastal desert of the Northern Cape. Sixty seven days later it ends in the verdant highlands of Lesotho. As they travel the river's 2,300 km course they document a collage of towns, people, histories, landscapes and experiences. They bring to life a linear oasis that is also a rugged and intriguing frontier. Along the way they learn about the river, the environment and the country. They learn about each other, and about themselves. Buy Online  Bonefish fly Patterns, 2nd:Tying, Selecting, and Fishing all the best bonefish flies from today's best tiersDick Brown 165 color photos, 7x9 inches, 320 pages , 2011 R449.00 This new & revised edition is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published. Each fly profile is listed with its creator's authentic recipe & tying tips. Also included are tying sequences for important patterns, a discussion of design trends, a materials glossary, & a list of sources for materials, custom flies, & off-the-shelf patterns. This new & revised edition of Bonefish Fly Patterns is the most comprehensive collection of bonefish flies ever published, displaying fly designs from such world-class flats anglers & guides as Winston Moore, Jim Orthwein (four-time bonefish world record holder), Steve Huff, Harry Spear, Rick Ruoff, Del Brown, John Goddard, Barry & Cathy Beck, Lou Tabory, Tim Borski, Bob Clouser, Lefty Kreh, Tom McGuane, Yvon Chouinard, Jack Gartside, Carl Richards, Craig Mathews, George Anderson, & Ben Estes. The book includes 165 full-color photographs one for each featured pattern, some published here for the first time. Each fly profile is listed with its creator's authentic recipe & tying tips. Also included are tying sequences for important patterns, a discussion of design trends, a materials glossary, & a list of sources for materials, custom flies, & off-the-shelf patterns. Dick Brown does not forget to describe fly selection for various destinations, habitats, & conditions, & to advise anglers on how to present flies & what prey they portray. Buy Online  Gentlement preferred dry fliesWilliam C. Black 6x9 inches, 256 pages, 2011 R199.00 Read as Black gathers the stories of numerous historical characters, many of them English aristocrats, who have adhered to the traditional requirement that flies should be modeled on the flying insects that land on the water's surface, rather than nymphs, the immature form of the floating insect. The author has fished with flies all over the world. His knowledge of the art and sport of catching trout with feathered imitations of native insects has been imparted to countless students in his annual Fly-Fishing Basics classes since 1978. But this book far surpasses Black's experience on the rivers and streams he has fished. There is evidence that men have been fooling fish with fake flies for over 700 years, possibly much longer, going back to China and Macedonia and Rome. The first fly-fishing book, written in the early years of the fifteenth century but not published until 1496, was for many years attributed to Dame Juliana Berners, an English nun born some years before that. Subsequent evidence shows that she may not have been the author of the "Treatise of Fishing with an Angle". The true author is unknown, but the dictates of the book have lived on ever since in the ever-present activity of fly-fishing's devotees. Black gathers the stories of numerous historical characters, many of them English aristocrats, who have adhered to the traditional requirement that flies should be modeled on the flying insects that land on the water's surface, rather than nymphs, the immature form of the floating insect. Gentlemen only fished for rising fish lured by a fleeting food source. While both techniques are now equally fascinating to gentlemen (and ladies), the debate between those who prefer dry flies to wet continues to this day. Buy Online  Fly Fishing with Darth Vader & other adventures with evangelical wrestlers, political hitmen, & jewish cowboysMatt Labash 366 pages, 2011 R165.00 Here is the best of Labash's feature writing & includes his masterful profiles of the outrageous characters who populate America's periphery, his loving & lacerating portraits of New Orleans & Detroit, & his hilarious tirades on the health hazards of Facebook & the virtues of dodgeball. Among other must-read essays, Labash chronicles Al Sharpton's eating habits, fishes the Snake River with Dick Cheney, & more. One of the most gifted & entertaining journalists writing today, Matt Labash can extract comic humanity from even the most wary politicians, con artists, & rogues—while shedding wisdom about the rich corners of our American experience. Fly Fishing with Darth Vader pulls together the best of Labash's feature writing & includes his masterful profiles of the outrageous characters who populate America's periphery, his loving & lacerating portraits of New Orleans & Detroit, & his hilarious tirades on the health hazards of Facebook & the virtues of dodgeball. Among other must-read essays, Labash chronicles Al Sharpton's eating habits, fishes the Snake River with Dick Cheney, & investigates the "great white waste of time" that is our neighbor to the north. Labash was born with a natural appreciation for the American scoundrel & a sense that life is one big chance for laughter. For those reasons, Fly Fishing with Darth Vader will be cherished & talked about for years. Buy Online  Fly fishers of Fame Peter Keen Hardcover, 9x5 inch, 128 pg, 2010 R195.00 Here is a tribute to 9 fly fishermen- men who have been an inspiration to the author & to many a fly fisherman. Keen gives a biography of each & examines the skills or/& the research that qualifies them as role-models for modern-day fly fishers. These mini-biographies of angling role-models will help to inform & inspire both novice & experienced fly fishers. Buy Online  Brook Trout Forest Kathy Scott Hardcover, illustrated, 224 pages R235.00 Of course, you are never far from nature when you read Kathy Scott, but more than her earlier works this book allows us to see a side of her that has not been seen. For example, it is as much a story of her teaching career and how it intersects her fly fishing (in more ways than you may think) as it is about the fly angling world in which she and her husband David van Burgel, a rodmaker of genuine talent, are well known and in demand. Perhaps because it was written in an older literary form, the book takes the form of a journal, a favorite literary style of the author's - it also comes off as a mature work. I don't mean this in an adult have-no-fun way, as there are still the delightful excursions of exuberance, such as when Scott describes a play her students wrote based on one of her books, or when she takes flight for the first time in a de Haviland Otter float plane. But there is a graceful maturity to the prose that is refreshing to see in an author of significant talent. Scott is clearly working hard to become a better writer, and it shows. Buy Online  Sisters on the Fly: caravans, campfires, and tales from the roadIrene Rawlings 8x8 inches, 176 pages, 2011 R155.00 The Sisters on the Fly know they're having more fun than anyone! Now you're invited to join them on their cross-country road trips as you go inside the decorated vintage trailers. Each trailer reflects its owner's personality, & the Sisters share their individual stories behind their loving restorations—& a few of the wilder outdoor adventures they've experienced along the way. The Sisters on the Fly know they're having more fun than anyone! Now you're invited to join them on their cross-country road trips as author Irene Rawlings takes you inside the Sisters' decorated vintage trailers. Each trailer reflects its owner's personality, & the Sisters share their individual stories behind their loving restorations—& a few of the wilder outdoor adventures they've experienced along the way. The Sisters also share tips for buying & restoring vintage trailers because they know that once you see all the fun they're having fly-fishing, riding horses, camping, eating, laughing, & loving, you just might want to join their cowgirl caravan when it heads out for the next adventure. Sisters on the Fly will inspire readers with charming & witty anecdotes from the Sisters as they experience the open road & some of the most beautiful places in the country. It is organized around fishing, food, friendship, love, & loss. &, of course, around beautiful vintage trailers that have been lovingly transformed from "trashed to treasured." The book features dozens of engaging stories about the incredible women who buy & restore these trailers, as well as sidebars loaded with both practical & whimsical information for anyone who is ready to find her own trailer & join the caravan. Buy Online  Shape of the Journey Jim Harrison Softcover, 6x9 inches, 484 pages Price : R195.00 From visionary lyrics & meditative suites to poems inspired by Russian suicides & scandalous Zen monks, Jim Harrison amply demonstrates why Booklist named this a "Top Ten Book of the Year." He is clearly one of our masters. # Featured on Garrison Keillor's Writer's Almanac # Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize # Selected by the Academy of American Poets Book Club Buy Online Specials  Inshore Fly Fishing Lou Tabory Softcover 7x9 inches, 328 pgs R189.00 to R125.00 Pioneering guide to fly fishing along cold-water seacoasts will take freshwater fishermen to sea, & it will show saltwater fisherman how to fish a fly. More and more anglers are discovering the thrills and challenges of saltwater fly fishing. This book covers everything you need to know to fly fish inshore without having to head south. This book has been needed - and anxiously awaited - for decades; it fills a serious gap in fly-fishing literature, with its focus on fly fishing. In this classic book, expert Lou Tabory provides professional advice on how to fly fish for striped bass, bluefish, weakfish, and other cold-water marine species. Tabory clearly instructs on how to read rips, bars, beaches, flats, jetties, reefs, tidal estuaries, and all other important fishing areas. He outlines what tackle fly fishermen will need, which flies are most effective (and when and how), and how to hook and play these great northern gamefish. There are also special sections on tides, night fishing, the use of a stripping basket, drags, and drag systems all that a beginning or expert marine fly fisherman will need for this new and exciting kind of fishing. Buy Online DVD's  DVD, Soulfish 2: Fish ModeMikey Wier Fish Eye Videos, Apr 2011 130 min R270.00 SOULFISH II is fly-fishing's ultimate adventure. A multidimensional story about fly-fishing today & an in-depth look at some of the sport's most interesting characters. Experience what it's like & witness some of the most explosive & breathtaking footage ever captured from 4 continents. Covers Mongolia, Louisiana, Belize, Mexico, Egypt, B.C., Hawaii & California. Features SA's Jonathan Boulton Buy Online  DVD, Night of the Hex: Big Bugs, Big Fish Robert Thompson 31 minutes R195.00 A Fly Fishing Experience As June arrives in the Midwest, it ushers in the emergence of the Michigan mayfly, Hexagenia Limbata. This prolific hatch comes off at night & brings out the biggest trout to gorge on these bugs. Follow 4 Midwestern fly fishermen, through various obstacles, on this chase. This is truly a unique fishing experience and can offer an angler both heartbreak and the possibility of a trophy brown trout, often in a single night. Buy Online  DVD, Nymphing Strategies Pat Dorsey 60 min R295.00 Covers the intricacies of nymph fishing & unveils the skills Dorsey has learned guiding clients for the past 15 years on some of Colorado's toughest water. First half details instructional tips & tactics to improve nymphing skills. Second half includes step-by-step instructions on fly tying & a small segment on knots. COVERS: # equipment # setting up and effective nymph rig # essential knots for successful rigging # ong & short line nymphing # dry-dropper strategies # reading the water # fly selection # "the approach" As an added bonus, you will learn to tie 5 of Pat Dorsey's most effective patterns with step-by-step instruction. Buy Online  DVD, Underwater World of Trout Volume 3: Vision and RefractionWendell Ozzie Ozenfovich 75 minutes R225.00 Every angler knows the frustration of lining a fish. After finding that big fish actively feeding, we make a cast where we think it should be, and quick as a flash it's gone. What you forgot about was the law of refraction. That fish wasn't quite where you thought it would be. You thought it was six inches below the surface. But how deep was it, one foot, two feet, or was it deeper? How large was it's circle of vision, and does it matter? Sound confusing, well it's surprisingly easy once you understand what is happening. Refraction has an impact on how we view a trout and its world, and conversely how a trout views us and our world. Do trout really have blind spots? How low must you be before they are aware of your presence? Does it matter what you wear and how you move? You'd be surprised at the little things that will put a trout down. We'll watch through a trout's eyes how mayflies and tricos float into the trout's window and see what the trout sees first. We'll see that imprint, and the sparkle that you only read about. Most important of all, we will also see that magnification of the fly that takes place as the fly enters the trout's window something you may have never read about. Why are comparaduns and parachute flies so effective, does the reflected double image of a streamer, a wet fly, or an emerger cause a trout to miss? How well can trout see both above and beneath the surface? Buy Online  DVD, Fly Fisherman Foundation Fly Patterns: 401 - Advanced PatternsCharlie craven Inter-Media Outdoors 80 min R250.00 Dedicated to serving the interests of the complete spectrum of fly fishing enthusiasts, FF Magazine presents 40 Foundation Patterns. These patterns are time-proven successful ways to hook your favorite fish. Each of the Fly Fisherman Foundation 40 Fly Patterns are proven fish catchers, but they also are the ideal patterns to develop and improve your fly tying skills. In 401-Advanced Patterns, master fly tier Charlie Craven discusses the tools and materials needed to tie 7 foundational patterns that take your fly-tying and fly-fishing skills to the next level. Buy Online DVD, Against the FlowR199.00 "Against The Flow" is in essence a road trip. Four friends set out to follow the course of South Africa's longest river; a river known variously as the Orange, Groot, Gariep, Senqu or simply Great River. The odyssey begins in the stark coastal desert of the Northern Cape. Sixty seven days later it ends in the verdant highlands of Lesotho. As they travel the river's 2,300 km course they document a collage of towns, people, histories, landscapes and experiences. They bring to life a linear oasis that is also a rugged and intriguing frontier. Along the way they learn about the river, the environment and the country. They learn about each other, and about themselves. Buy Online  A South African Fly Tying Journey with Ed Herbst and Friends Netbooks Best Seller, Ever!Ed Herbst & Andrew Ingram DVD PAL 80 mins R199.00 Ed Herbst and Andrew Ingram's first DVD on South African fly tying and fly fishing focuses on the evolution of tackle, tactics and fly patterns which has seen us move from four weights in the seventies, to the Orvis Ultrafine 2-weight in the early eighties and now to the latest Sage Triple 000 and from a period when #14 flies were considered small to our current micro-patterns. Herbst and Ingram have included Tom Sutcliffe, Dean Riphagen, Fred Steynberg and of course Ed Herbst as the tyers of classic South African dry flies. You will see them tying and fishing the Caribou spider, RAB, Xmas Xaddis, G&B Low Floater and Shuck Emerger ... as they tell the story in their own words. This DVD will be followed by another on terrestrials towards the end of the year. Buy Online Photography  The Adobe photoshop CS5 book for digital photographersScott Kelby Paperback, 387 pages R395.00 Each year, Scott teaches thousands of professional photographers how to use Photoshop and, almost without exception, they have the same questions, the same problems, and the same challenges, and that's exactly what he covers in the newest version of this book. The world's #1 bestselling Photoshop book has been completely updated for Photoshop CS5. Learn the same tips and tricks that the pros use and put it all to work using the latest, greatest features of Photoshop CS5. You'll learn: # Processing HDR (High Dynamic Range) images using CS5's new Merge to HDR Pro. # How to master CS5's new Content-Aware Fill. # How to color correct any photo in just three clicks with the included gray card. # How to take advantage of all the new Camera Raw features to process RAW images like a pro. # A special bonus chapter with Scott's own Ps CS5 workflow. Plus, a host of shortcuts, workarounds, "insider" tricks, and killer tips to send your productivity through the roof! Buy Online Classics now in stock  A Sand County Almanac with essays on conservationAldo Leopold Hardcover, 190 pages R395.00 The world does not need another book review of Aldo Leopold's classic ecological love song, A Sand County Almanac. Its author has already taken his place in the Parthenon, a select evolving lineage of naturalist writers: Thoreau begat Muir, Muir begat Leopold, Leopold begat Carson. The small, insightful observations of a year in a shack in the rolling mixed Wisconsin woodlands, the Almanac finds beauty and meaning in the footprints of mice in the snow and the rings of a felled oak tree. It has inspired several generations of environmentalists, scientists and artists alike, who revere and point to it as the genesis of their work. So instead of singing its praises with my small voice, let me instead point you towards a specific passage, Leopold's own Forward from the first edition, for our deliberation and discussion. I reproduce it in its entirety here, as Leopold's prose is so tightly packed with nuance and meaning, any abbreviation eliminates the context and mood required for understanding. Buy Online  Aldo Leopold: Fierce Green FireMarybeth Lorbiecki Softcover, 6x9 inches, 224 pages R149.00 Leopold dedicated his life to answering the question: "How do we live on the land without spoiling it?" The founder of the field of wildlife management & starter of the national wilderness system is revealed in this illustrated biography. "Aldo Leopold (1886-1948) is revered among environmentalists and naturalists for many reasons: as an officer of the U.S. Forest Service, he was instrumental in formulating policies that helped protect wildlands and wild animals; as an activist, he helped found the Wilderness Society and other public-interest organizations; and as a writer, he crafted a number of fine, philosophically charged essays and books, including his famous memoir, A Sand County Almanac. Marybeth Lorbiecki's overview of Leopold's life addresses each of these contributions in turn, and it does a good job of explaining why Leopold's influence should endure today. Of added interest are the many photographs Lorbiecki has discovered in family and government archives, images that help flesh out a figure who has, in ecological circles, become something of a saint--and, as a result, a little unreal. Curt Meine's Aldo Leopold: His Life and Work addresses Leopold's work in greater depth, but readers seeking a sense of his many contributions, and why they matter, will find much of value in Lorbiecki's well-written pages." --Gregory McNamee. Buy Online  Practice of the WildGary Snyder 208 pages R165.00 The ten captivatingly meditative essays in The Practice of the Wild, including a new, previously unpublished essay, display the deep understanding and wise erudition of Gary Snyder in the ways of Buddhist belief, wildness, wildlife, and the world. Theseessays, first published in 1990, stand as the mature centerpiece of Snyder's work and thought, and this profound collection is widely accepted as one of the central texts on wilderness and the interaction of nature and culture. As the Library Journal affirmed, "This is an important book for anyone interested in the ethical interrelationships of things, places, and people, and it is a book that is not just read but taken in." Buy Online |
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