Knysna is situated on the South African south coast and is considered a gem given the protection of the fragile biodiversity that this region has to offer. The South African estuaries are small in comparison to those in the US, harbouring a very fragile ecosystem.

Knysna is home to the “Knysna seahorse”, regarded as the most endangered of all the seahorse species in the world’s oceans. It is also the only known estuarine seahorse species on the world.



I love the place and its fishing. We target three main species on fly:

1) Garrick – they love poppers





2) Grunter (regarded by some as harder on fly than permit)



3) Skipjack (also known as ladyfish or ten-pounder) – we grow them big in Africa