There are some historical characters in the lore of fly fishing in KZN who are published and remembered, but there are also many whose presence and impact is destined to fade into obscurity. With the help of readers I seek to represent many of them here.
If you know of a KZN flyfisher whom you consider to have been a “doyen”, please do provide me with some info along the lines of the tries appearing below, by clicking here: SUBMIT CONTENT
Hugh Bevan (circa 1885 – 1950)
GE Pennington
Helen Hilliard
Lionel Walker
Neville Nuttall (1903 – 1983)
Goldie Scott (1912 to circa 1985)
Robert Sanderson “Bob” Crass (26 June 1921 – 13 January 2011)
Jack Blackman (2 February 1923 – 28 June 1998)
William “Bill” Paterson Small (25 July 1924 – 21 June 2025)
Hugh Brian Huntley (Circa 1935 to May 2006)
‘Zak’ Gwala (circa 1935 – April 2015)
John Beams
Jimmy Little
Win Whitear
Roger Baert
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