{"id":967,"date":"2017-05-31T11:53:35","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T09:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/?page_id=967"},"modified":"2026-09-15T16:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:15:44","slug":"good-reading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/articles\/good-reading\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-967\"  class=\"panel-layout\" >\n<div id=\"pg-967-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-967-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\n<div id=\"panel-967-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-bed47dda6c60-967\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><\/p>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Piscator.jpg\" width=\"256\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Piscator.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Piscator-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-967-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" >\n<div id=\"panel-967-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\n<div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><\/p>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p>Ed Herbst writes: Since the first issue of <em>Piscator<\/em> was published in March 1947, it has carried articles which celebrated the joy of fly fishing rather than concentrating on its technical aspects. One of the most prolific contributors in this regard has been Garrett Evans. A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/18125441.2012.706090?journalCode=rscr20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">compendium<\/a> of his <em>Piscator <\/em>articles was<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanschaik.com\/book\/4e9c9c44bf780\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> published<\/a> under the title of \u2018Huckleberry Days: A Trouting, Shooting and Fishing Life\u2019 . He asked me to write the foreword to the book, a copy of which is in the library. Another prolific contributor was the late Lawrie Kingma who wrote some lyrical articles on the early days when the Berg and Breede Rivers provided outstanding bass fishing. Down the years there have been many such articles which will be added to this website.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/The-Lakes-at-Inhluzane-Part-of-Chapter-4-of-Hunting-Trout-by-Tom-Sutcliffe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lakes at Inhluzane Part of Chapter 4 of Hunting Trout - Tom Sutcliffe<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Reenboog-uit-die-waterlelies-2021-Dawid-Rossouw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Reenboog uit die waterlelies 2021 - Dawid Rossouw<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Give-that-man-a-Bell\u2019s-\u2013-Tim-Rolston.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give that man a Bell\u2019s \u2013 Tim Rolston<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Macho-and-the-Okavango-Swamps-\u2013-Dulcie-Brandon-Kirby.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macho and the Okavango Swamps \u2013 Dulcie Brandon-Kirby<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Autumn-Days-on-the-Sterkfontein-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Autumn Days on the Sterkfontein - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/In-the-wild-ridges-mountains-Gareth-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In the wild-ridged mountains - Gareth Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Hunting-Trout-Return-to-Barkly-Tom-Sutcliffe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hunting Trout - Return to Barkly - Tom Sutcliffe<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jeremiahs-Run-Gareth-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremiah's Run - Gareth Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-Fire-in-my-head-Lawrie-Kingma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Fire in my head - Lawrie Kingma<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/The-Passing-Hours-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Passing Hours - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Imaginig-a-man-in-connemara-cloth-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Imagining a man in Connemara cloth - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/A-River-Runs-Through-It-Lawrie-Kingma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A River Runs Through It - Lawrie Kingma<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Leven-Garnish-John-Ness.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leven Garnish - John Ness<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Brund-Mill-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brund Mill - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Memories-of-The-Wolf-Colin-Vary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memories of The Wolf - Colin Vary<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/My-Love-Affair-with-the-Gxulu-Colin-Vary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Love Affair with the Gxulu - Colin Vary<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Persian-Carpet-Bicycle-Ride-Fred-Schneider.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Persian Carpet Bicycle Ride - Fred Schneider<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/The-Gibson-Dam-and-an-Old-Buffer-Garrett-Evans-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Gibson Dam and an Old Buffer - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/112-The-Old-House-Along-the-Stream.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Old House Along the Stream - Garret Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Song-of-Wandering-Aengus-\u2013-Garret-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Song of Wandering Aengus \u2013 Garret Evans<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/The-Secret-Place-\u2013-Andrew-Ing.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Secret Place \u2013 Andrew Ing<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gluhwein-weather-Laurence-Davies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gluhwein weather - Laurence Davies<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Reflections-in-Green-and-Gold-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reflections in Green and Gold - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/By-Some-a-Greyling-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By Some a Greyling - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Caught-and-Released-Stephen-Boshoff.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caught and Released - Stephen Boshoff<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Basic-Instincts-Martin-Mayhew.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Basic Instincts - Martin Mayhew<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Rosamund-Garret-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rosamund - Garret Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/An-Interlude-on-Some-Hampshire-Chalk-Streams-Part-1-by-T.-Sutcliffe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Interlude on Some Hampshire Chalk Streams Part 1 - T. Sutcliffe<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/An-Interlude-on-Some-Hampshire-Chalk-Streams-Part-2-by-T.-Sutcliffe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An Interlude on Some Hampshire Chalk Streams Part 2 - T. Sutcliffe<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/With-the-Brown-Trout-in-Italy-John-Galbraith.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">With the Brown Trout in Italy - John Galbraith<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Under-the-Shade-of-the-Trees-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Under the Shade of the Trees - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Wrestling-fat-fish-on-the-roof-of-the-world-Greg-Nelson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrestling fat fish on the roof of the world - Greg Nelson<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Safari-on-the-stream-Michael-Hainebach.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safari on the stream - Michael Hainebach<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Dimpling-Trout-in-the-Autumn-Stream-Garret-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Dimpling Trout in the Autumn Stream - Garret Evans<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Great-Distances-and-a-Gentle-Ripple-Garret-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Great Distances and a Gentle Ripple - Garret Evans<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Shadows-Call-our-Names-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shadows Call our Names - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brund-Mill-Garrett-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brund Mill - Garrett Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Insect-Macro-Photography-Neil-Hodges.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Insect \/ Macro Photography - Neil Hodges<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jane-Goes-Fishing-Pieter-Cronje-and-Mark-Mackereth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jane Goes Fishing - Pieter Cronje and Mark Mackereth<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Exciting-Prospects-at-Lady-Grey-Geoffrey-Knipe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exciting Prospects at Lady Grey - Geoffrey Knipe<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Fly-Fishing-Italy-Korrie-Broos.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fly Fishing Italy - Korrie Broos<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/My-first-lesson-and-stories-capped-Tom-Sutcliffe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My first lesson and stories capped - Tom Sutcliffe<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-gods-of-fishing-do-smile-occasionally-Dawid-Rossouw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The gods of fishing do smile occasionally - Dawid Rossouw<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/My-brownie-at-last-Fred-Davis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My brownie-at last - Fred Davis<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Inedible-memories-Tony-Aylmer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Inedible memories - Tony Aylmer<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Wet-Wading-Tim-Rolston.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wet Wading - Tim Rolston<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Where-the-Gorge-Sings-Dulcie-Kirby.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Where the Gorge Sings - Dulcie Kirby<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Great-day-at-Vrederus-Alan-Hatton.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Great day at Vrederus - Alan Hatton<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/The-best-and-the-worst-of-it-Tom-Sutcliffe.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The best and the worst of it - Tom Sutcliffe<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Last-round-Dawid-Rossouw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last round - Dawid Rossouw<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Two-Whoppers-Garret-Evans.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Whoppers - Garret Evans<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>An angling journey \u2013 when I was young <em>by Michael Riordan<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A seasoned angler looks back on the rivers, rocks and people that shaped a lifetime of fishing; from his first cast on the Muizenberg shore to the wild rainbows of the Umzimkulu. More than a collection of fishing tales, these are vivid memories of a vanishing South Africa, told through the sights, sounds and smells that time cannot erase.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-First-Fishing-Trip-Muizenberg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The First Fishing Trip Muizenberg<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fishing-the-Dorp-Spruit-Pietermaritzburg.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fishing the Dorp Spruit Pietermaritzburg<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/First-Day-on-the-Umzimkulu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Day on the Umzimkulu<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Junction-Umzimkulu-Umzimouti.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Junction Umzimkulu Umzimouti<\/a> <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Smoked-Trout-on-the-Umzimkulu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smoked Trout on the Umzimkulu<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EperxWMOzbM?si=v94bYP9GdCVQaUw9&amp;t=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>When I Was Young | A Beautiful Irish Waltz Ballad That Will Take You Home<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Herbst writes: Since the first issue of Piscator was published in March 1947, it has carried articles which celebrated the joy of fly fishing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":843,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-967","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=967"}],"version-history":[{"count":88,"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33271,"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967\/revisions\/33271"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/843"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.piscator.co.za\/CPS2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}