Jeremy Grace of Johannesburg, son of local veterinarian Tony Grace, recently grabbed the headlines when he managed to hook a largemouth yellowfish of 11,5 kilograms in the Vanderkloof Dam.

This is regarded as South Africa’s unofficial fly angling record. Jeremy caught this monster fish from a boat – it is not the biggest one of its kind ever caught, but is certainly a record catch from a boat.

The previous biggest catch by a fly angler was 9,2 kilograms. Jeremy is a member of the Windknot Angling Club in Potchefstroom. They released this big guy back into the water after weighing hi