Sean Mills Instructional DVDs
DVDs are now also available for digital download. Please contact me for more details.
"The ultimate guide to starting fly fishing ~ with Sean Mills" dvd only R195
In this DVD, Sean Mills (the author of “Fresh Water Fishing in South Africa”), shows you in detail everything that you need to know in order to successfully fly fish.Shot on location at Vaalvlei (*) in Stanford (Western Cape), Sean takes you through the fundamentals of fly fishing in his easy going, relaxed manner. Putting the rod together, how leaders work, tying the fly on, how to do the roll cast and overhead fly cast, how to read the water and find feeding fish, how to cast flies in windy conditions, how to cast multiple flies, fishing with sinking fly lines and how to retrieve the flies in order to elicit a take. He also covers how to avoid tangles, take out coils in your line, what fish eat, sharpening hooks and many other tricks that will enable you to achieve success on the water. Furthermore, Sean teaches you how to catch trout, blue kurper, and black bass. After showing you the fundamentals, Sean puts theory into practice and hooks and lands four different species of fish including a beautiful rainbow trout and a surprise smallmouth bass in a 20 minute session. Sean then takes to the water in his kick boat and uses a sinking poly leader to turn the table on reluctant fish. The DVD is delivered in an informative and fun way and will keep you enthralled, whether you are a beginner to fly fishing or a seasoned angler. (*) www.vaalvlei.co.za
DVD length 75 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
DVD length 75 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
"The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing Cape Streams ~ With Sean Mills" dvd - R195
In this DVD, Sean shows you in detail how to catch more and larger trout on the crystal clear mountain streams of the Western Cape, South Africa. It is filmed in Sean’s unique style with extensive underwater footage and extreme close-ups.
Also covered in this DVD are the following topics: where to fish, tackle, special casts, locating fish, sight fishing, flies, tying leaders and how to spot and stalk wild trout. Sean also explains how the rivers are managed and how to book a beat. How to fish with dry flies, nymphs and soft hackle flies, streamers and combining various flies are also shown in detail. In addition, Sean looks at reading water, how to fish pocket water, runs, glides, targeting larger fish and where to look for them. Sean also identifies the major stream hatches using extreme close-up footage of caddis, mayflies, midges and stoneflies.
DVD length 90 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
Also covered in this DVD are the following topics: where to fish, tackle, special casts, locating fish, sight fishing, flies, tying leaders and how to spot and stalk wild trout. Sean also explains how the rivers are managed and how to book a beat. How to fish with dry flies, nymphs and soft hackle flies, streamers and combining various flies are also shown in detail. In addition, Sean looks at reading water, how to fish pocket water, runs, glides, targeting larger fish and where to look for them. Sean also identifies the major stream hatches using extreme close-up footage of caddis, mayflies, midges and stoneflies.
DVD length 90 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
"The Ultimate Guide to Fly Fishing For Carp ~ With Sean Mills" dvd - R195
In this DVD, Sean shows you how to locate, hook and land these amazing fish on fly. He takes you through location, flies, tackle, technique, sight fishing (with some very exciting footage), how these fish feed and on what. Join Sean on an exciting journey as he takes you through the most successful methods of fishing rivers, lakes and ponds. In addition, Sean reveals his tactics and flies to catch the finicky grass carp on fly. Carp grow very large and are amongst the smartest and most powerful of fresh water fish and they are found all over South Africa, possibly a short drive from your house. Sean then ties several of his most successful flies, including the carp fritz, carp SMS and the carp maggot.
DVD length 80 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
The DVD is AWESOME – finally I am getting to what I am doing wrong. Can’t wait to go try out all the tips on my next outing to the vaal dam – gonna put on my walking shoes though. Thanks for the great informative DVD – I love it! Christo Els
Hi Sean,
I had time to watch the Carp DVD this Sunday.
You did really good with the technique section, fly selection etc on the disc.
I will be tying flies tonight and hopefully go stalk some carps on Wednesday afternoon.
Your film took a lot of the guesswork out of catching carp, makes life a whole lot easier.
Jacques Pretorius
DVD length 80 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
The DVD is AWESOME – finally I am getting to what I am doing wrong. Can’t wait to go try out all the tips on my next outing to the vaal dam – gonna put on my walking shoes though. Thanks for the great informative DVD – I love it! Christo Els
Hi Sean,
I had time to watch the Carp DVD this Sunday.
You did really good with the technique section, fly selection etc on the disc.
I will be tying flies tonight and hopefully go stalk some carps on Wednesday afternoon.
Your film took a lot of the guesswork out of catching carp, makes life a whole lot easier.
Jacques Pretorius
"Fishing The Dry Fly And Dry & Nymph Rig ~ With Sean Mills" dvd - R195
In this DVD, Sean shows you how to effectively fish dry flies to rising and non-rising trout in all types of water. Sean also explores the importance of drag free drifts and special casts to minimize drag and create good drifts for extended periods, as well as when and how to strike with a surface fly. The fishing is frenetic with wild rainbow trout rising in gin-clear water. Sean then explains how to set up a dry fly as an indicator with a small nymph underneath and also the type of waters where this method works well. Tackle and leaders are also described and the best dry flies for this method are shown. Sean then ties several very effective dry flies and nymphs.
DVD length 95 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
DVD length 95 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
"Fishing Soft Hackle Flies ~ With Sean Mills" dvd - R195
In this DVD, Sean shows you how to tie and fish soft hackle wet flies, one of the oldest and most successful forms of fly fishing. The tackle, flies and tactics are described in detail as Sean fishes on a crystal clear mountain stream for wild rainbow trout. Also shown and explained are the following methods: down stream, side on and upstream, as well as how to fish deep and shallow water. Leader make-up and how to fish a team of flies are also explored.
The devastating effectiveness of these flies can be seen both when fished in a hatch and non-hatch conditions. Sean then ties several of his most successful soft hackle flies.
DVD length 65 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
The devastating effectiveness of these flies can be seen both when fished in a hatch and non-hatch conditions. Sean then ties several of his most successful soft hackle flies.
DVD length 65 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
"Fly Fishing For Smallmouth Yellowfish In Small Streams
~ With Sean Mills and Mark Krige" dvd - R195
In this DVD, Sean Mills and Mark Krige, discuss fly fishing for small stream, smallmouth yellowfish (South Africa’s most popular fly fishing species).
In this DVD you will see what these fish eat and how they feed. Upstream nymphing, Czech nymphing, fishing soft hackle flies, fishing with dry flies, stalking, tackle and tactics are all covered in detail in this DVD.
Watch yellowfish take dry flies off the top at close range and witness the effectiveness of soft hackle and emerging nymphs.
The methods detailed in this DVD will also work on larger river systems throughout the South Africa.
DVD length 85 min
R195 [Excl. postage]
In this DVD you will see what these fish eat and how they feed. Upstream nymphing, Czech nymphing, fishing soft hackle flies, fishing with dry flies, stalking, tackle and tactics are all covered in detail in this DVD.
Watch yellowfish take dry flies off the top at close range and witness the effectiveness of soft hackle and emerging nymphs.
The methods detailed in this DVD will also work on larger river systems throughout the South Africa.
DVD length 85 min
R195 [Excl. postage]