Published Aug 1. 2013 - 4 years ago
Updated or edited Oct 23. 2015

Poor Man's Parrot Fish on Fly

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This is just a short mash-up of footage from a recent excursion to Mission Rocks located in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa. Caught a few small Shad (Bluefish) and a few Surge Wrasse aka the poor man's parrot fish on fly during a spring low tide on 27-July-13.

Originator: 
Konrad Dorfling
Originator's web site: 
http://www.flyordie.co.za/
Submitter: 
Martin Joergensen

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