DISTRACTIONS
THIS WEEK at The Mission: We read “Dude where’s my hatch?” where Patagonia (and author Steven Sautner), are once again Turing up the volume on
The Mission
MONTE’S MIXTAPE – THE BEATS
As a bonus from his interview with Brent Flack-Davison, Monte Burke shared some of the music he is currently listening to. A mix of indie,
LIFE CHANGING ANTS – FLUFF
In an excerpt from his new book, The Feather Mechanic II: Beyond the Pattern, Gordon van der Spuy dives deep into the delicious versatility of an ant fly
LORD MONTE
Divided as fly fishing is into seemingly endless scenes and micro seams, great fly fishing literature tends to cross the divide and unite people whether
FINAL BOSS SEA TROUT
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden fades away in the background. I tend to base things these days a lot of my awareness, my senses, and
MOUNTAIN MIDGE: STEP-BY-STEP
In this step-by-step video Stanton Hector, “The Small Stream Guy” from The Mission Issue 41, ties the Mountain Midge fly, an excellent dry fly for
EASY PEASY ANT: STEP-BY-STEP
In this step-by-step video Gordon van der Spuy, A.K.A. The Feather Mechanic, ties the Easy Peasy Ant. This pattern features a segmented foam body, designed
FLY FISHING SHORT FILMS – AUGUST ’23
The winter blues are almost at an end, and we’re hungrier than ever for some of our favorite fisheries to fire again, to spend long
100 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
What if, the moment you’ve caught a fish on your home waters, you were to relegate that fly for the rest of the season? And
TOM: THE FRIEND FISH DESERVE
In true Patagonia Films style, TOM focuses on an important story, that of stalwart rivers and fish conservation advocate, Tom Derry and the places and
