DIFFERENT STROKES
Celebrated and respected in other countries, competition fly fishing does not always get the same level of love in South Africa. We chat to some
Tudor Caradoc-Davies
THE OFFICE
Invited to visit ‘WildFly country‘ (aka the Mooi River area around Nottingham Road), The Mission’s editor Tudor Caradoc-Davies goes to KwaZulu-Natal in search of unfinished
WAYNE’S WORLDS – WAYNE HASELAU
Low-key and unassuming, you’d be forgiven for not knowing enough about Wayne Haselau, one of the Seychelles’ and saltwater fly fishing’s great veteran guides. To
THE BEATS – ROWAN ROBINSON
Tudor, the Mission’s editor, recently experienced the stoke of fly fishing for Murray cod in the hills of New South Wales, Australia with Josh Hutchins
HIT PARADE
From the DIYs to the FYIs, pearls of wisdom and piss-takes, it’s been the people, the places, the fish and the stories that have made
COD’S WINDOW
Taking a gap between storms and toddlers, Tudor Caradoc-Davies goes deep into the backwoods of New South Wales in search of Murray cod with Aussie
2024’S BEST FLY FISHING BOOKS
‘Tis the season to take a freaking moment, close the laptop, put down the phone, take a swig of eggnog, whipsky, or whatever libations do
EXCERPT: RIVER SONGS BY STEVE DUDA
He doesn’t know it, but Steve Duda is partly responsible for The Mission existing. I loved the way Duda, a former editor of The Flyfish
DAVID GRAVETTE: NOBODY LIVES FOREVER
Pro skateboarder turned frothy fly fisher David Gravette spoke to The Mission about sucker love, catastrophic injuries, cyberphobia and toe pin Clousers. From The Mission
THE EAT
It’s there in the milliseconds before every eat, the eat itself and the moments that follow. The fight, the release and the stories we take home are all just gravy.
