'In preparation for the trip Ilya wasn’t too forthcoming with details, other than to say his friends from Bhutan had everything covered. “We will be camping, we have a helicopter with us, bring 8 to 10-weight rods, 15 – 25lbs leaders, floating lines with intermediate tips and felt sole boots. See you at the boarding [...]
"What I get out of fly fishing has changed over the years. I believe I’d like to fish more, but maybe because of that, I appreciate it more. Every day out there, every cast, every fish, becomes an experience and a memory to cherish, not a record to collect." Our issue 16 Lifer, former Springbok [...]
Fresh from the jungles of Bolivia, is this new video short from Untamed Angling and filmmaker Daniel Coimbra, featuring Marcelo Perez tussling with Tsimane's famous dorado. For more on Marcelo and Tsimane, check out his lifer profile in issue 11 of The Mission.
Forced, by us, to select his favourites from over 400 species he has caught on fly, here’s what Jeff Currier chose from South America: "My first real trip to South America was to Venezuela in 1996. I went down there to catch Payara, aka Vampire Fish. By then I was so used to winging trips [...]
IT'S EASY TO ASSUME when you're out fishing, that the fish have always been there and that nature provides, but in South Africa with specific species like yellowfish and trout, more often than not there are people behind the scenes fighting to ensure that we can enjoy our fishing. FOSAF stalwart, Bill Mincher who passed [...]
THE BEATS – FLYBRU Nick van Rensburg in grumpy mode From the Kalahari, where Matt Gorlei guides with Kalahari Outventures, to Kau Tapen Lodge on the Rio Grande in Tierra del Fuego where you’ll find Nick van Rensburg in his rookie season with Nervous Waters, the FlyBru crew have come a long way [...]
One of the nicest guys in fly fishing, I met Bryan Gregson a couple of years ago at the ICAST/IFTD show in Florida. That's the funny thing about a show like that - especially for a South African - you get to put faces to names and meet half the people you've followed online. I'd [...]
WILD SALMON...they are in shit. Our issue 15 Troubled Waters focuses on the plight of wild salmon, who's at fault (hint: human greed) and what you can do about it. On the last point, it helps to get to grips with what is happening. As such, along with Gone.Outdoor and Wavescape, The Mission is co-hosting [...]
...AND, IF you live in or can get to one of Cape Town (11th of June), Johannesburg (12th of June) or Durban (13th of June) next week. AND IF, you are willing to part with R350 to watch some of the best fly fishing films on the planet as part of the F3T SA tour... [...]
Marrying varsity-level wisdom with the charm of Old Blue Eyes, Rhuan Human heads to Matoya Lodge on the Barotse floodplains for some double-figure tiger trophies. Photo Brian Chakanyuka "As a "koshuis" (residence) student in my first year of varsity, I learned a lot. Not so much from an academic standpoint but many of [...]
