LITTLE SWIMMERS
Sometimes, yellowfish rise from the sand and rocks where they grub for nymphs clinging to the bottom, to hover high
Fly Tying
STEP-BY-STEP: GRU...
As Ewan Naude, our tutor for the Grunter Clouser says “Any fly tyer worth their salt should know how to
STEP-BY-STEP: STE...
Conrad Botes, one of the pioneers of fly fishing for blacktail (among other species) on fly in the Western Cape
CONFESSION, 2023
If I told you that I took a break from grunter fishing this year, and instead trained some big, wild
DISTRACTIONS
THIS WEEK at The Mission: We read "Dude where's my hatch?" where Patagonia (and author Steven Sautner), are once again
LIFE CHANGING ANT...
In an excerpt from his new book, The Feather Mechanic II: Beyond the Pattern, Gordon van der Spuy dives deep into the delicious
STEP-BY-STEP: MOU...
In this step-by-step video Stanton Hector, “The Small Stream Guy” from The Mission Issue 41, ties the Mountain Midge fly,
STEP-BY-STEP: EAS...
In this step-by-step video Gordon van der Spuy, A.K.A. The Feather Mechanic, ties the Easy Peasy Ant. This pattern features
PRINT IS NOT DEAD...
Digging up old fly-tying books I never thought I’d ‘use’ to tie my first-ever trout flies. I’m a competitive bastard.
SHAWNING 101
In the past, I have imposed constraints upon things in a very random way. Although I have not been blind