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missionfly 04 September 2023 0

In this step-by-step video Gordon van der Spuy, A.K.A. The Feather Mechanic, ties the Easy Peasy Ant. This pattern features

jkuschke 16 August 2023 0

Digging up old fly-tying books I never thought I’d ‘use’ to tie my first-ever trout flies. I’m a competitive bastard.

platon 31 July 2023 2

Those of you who read every inch of The Mission magazine would have seen the piece on the invasive Red

matt-kennedy 30 June 2023 0

The Air-Head Caddis, as originally tied by Gary LaFontaine, mimics an emerging winged-caddis. This modified pattern as tied by Herman

Besides snowshoe making its regular appearance in fly posts on social media, we also spotted beautiful, buggy caddis flies tied

petercoetzee 26 April 2023 0

I recently went on a bug hunt on the vaal, looking for a few subjects for my new Macro lens.

leonardflemming 05 April 2023 0

We found carp actively feeding with their backs sticking out of the water on shallow sand banks in a crystal

platon 31 January 2023 0

Beetles are fascinating creatures. They have been a favourite since childhood with Rhino beetles the size of two thumbs popping

fjdavis1 24 January 2023 1

A very cool short featuring The Feather Mechanic, Gordon van der Spuy, sharing a few thoughts on his fly tying

leonardflemming 27 December 2022 0

The first time I ever saw a pike was in a German animal book that my grandparents gave me when