Dear winter, we’re battling to get to grips with you; you may have taken (most of) our fishing, but you will never take our freedom (to digest digital content)! To help pass the time, we’ve curated a list of interesting fly fishing distractions and titbits that might just help you see this smog of seasonal depression through.

THE TID-BITS

We’re preparing for summer by shopping the UPF range. The new Tropic Comfort Natural Hoody from Patagonia is “essential equipment for hot weather and high sun.” The blending of fabrics like natural beech tree pulp and synthetic spandex makes for a flexible yet sun-protective piece of upper body kit. Watch the full infomercial below.

We’re booking our camping trip to the Faro River in Cameroon. African Waters’ Gassa Camp offers an immersion into primo Sahelian savanna, with fly fishing targets species like Nile perch, three types of tigerfish, Niger barbs and many more at your finger tips. Watch guide Blaede Russell’s tour of the camp facilities below.

GRAB SOME WINTER MERCH

We’re cleaning our sticks with advice from Epic Rly Rod’s 13 tips of Dos and Don’ts of Fly Rod Care and Maintenance. No, spraying your rod down with a garden hose is not sufficient… Read more here.

We’re watching as the comedic and capable Amie Battams explores the River Wandle; an urban brown trout fishery whose water quality and quantity is threatened by pollution and diversion. Watch Trout and Tribulations below.

We’re grabbing the popcorn for Drift, a classic film that takes the viewer around the world, featuring bucket-list locations, soulful interviews and rad fish. Watch the full movie on Yellow Dog Flyfishing’s channel here.

We’re salivating over the re-birthed Land Cruiser Series-40, a celebration of Toyota’s 1960’s original. You can read about its history and repertoire” here.

We’re learning and re-learning the double haul fly casting technique, courtesy of Far Bank’s Fly Fishing School video series. Learn the right techniques, timing and advanced tips from your teacher Simon Gawesworth below.

Still not had enough? Good news, we produce a free magazine jam packed with both African and worldly fishing tales. Read the most recent issue 46 below.

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