TUSCAN HONEY
It shouldn't have come as a surprise that the one pattern that stood out on the trip involved spun foam. We just cant seem to get away from it lately. Whether [...]
THE PERFECT FISHING ROOM – PART 1
I have a fairly stressful job and although I enjoy what I do, there are times when I simply need to clear my mind and get away from it all. [...]
THE LALU BUG SBS
In Issue 11 of The Mission, Berg River carp whisperer Platon Trakoshis wrote about the etymology and entomology of his go-to carp pattern, The Lalu Bug. Here's the step-by-step to [...]
AFRICAN PATAGONIA
Fly fishing for trout and yellowfish in the Lesotho highlands in southern Africa The world is full of extraordinary fishes. Most countries have their own, unique fish species that the local anglers target. In South [...]
SOLAREZ – HUNGRY EYES
I recently bought some of Ufudu's dumbbells and decided to get good variety with and without the lifelike eyes welded onto the sides. I obviously started tying flies with the 'pretty' ones first and soon [...]
RICHTERSVELD TRIP PREP
Drove 8 hours today to Upington and tomorrow morning I set off to base camp on my first ever multi-day drift trip with the guys from Mavunganga. I missed two drifts with Ewan in similar [...]
NUCLEAR HARE’S EAR SBS
As promised, here is a detailed step-by-step fly tying post on the Nuclear Hare's Ear (a great fly for yellowfish, bass and trout): 1) I like to use natural rabbit fur for the tail [...]
FISHING & FAMILY
"Most fishing this year has been close to home in tiny creeks where I know there isn’t really a fish worthy of catching but I’ve got like two hours to go down to the river [...]
THE FOUR FLY-TYING TOOLS YOU NEVER KNEW YOU NEEDED (BUT REALLY WANT)
This list is ever-evolving and will never be the same for everyone. This is my little lust list at the moment: Pasta Cutter I’m in love with spun foam flies right now. From the early [...]
IRAN IN SUMMARY
By Gerald Penkler “GERAAAAALD”, shattered the night calm and echoed across the darkness. This was followed by a cacophony of banging and panicked shouting, before a gazillion candle power spotlight arced back and forth across [...]
THE MISSION PLAYLIST VOL. 9
FROM THE MELLOW TO THE METAL, here's what's on repeat in The Mission HQ, featuring Lou Reed to Gang of Four, Beck, Pearl Jam, Eric Burdon, Iggy Pop and much much more. Listen on YOUTUBE or [...]
MEET THE TUSCAN BUNNY’S NASTY AFRICAN COUSIN
Spinning foam is nothing new (with the likes of Chicone’s Tuscan Bunny having been around for ages), but the technique has seen a massive resurgence in trendiness over recent times across the globe. Locally, LeRoy [...]
BREVIS & BUTTHEAD
It's rare for fly anglers to focus on something else at the expense of three species of tigerfish and 8lb yellowfish, but on recent exploratories to Tourette Fishing's new fishery in Cameroon, the focus was [...]