WHAT’S IN MY BAG – THE STILLWATER COMP GUY
When he doesn’t have his hand half way up the rear end of a horse (he's an equine vet), Garth Nieuwenhuis is a Protea (South Africa’s national team) fly angler. As such he gets to go all over the country and the world for competitions and he’s learnt, the hard way, what works and why. For the What's In My [...]
THE REEL DEAL: MY OLD DONKEY
Almost 30 years old and with over 30 saltwater species on fly, MC Coetzer’s Ross fly reel has stood the test of time. As featured in The Mission Fly Mag Issue 01. You know you’re getting old when you Google your favourite fly reel only to come up with hits on e-bay and a site that specialises in the sale [...]
WYOMING’S NORTH PLATTE
In his photo essay in The Mission Issue 22, photographer Mark Lewis takes us through the seasons, moods and the fishing of his beloved North Platte river. The North Platte River is a major tributary [...]
KENTUCKY CREEK COCKTAILS
. For The Mission Issue 22's Booze page, Bluegrass state local, AJ Gottschalk of Allen Fly Fishing, rustles up two cracking bourbon cocktails alongside a river that runs past a distillery. Smallmouth bass from [...]
THE MARK KRIGE TRANSCRIPTS
To further bury an already very dead cliche, ‘I’ve had the privilege of’ interviewing some greats over the years. GOATS the likes of Kelly Slater, Greg Minnaar and Kilian Jornet. Seven-time world champion Conrad ‘The [...]
SUMMER CHUBBING
Gold flashed and I ducked behind the shrubbery. In the pale morning light, a spectacle emerged. A thick black cloud of fry penned in by chub, barbel and bream. There was no urgency. The fish [...]
RATATAT
Sploosh. Another huge rat jumped off the shore into the river. Their swimming prowess underwater is unreal. The speed, agility and comfort in water was surprising. I am sure that pike are all too [...]
FANCY PANTS – Speeding up and tricking out the Flatnose Silicone Mullet
So one of the upsides of lockdown has been a lot more spare time on one's hands to fuck around at the vice. I think since March I have tied enough flies for a dozen [...]
LIFER – ALEX ATALA
The Mission Issue 22 Lifer, Brazilian icon Alex Atala, has been many things – a punk, a DJ, a boxer and, most famously, he’s arguably the world’s most influential chef. He also happens to be [...]
TAIL AND ERROR
Sizeable, visible, and seemingly impossible, there are few fish as infuriating as spotted grunter. As much as anyone can figure them out, a select few like Jannie Visser have. Listen up. From pancakes and prawns, [...]
HEART OF DARKNESS
Conrad Botes battles chaos, fatigue and demons in his return to Gabon on a quest for the Silver King - tarpon. As featured in The Mission Issue 03. I wake up some time on the [...]
THE ISLAND
Geelbek on fly, at night. In the pursuit of impossible fish Jimmy Eagleton finds both solace and success while the rest of us are sleeping. Written by Tudor Caradoc-Davies and featured in The Mission Fly [...]