NO EXPECTATIONS
I squint across the bay into the predawn gloom, failing to see what the weather is going to do. My specs are inside on the kitchen table. I always struggle to focus through them before the first cup of coffee. Coffee…The cup is no longer scalding but steam continues to rise. It’s chilly out and it’s warming my hands. No, [...]
THE SOBAITY SEABREAM
A short paddle from his home in Qatar, Fred Davis discovered some fine new friends. WHAT: The love child of a silver steenbras and a Bohar snapper, the Sobaity seabream, or Sparidentex hasta in fancy speak, has a striking appearance with jet black, intelligent eyes and sports a titanium blue finish that frames the gunmetal scales. This predator is armed [...]
SHORT FILM: MOJO RISING
IN SOUTH AFRICA, we have just dropped down from Level 4 Lockdown (the second highest lockdown) to Level 3, which gives us a lot more freedom. Most businesses are back in some form or other, [...]
HOW TO GET YOUR PRINT COPY OF THE MISSION ISSUE 21
The last few months have thrown us a curve ball or three as a publication. The biggest headache has been around whether we can print or not. As always, the magazine is available to read [...]
UNEXPECTED ESSENTIALS
Mosquito Net. Ray got me on to this one and its been used ever since. Not always for mosquitos. And mesh is never a bad thing to have around water. Travel Plug [...]
THE 100 CLUB – UPDATED
New entry - Jack Lotter 100cm + GT's caught in South Africa: Marius Rousseau - 118cm Ewan Kyle - 112cm Ben Pretorius - 111cm Paul Weingartz -108cm -also got [...]
HIGH 5S – ANTHEA PIATER
From chasing largies and smallies in her home waters of the Vaal to MacGuyver tactics, art and some fine wine recommendations, we catch up with Parys area guide, Anthea Piater. 5 best things about where [...]
THE FOAM DUNGEON – SBS
In issue 21 Tim Leppan wrote about 'The Foam Dungeon,' his go-to articulated streamer for largemouth and Clanwilliam yellowfish. Here's Tim with the Step-By-Step. "After sharing this pattern with a group of mates, I received [...]
CAPITAINE – FULL FILM
From Johann 'Vossie' Vorster (the man behind Dogs of War) and African Waters (formerly known as Tourette Fishing), comes the full feature film for Capitaine about giant Nile Perch in Cameroon (read more about this [...]
IL PESCATORE COMPLETO
Featuring Patagonia head honcho Yvon Chouinard and Arturo Pugno, one of the last remaining practitioners of 'pesca alla Valsesiana' an ancient Tenkara-like form of fly fishing from Northern Italy that involves a 15-foot cane rod [...]
PROVIDENCE – FULL FILM
Dreaming of one of the world's best flats fishing destinations perhaps? Augment that dream with some world class footage by watching the full (1h.10m) film of Providence from Confluence Films. https://vimeo.com/417288062
ATLANTICUS – FULL FILM
The free films just keep coming! This time, it's Atlanticus (the trans-Atlantic tarpon fest) and Water is Life from Grant Wiswell of Castaway Films. All you need to do is sit back, relax and dream [...]