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matt-kennedy 17 November 2025

THE ELEMENTS OF FLY TYING – DIGITAL VERSION

The Elements of Fly Tying (Platanna Press, 2008) by Tom Sutcliffe is a book for both beginner and expert tyer. This book is considered by most the bible on fly tying for South African flyfishers, expertly crafted by the late, great master flyfisher and fly tyer Tom Sutcliffe.

Beside fully illustrated and written instructions on how to tie a host of proven flies for South African conditions, it is packed with suggestions of how to fish each fly and anecdotes and wisdom about this great sport. Clear and easy to follow, Tom Sutcliffe, author, artist, flyfisher and fly tyer supreme shows you all the techniques and tips you need to tie a wide selection of proven, fish catching flies.

The book contains 206 pages and illustrates 20 different fly patterns with foreword is by Murray Pedder.
ingridmission 22 October 2024

Shadows on the Stream Bed

Shadows on the Stream Bed by Tom Sutcliffe (Platanna Press, 2009) 383 pages with 40 pen and ink drawings.

Says Ed Herbst: It is said that just as few Parisians have climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower so have the majority of Capetonians not taken the cable car to the summit of Table Mountain. Those who live in the beautiful pastoral landscape of the Eastern Cape Drakensberg are probably just as guilty of taking their surroundings for granted but, for dedicated fly fishers around the country, the dream of an annual pilgrimage to fish these rivers and streams is what sustains us through the heat and haze, the hustle and bustle of city life.

And there is no more dedicated pilgrim to this area than Tom Sutcliffe’s book, Shadows on the Stream Bed. In it Tom covers the wide landscapes of fishing from Lady Grey to Barkly East, Rhodes, Maclear, Ugie and Dordrecht.”

ingridmission 22 October 2024

Reflections on Flyfishing

The Elements of Fly Tying (Platanna Press, 2008) by Tom Sutcliffe is a book for both beginner and expert tyer. This book is considered by most the bible on fly tying for South African flyfishers, expertly crafted by the late, great master flyfisher and fly tyer Tom Sutcliffe.

Beside fully illustrated and written instructions on how to tie a host of proven flies for South African conditions, it is packed with suggestions of how to fish each fly and anecdotes and wisdom about this great sport. Clear and easy to follow, Tom Sutcliffe, author, artist, flyfisher and fly tyer supreme shows you all the techniques and tips you need to tie a wde selection of proven, fish catching flies.

The book contains 206 pages and illustrates 20 different fly patterns with foreword is by Murray Pedder.
ingridmission 22 October 2024

The Elements of Fly Tying

The Elements of Fly Tying (Platanna Press, 2008) by Tom Sutcliffe is a book for both beginner and expert tyer. This book is considered by most the bible on fly tying for South African flyfishers, expertly crafted by the late, great master flyfisher and fly tyer Tom Sutcliffe.

Beside fully illustrated and written instructions on how to tie a host of proven flies for South African conditions, it is packed with suggestions of how to fish each fly and anecdotes and wisdom about this great sport. Clear and easy to follow, Tom Sutcliffe, author, artist, flyfisher and fly tyer supreme shows you all the techniques and tips you need to tie a wide selection of proven, fish catching flies.

The book contains 206 pages and illustrates 20 different fly patterns with foreword is by Murray Pedder.
missionfly 06 July 2023

Yet More Sweet Days

Yet More Sweet Days by Tom Sutcliffe

The sequel to Tom Sutcliffe’s Hunting Trout and Shadows on the Stream Bed, Yet More Sweet Days boasts 471 pages of Tom’s fly fishing stories plus 50 pen and ink sketches. Through almost a lifetime’s experiences of fly fishing, Tom shares the joy of the sport that has dominated his life (in a good way), while also imparting a ton of hard-earned knowledge in his unique story-telling style. Subjects range from stillwater fly fishing, fishing in Iceland, fishing the chalkstreams of Hampshire, the rivers and streams he loves best in South Africa, observations on fishing alone, notes on trout flies, back-country bridges, and the diary of three visits to the Eastern Cape Highlands around Rhodes and Barkly East.

missionfly 06 July 2023

THE MISSION ISSUE 04

The Lifer – Tom Sutcliffe | Stillwater trout | Djobouti call | Bob Clouser | Jono Shales | Lesotho

Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 04 Jul/Aug 2017 could be yours.

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missionfly 01 December 2025

GEAR GIFTING GUIDE 2025

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