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FEATHERS & FLUORO
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER
On fly fishing on the Orange River... Were we going to get lost? That was one of our main concerns leaving Cape Town. Our mode of transport was Warwick Leslie's Alu-Cab Hilux, the ultimate overland [...]
A SIMPLE SUMMER CREASE FLY
For the past season or two, I have been obsessing over simplifying my fly tying. Of course, there are situations which demand high-spec, over-engineered flies like the JAM fly or the Game Changer. These flies [...]
A PERFECT FLY?
Is there such a thing as a perfect fly? I believe there are many well tied flies that have a great 'strike rate' among different fishes - these, in my book, qualify as 'perfect' flies. [...]
1 BARBEL, 1 SCOTCH, 1 BEER PLAYLIST
Feathers & Fluoro co-founder Peter Coetzee is one enigmatic mo-fo. In his mid-30s, the guy has a relative baby face and yet every now and then he drops something into conversation like, "When I was [...]
EVERY TIME A COCONUT
The wind had died down and the setting sun was shimmering on the oily surface of the Olifants River. I was stalking a large Clanwilliam yellowfish that I spooked earlier in the day. Big Clans [...]
THE RELUCTANT FLUFFER
In the hidden Bulkhead Hollow Fleye, Conrad Botes discovers the fly of his salty dreams. Here’s why. The Bulkhead Hollow Fleye. Photo John Travis When it comes to fly tying, I’m a bit [...]
THE DESERT PRISONER
Think you’ve gone long periods without fishing before? In 2011, a few weeks into a six-month motorbike ride through Africa, from London back home to Johannesburg, Steve McGown was abducted by Al Qaeda in Northern [...]
FISHING WITHOUT HONOUR
Written by Sean Christie. Illustrations by Conrad Botes. As featured in The Mission Issue 05. Mrs Daniels’ English class, standard 7, set two: the one time in my life I plagiarised another writer. It was [...]
