THE MISSION ISSUE 30

And this, ladies and gents, is also our 5 year anniversary edition.

5 years, 1825 days, 30 deadlines, plenty of crazy covers and a ton of harebrained schemes (the majority of which came to fruition).

We’ve aged, possibly matured too, and we have learned a lot these past few years.

It’s been a mission, obviously, but that was always half the point and we would not have it any other way.

Thanks for supporting us and thanks for reading.

Here’s to another 95.

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This issue has it all! We’ve got Jazz Kuschke’s series of near death fly fishing experiences featuring Riaan Heyns, Jonathan Boulton, Andreas Linz, Ryan Wienand, Andy Coetzee and Francois Botha. Then there’s a road trip to the Orange river with Jeep Apparel SA, a visit to the Okavango to stay on a houseboat with Natural Selection (experiencing the barbel run and fishing for tigerfish), a High Fives with Nic Isabelle of FlyCastaway, Bushveld yellows on Taimen mice with Craig Pappin, a Lifer with David Poole of GoldFish, a ‘What’s in My Bag?’ with BBC expedition doctor Patrick Avery (essential advice for the best adventure medical kit), Gundu in Tanzania as our Wish List Fish, beers with The Kennel Brewery, a Karo Brandy Sidecar, Munchies with celebrity chef Bertus Basson and even a game of Guide Room Bingo to get you through the festive season.

Cover art by the inimitable Conrad Botes – get the fine art print here.