THE MISSION ISSUE 35

Aliens, Swamp Donkeys, Jacks, Citizen Science, Lobster Hatches, Fabled Trout, Fly Challenges, Clannie Therapy & more in our September/October 2022 issue.

We chat to Taco the Alien (AKA the guide formerly known as Jako Lucas) at home in Port O’Connor Texas and get the low-down on big Jacks, Bull Reds, Black Drum, Tarpon, Sheepshead, BBQ, friendly natives and everything else his new home offers. Then Tudor Caradoc-Davies heads up the restricted access Jan du Toit’s in search of in-bred trout, while Nic Schwerdtfeger manages to stumble on Clannie nirvana and fix his head at the same time. We interrogate filmmaker Grant Wiswell and Dylan Rose about experiencing the ‘langosta’ hopper hatch in Mexico while fishing for juvenile tarpon. Then, Dr Jeremy Shelton weighs in on how you as an angler can contribute to some exciting citizen science and Protea angler David Karpul takes us through his ridiculous Cape streams challenge.

What else?

Permit whisperer Kyle Simpson of Alphonse Fishing Company is our High Fives guide profile, Clement B Booth is our venerable Lifer, we’ve got a fly tying competition with Grip Hooks, A Little Guy with Jared Kohn from The Great Break, a bi-polar papsak from Jack Parow and a Monkeygland kuku potjie from the Beer Country guys. And of course, a bunch of other stuff from clobber, to beer, beats and more.

Last but not least – entries for The Feathers Award are now open!

Read The Mission Fly Mag Issue 35 online for free or buy your print copy here.

Front and back cover  by the brilliant Will Graham