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Subscribe and get a year’s worth of The Mission Fly Fishing Magazine in print delivered to your door.
The Mission Fly Fishing Magazine will always be free – you can pick up the latest issue at one of our stockists, or read the digital version online, forever – but, if neither of those options work for you (there’s no stockist near you; you live outside of South Africa; or you just really want to support us - thanks!), you can subscribe and have the print magazine sent directly to you.The Mission annual subscription
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THE FEATHER MECHANIC BY GORDON VAN DER SPUY AND TIM WEGE We don’t normally stock books, but for Gordon van der Spuy we made an exception because his new book, The Feather Mechanic is a one-of-a-kind contribution to the world of fly fishing and fly tying. An expert fly tyer and instructor, in The Feather Mechanic Gordon not only tells the story of his own development in fly tying with signature flair, but he also takes the reader into the function of some of the most deadly patterns in history, so you understand why they work. That way you can forget tying by pattern, go off-piste and create your own killer flies. Accompanied by Gordon’s brilliant sketches and brilliant macro images from freshwater ecologist Christian Fry, if you are in to fly tying our merely want to be a better angler, The Feather Mechanic is an essential addition to your collection.
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Can’t understand the yoof of today and their flat cap, five panel what-what nonsense? Prefer a classic cap shape where you can curve the crap out of the peak? Then you should check The Mission Dad Cap featuring our iconic Tailgunner Grunter logo. Also available in: A classy baller of a cap, it features:
- An unstructured 6-panel build.
- Pre-curved peak.
- Cotton twill sweatband
- A fabric backstrap with metal buckle and tuck
- And, of course, our Tailgunner Grunter logo.
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Back in stock! Our dark blue T-shirts feature The Mission's iconic Tailgunner Grunter logo and are made from 100% combed cotton, with a soft to touch feel. Just like the mullet you are, there's a subtle vibe in the front and a party at the back.
Men's T-shirts Size Chest width S 91-96 cm M 96-101 cm L 101-107 cm XL 107-112 cm XXL 112-117 cm -
It's red, it's white, and with our embroidered Tailgunner Grunter logo, this trucker is lucky cap dynamite. With this fine trucker cap sporting The Mission's Tailgunner Grunter logo, you'll look the part for either the Bayou, the Breede or a braai. We'd go as far as to say that this would be Cletus the slack-jawed yokel's choice of headwear and now, dear reader, it can be yours too. Also available in Product details:
- 100% Polyester
- 5 panel structure
- Foam backed peak
- Double row poly snapback
- One size fits most
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Cape Rock & Surf | The Fishing Scientist | Exmouth | Toast Coetzer | Pat Cohen | Beats, Beers and more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 07 Jan/Feb 2018 could be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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The Mission’s editor-at-large/spirit animal Conrad Botes also happens to be a grande fromage artist and one half of the Bitterkomix duo (soutiepress.com). This new 100% cotton T-shirt for The Mission features a panel from Bitterkomix no. 16. A perfect Christmas gift to yourself.
Size Chest width Length S 53 cm 68 cm M 56 cm 69 cm L 58 cm 70 cm XL 62 cm 72 cm XXL 66 cm 66 cm -
Deutschland und Österreich | Live at Red Rocks | Chiselmouth | Jimmy Eagleton | Dan Factor | Whisky in the Karoo & More Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 23 Sep/Oct 2020 could be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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A 135cm Xmas present | The best fly fishing books | Machacha | Event Horizon | The Conservationists | Beers, beats and more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 20 March/April 2020 is yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Limited stock - while it lasts.
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The Feathers Award | Thrift three ways | Injasuti Muti | Tour de Cosmo | Santer & Sunter | Beers, beats & more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 25 could still be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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John Deere? No fear. With this fine trucker cap sporting The Mission's Yella Fella logo, you'll look the part for either the Orange, the Vaal, Sterkies or a braai. We'd go as far as to say that this would be Cletus the slack-jawed yokel's choice of headwear and now, dear reader, it can be yours too. Also available in Product information
- 100% Polyester
- 5 panel structure
- Foam backed peak
- Double row poly snapback
- One size fits most
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Jeff Currier | The St Francois candy shop | African pacu | Milan Germishuizen | In transit in Dubai | Beers, beats & more Missed this beauty in print? The Mission Issue 15 May/June 2019 could be yours Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping.
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The Mission’s editor-at-large/spirit animal Conrad Botes also happens to be a grande fromage artist and one half of the Bitterkomix duo (soutiepress.com). This new 100% cotton T-shirt for The Mission features a panel from Bitterkomix no. 16. A perfect Christmas gift to yourself.
Size Chest width Length S 53 cm 68 cm M 56 cm 69 cm L 58 cm 70 cm XL 62 cm 72 cm XXL 66 cm 66 cm -
5 year anniversary edition!5 years, 1 825 days, 30 deadlines, plenty of crazy covers and a ton of harebrained schemes (the majority of which came to fruition).
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Wyoming | Mark Krige | Alex Atala | Ed Ghaui | Scott Sector | Chili | Creek cocktails | Podsol beats & more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 22 Jul/Aug 2020 could still be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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Float Tube Kob | Mike Fay | Long Reef | Jess McGlothlin | Packing for Poivre | Hell Boy, Scalies, Beats, Beers & More Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 27 could still be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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The Rewa Rodea | Slamboo | Leervis in Latin | Beyond Trout | Always Choose Shark| FFN Beats, Beers, & more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 26 could still be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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Our guy in Guyana | The Suck | St Brandon's | Montana | Seven-year itch | Linda Gorlei | Sawai | Beers, beats & more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 19 Jan/Feb 2020 is all yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are low.
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Blue sky...Orange River...Yellowfish... it does not get simpler than that. If you like a classic baseball cap where you can curve the crap out of the peak, then The Yella Fella Dad Cap in green deserves your attention. A classy baller of a cap, it features: An unstructured 6-panel build. Pre-curved peak. Cotton twill sweatband A fabric backstrap with metal buckle and tuck And, of course, our Yella Fella logo designed by Conrad Botes. One size fits most. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping.
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Seychelles Flyfishing Smorgasbord | Goliaths in Chinko | Rhodes Trip | Bush & Barbs | MC Coetzer | Tim Leppan | Booze, Beats & More Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 28 could still be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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Hunting Trout by Tom Sutcliffe Back by popular demand, if you do not yet have a copy of Hunting Trout – Angles and anecdotes on trout fishing, this - the third edition of Tom Sutcliffe’s classic, published by Burnett Media with forewords by Nick Lyons and Stephen Boshoff, new illustrations, a new cover shot by Gerhard Loubscher and a new preface from Tom - is one for the collection. Hunting Trout is informative, entertaining story-telling at its best and you will come away from this book wiser, better informed and motivated to make your own stories. There’s a reason Tom is compared to the great fly fishing writers and personalities of the UK, US and elsewhere, but we should hold him in higher regard because he is ours and the places he writes about are mostly our own too.
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Out of stockOrange Free State | Oman | Jurassic | Guy Ferguson | African pike | Beetlemania | Beers, beats and more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 09 May/Jun 2018 could be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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Buy 10 or more of any of the The Mission back issues below and get a 10% discount. Rare editions and single back issues are sold separately. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping.
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Out of stockNirvana in Bhutan | Giant Niger barbs | Cape Streams connection | Bob Skinstad | Goats galore | Beers, beats & more Missed out? Get in on The Mission Issue 16 Jul/Aug 2019. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more - South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are extremely limited on this one.
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Out of stockArguably the best beanies in the world, this collab with Blankets from Africa will keep your pip warm no matter what's going on with the weather.
- Warm as hell and brilliantly made by women in rural communities in the Eastern Cape where unemployment is incredibly high.
- 100% pure Merino wool
- This is the ‘Spiedkop’ ensemble in blue and red/pink, named after the deadly fly.
- Subtle 'The Mission' branding.
- Wear it as is, minus the pom-pom if that's not your vibe or use the pom-pom as a strike indicator if you run short.
- Buy one of these and not only will it keep your pip warm, but you get to support a good cause too.
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Fynbos fish | Zandvlei's open secrets | Spaghetti alla Sudan | Basie Vosloo | John Thoabala | Beers, beats and more Missed this print edition? The Mission Issue 29 could still be yours. Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping. Stocks are limited.
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Out of stockTrevor Sithole | Spotted grunter | The Paarl panther | Jaco Lucas Missed this print edition? Unfortunately they're all gone. You can still read The Mission Issue 02 Mar/Apr 2017 online, for free, forever. If you have a copy, best you hang onto it!
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Blue sky...Orange River...Yellowfish... it does not get simpler than that. If you like a classic baseball cap where you can curve the crap out of the peak, then The Yella Fella Dad Cap deserves your attention.
- Available in Sand, Green or Brown
- An unstructured 6-panel build.
- Pre-curved peak.
- Cotton twill sweatband
- A fabric backstrap with metal buckle and tuck
- And, of course, our Yella Fella logo designed by Conrad Botes.
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Arguably the best beanies in the world, this collab with Blankets from Africa will keep your pip warm no matter what's going on with the weather. The Mission beanie is:
- Warm as hell and brilliantly made by women in rural communities in the Eastern Cape where unemployment is incredibly high.
- 100% pure Merino wool
- Subtle 'The Mission' branding.
- Choose from:
- The "Spiedkop" ensemble in blue and red/pink, named after the deadly fly.
- The "Kelpie" with light green over military green, so you can fit in amongst the seaweed on our coastline.
- Wear it as is, minus the pom-pom if that's not your vibe or use the pom-pom as a strike indicator if you run short.
- Buy one of these and not only will it keep your pip warm, but you get to support a good cause too.
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Featuring The Mission's Tailgunner Grunter logo (designed by Conrad Botes), these truckers, dad caps and T-shirt celebrate the majestic spotted grunter. Choose from a range of colours and styles, or get them all for maximum luck.Free shipping for orders of R350 or more – South Africa only. Fees apply for international shipping.
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See the trout, be the trout, wear the trout. If you like a classic baseball cap where you can curve the crap out of the peak, then The Trout Dad Cap in sand or brown deserves your attention. A classy baller of a cap, it features:
- An unstructured 6-panel build.
- Pre-curved peak.
- Cotton twill sweatband
- A fabric backstrap with metal buckle and tuck
- And, of course, our lucky trout 'The Mission' logo.
- One size fits most.
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Bored of the same old reel pouches, or perhaps you have loose reels that really need a home? Our premium neoprene reel pouches will not only protect your precious reels when they are not in use, but by sporting The Mission’s Tailgunner Grunter embroidered badge they will do it in style. Also available in Product information
- 100% neoprene pouch
- Velcro fastening
- Embroidered badge
- This pouch sits in the Goldlocks Zone fitting most reels from 3-weight, up to 9/10-weight (e.g. Shilton SR9). It will be too roomy for tiny small stream reels and too tight for behemoth saltwater reels (e.g. 12-15-weight).
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Out of stockBehold! We give you the loose, unstructured goodness of our new range of Captain’s caps featuring our Skull Island logo (artwork by Conrad Botes) and peak rope.
- 100% made in South Africa
- they come in the orange and blue or grey and orange iterations
- Made from cotton twill
- peak rope
- One size fits most