DISTRACTIONS | WINTER 2024
Dear winter, we’re battling to get to grips with you; you may have taken (most of) our fishing, but you will never take our freedom
African Waters
Blogs, videos and articles about fly fishing outfit African Waters who operate in Africa including Gabon (Sette Cama) and Lesotho (Bokong River). Brought to you by The Mission Fly Fishing Magazine and the guys from Feathers & Fluoro.
PAW: NYMPH FOR NIGER BARBS – STEP-BY-STEP VIDEO
Originally design by Blaede Russell, and tied by David Taylor here, The PAW (Pink And Wet) nymph is a simple beadhead fly built specifically to
SETTE CAMA FILM: GABON’S PREMIER FLY FISHING CAMP
Gabriel Botha’s new film Sette Cama features Gabon’s premier fly fishing destination camp run by African Waters. This close to untouched, wild fishery is home
THE LEGEND OF FUCK YOU VALLEY
This is an excerpt from The Mission Fly Mag Issue 04 cover story, The Legend of Fuck you Valley, which covers fly fishing in the
AFRICAN PATAGONIA
Fly fishing for trout and yellowfish in Africa finds its perfect expression in the Lesotho highlands with African Waters, says Leonard Flemming. Freshwater bonefish: yellowfish
THE CRAFT: THE FEATHER MECHANIC
This is a short film featuring fly tyer Gordon van der Spuy, aka The Feather Mechanic. In this film by Owen Bruce, shot at the
THE BALBYTER
African Waters location scout Ed Truter reveals the origin of his pattern, the Balbyter (Ball-biter). Perhaps the most lethal fly for yellowfish on Lesotho’s incredible
MAKHANGOA SOLAR POWER PROJECT
Back in 2021 Indifly and African Waters helped villagers along the Bokong river to access electricity for the first time with the Makhangoa Solar Power Project. When we
LIFE CHANGING ANTS – FLUFF
In an excerpt from his new book, The Feather Mechanic II: Beyond the Pattern, Gordon van der Spuy dives deep into the delicious versatility of an ant fly
TROUT BOXING – THE BOKONG FLYATHLON
We sent Leonard Flemming off to tackle inaugural African Waters Bokong Flyathlon with a clear brief. Catch all the fish, drink all the beer, crush the opposition,