MARBATHO
On a whistle-stop tour from Cape Town to Joburg via the Bokong River in Lesotho, Swedish filmmaker Rolf Nylinder and his friends Markus Lemke and
fly fishing for yellowfish
TWO BOYS AND THE OTHER YELLOW
For James Topham and his buddy Craig Pappin, catching Bushveld smallscale yellowfish was a lifelong quest. As featured in The Mission Issue 06 (Nov/Dec 2017).
CTS AFFINITY X
The founder of CTS rod blanks, Stephen Pratt (based in New Zealand), strived to produce a ‘perfect’ fishing rod. His interest in composite technology and
FISHING COFFEE
I drink a cup of coffee in bed every morning, and another one or two at work to satisfy my craving for caffeine; it also
THE GREAT COMBO
I’ve been playing with a new rod and reel combo, a Moonshine Epiphany 10’6″ 3 wt (to get yours in RSA, contact Stream and Sea)
MAMBA CHUM
Natal scalies may be aggressive at times and eat big flies, but they are no pushover. We (Jeff Tyser, Ben Pellegrini and me) had many
SNOWSHOE CARAMEL
Snowshoe is not regular in South Africa. I was introduced to this funky dry fly material via Instagram (the platform may have its pros and
Bloody Baetis
As fly fishers we are always dialed into the weather. Seasonal changes are picked up almost as second nature and as a hatch junkie ,
From El Nino to El Nina and the Sweet Bits in Between
On the Highveld our warm season has been a case of famine or feast. Spring didn’t last long as the drought conditions put strain on the
THING 1 & THING 2… THE HISTORY OF THE PLAZA PUPA
(Above) this is probably as close as you gonna get to a lasting image of a caddis pupa. Ever since I can remember, I’ve been