WOLF FISH – WISH LIST FISH
Little blue ridinghood Meredith McCord teaches the big bad wolf fish a lesson. Photo: Matt Jones./Kendjam Lodge If you go into the jungle today, you’re
Wish List Fish
GURNARD – WISH LIST FISH
Massive fish are not the be all and end all of saltwater fly fishing. Sometimes, awkward beauty triumphs. With wings, lips, spots and attitude, gurnard
FALKLANDS MULLET – WISH LIST FISH
A haircut? A mindset? Or, a fish? If you visit the Rio Irigoyen, you’re pretty certain to be looking for sea trout but, if Neptune
SOBAITY SEABREAM – WISH LIST FISH
A short paddle from his home in Qatar, Fred Davis discovered some fine new fly fishing friends.
MACHACA – WISH LIST FISH
Bloody vegans,* they’re everywhere, including the rivers of Costa Rica where the aggressive razor-toothed Machaca live. The boys from Tropical Fly Collective (IG: @tropicalflycollective) give us the skinny on these chunky little breekers. Hint: aim for lavatorial acoustics.
SAWAI – WISH LIST FISH
In South Africa catfish are regarded, somewhat unfairly, as sluggish, bottom-feeding pains in the ass. It’s the way they feed, how they move, the manner
WILDEPERD (ZEBRA FISH) – WISH LIST FISH
The wildeperd, aka zebra fish (Diplodus curvinus hottentotus) as featured in The Mission Issue 16. What: For the benefit of our non-South African readers, the
WELS CATFISH – WISH LIST FISH
No normal poeskêt, the Wels or European catfish is a freshwater behemoth that few dare tackle on fly. Photographer David Tejedor (aka @davidpikefly on Instagram)
NKUPE – WISH LIST FISH
If you ever find yourself around the south east Zambian shores of Lake Tanganyika, nkupe (aka Giant Emperor Cichlids), a beefy African cousin of the Amazon’s
SARDINATA – WISHLIST FISH
A golden freshwater tarpon that schools together, works itself into a feeding frenzy and smashes poppers!?! Yes please. Beto Mejia from Fish Colombia opened the
