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SALTWATER GURU ADVICE, WASTE NOT WANT NOT GEAR, AN AWARD-WINNING PODCAST, & INCREDIBLE AUCTION ITEMS

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK…

… AT PATAGONIA’S colour options on various pieces of gear and apparel on their site. In between shades like “Pigeon Blue” and “Owl Brown,” you might come across a skewbald jacket or a harlequin Black Hole Cube. If that piece of gear has the ‘Multi’ descriptor, it is made from leftover bits and bobs of material from the company’s various product runs. There’s nothing wrong with the material, they just did not have enough of one colour to make a uniform product. So, instead of throwing them out, Patagonia’s designers used them to make gear that is far from uniform, but also far from boring. patagonia.com

CHECK OUT…

…KYLE REED’S NEW YOUTUBE SERIES on saltwater fly fishing covering subjects from gear selection to pretrip tackle prep. Formerly based in the Seychelles running remote saltwater fly fishing destinations like Astove, Kyle and his better half Jess are now managing The Delphi Club in the Bahamas. Whether it’s the Indian Ocean or the Caribbean, saltwater fly fishing is his day job so you can be sure his info is legit, having been tested over the years in the best saltwater fly fishing destinations on the planet.

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LISTEN TO THE …

… INTO THE OKAVANGO podcast. Winner of the 2021 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcast Award at the Tribeca Film Festival, this brilliantly produced series by Cat Jaffee of the House of Pod takes you on a journey of discovery that combines local legends and folk-lore in the fabled Okavango Delta with critical conservation initiatives across the region. Backed by National Geographic and the Wild Bird Trust, it is narrated by Angolan biologist Kerllen Costa and features a range of characters from Dr Steve Boyes (who led the 1500-mile that was turned into the 2018 documentary Into the Okavango) and Koketso Mookodi a Botswanan who has come of age, living and working in the Delta. We’re on our way there to fish for tigerfish in the barbel run so the incredible eco-system of this area is very much top of mind for us.

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BID FOR…

…A GOOD CAUSE. Over the next two months, The Mission will be running a silent auction for two incredible prizes.

1) TOM SUTCLIFFE’S WATERCOLOUR PAINTING of two leaping rainbow trout against a background of the Bokspruit River in the Eastern Cape Highlands, painted on Arches 300 gsm 100% cotton paper, the best water colour paper in the world. Tom has also specially tied three flies (a Zak, DDD and RAB) to be inset by Steve Boshoff into the frame below the painting. This collector’s item will be the only painting Tom has ever done that is framed together with flies he has personally tied.

TAKE A GANDER AT…

… THE CAPE STREAMS HOODIE collab from Skout Supply and Stream and Sea. Featuring artwork by globetrotting guide Johann du Preez, this great hoodie looks the part, is made from durable fabric and gives you UPF50 sun protection. Bonus - to help conserve the habitat and future of our indigenous fish species, 5% of the sales of all Cape Streams Trout hoodies are donated to the Freshwater Research Centre. streamandsea.com

An example of Tom’s art. The piece up for auction is still a work in progress.

2) A STUNNING NEW ORVIS TROUT BUM FLY ROD

(6’2-wt 4-piece graphite) in an Orvis aluminium rod tube, kindly donated by patron of the arts and fly fishing Sharland Urquhart. To enter, simply email info@themissionflymag.com, indicating both the item you are bidding on and your bid. Highest bids win. Winners will be announced at the Cape Piscatorial Society’s 90th Birthday Celebration in November. 100% of the proceeds from the auction will be going to the Children’s Hospital Trust, the fundraising arm of the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. Further details on themissionflymag.com and our social media channels.

THE BABER SCOPE

YOUR FISHING FUTURE ACCORDING TO YOUR STAR SIGN AS READ BY BABERMAN, THE LEGENDARY GRUMPY CATFISH.

Virgo (The Virgin): August 23–September 22.

Every time you think of your star sign, you snort because despite being “a virgin,” you’ve seen more action than JeanClaude van Damme. That applies to both the boudoir and the water where you can expect a rich vein of form in the coming months. Be careful of the comet Chiron though. That little bastard likes to go full retrograde on Virgos, which means no matter how good the fishing is, you’ll start thinking about your tax returns. Or the dire state of South African cricket.

Libra (Balance): September 23–October 23.

“Oooh, look at me, I’m all about balance and scales and justice. I am undefeated at slacklining, Jenga and regular bowel movements. I can stand one-footed on a rock more slippery than owl-shit, mid-river, and execute a perfect cast every time. Even though I insist on stacking stones and messing with dragonfly nymphs, I am hands-down the holier-than-though tonsil of star signs.” For crying out loud, stone stacking?!? Get some real vices.