Grip Hooks

17/10/2024

It helps when you have good fly tying friend, thanks Andrew John Small. A few large freshwater Flexos. Guess where I'm going.

16/02/2024

Sybai Blend Angel Hair - add some sparkle to your flies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU34ZhtIxJM

08/06/2023

Another technique/way of creating a more transparent effect on buzzers to imitate many of the transparent/colourless midges.

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This is just another technique/way of creating a more transparent effect on buzzers to imitate many of the transparent/colourless midges. , ...

30/05/2023

Shad/bluefish is probably one of the most common fish to catch along the east coast of South Africa and along the North Eastern coastline of the USA. These fish feed in the surf on small baitfish. The Wave runner is a very durable and easy to tie fly for these fish.

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Shad/bluefish is probably one of the most common fish to catch along the east coast of South Africa and along the North Eastern coastline of the USA. These ...

16/05/2023

Midges larvae or more commonly know as buzzers, form a large part of many fish species food source. In this video I will demonstrate a basic epoxy buzzer as into to many more similar midge larvae imitations.

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Midges larvae or more commonly know as buzzers, form a large part of many fish species food source. In this video I will demonstrate a basic epoxy buzzer as...

10/05/2023

Rubber Leg Mayfly (Jig)

This Rubber Leg Mayfly nymph is a fly that I have been tying for a very long time. I recently watched a video by Fly Fish Food and noticed another way of ty...

26/04/2023

The Flexo Toad or Largie Toad is a new toad imitation I have been working on for some time now to predominantly imitate the platana which we find in most waters in South Africa. It can however be tied/used to imitate most frog species around the world.

The Flexo Toad or Largie Toad is a new toad imitation I have been working on for some time now to predominantly imitate the platana which we find in most wat...

11/04/2023

Flash Gun - Another one of those small nymphs that is great for trout and yellows

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The Flash Gun is a popular mayfly nymph imitations among many trout and yellow fish fly fishers. Recipe:1. Hook: Grip 12004, 12003, 12804, 12413BL or 14703B...

13/02/2023

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https://themissionflymag.com/issues/issue-37/?portfolioCats=32

New year, new you...right? Or... the same old same old for another 365 days? Invoking the spirit of The Hardy Boys, Willard Price, Ton-Fokken-Tin & Andy Coetzee, issue 37 was put together with adventure in mind. It's got snakes, hippos, karaoke, whippings, beach pigs, travel and fishing advice, wisdom, warnings and all the fish you can handle.

DIG IN!

We kick off with editor Tudor 'Turdo' Caradoc-Davies in Tanzania as he seeks out that country's fabled tigerfish, plus crazy-looking yellowfish and a modicum of closure. Then there's the world through the eyes of Stephan Gian Dombaj Junior of Fly Fishing Nation as he takes us through his top 10 destinations. Whether it's being whipped gently in a sauna on an Atlantic salmon trip, experiencing the piscatorial and culinary delights of the Amazon, busting out bad karaoke in Korea or gorging himself on the backyard browns of Germany, Dombaj has fished and travelled far and wide. Then we've got some cracking results from The Feathers Awards, a High Fives with guide Stuart Webb (currently bouncing between Oman and the Seychelles), a Lifer with Vaalie catfish and barbel molester Terence James Babich, The Fast & The Furious Orange River Drift with yellowfish noob Nicholas Ciaran Symes, Territorial Pissings with the Garden Route's LeRoy Botha, Rainbow Runners on the flats for a Wish List Fish, a 'What's In My Bag' with Keith Clover of African Waters, a new fly fishing, trail-running, beer-drinking triathlon in Lesotho that you need to enter, a cracking book from Matt Harris, tons of new clobber, beers, beats, whisky and more.

Read The Mission Fly Mag Issue 37 online for free or, if you live in South Africa, you can grab a free copy from your nearest STOCKIST this week. Subscriber copies are on their way.

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04/10/2022

Check out "SA's Got Talent" fly tying competition in the Mission Mag sponsored by Grip Hooks.

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04/10/2021

Mayfly nymphs form a very big part of the diet of any species feeding on invertebrates. In south Africa it forms part of both trout and yellow fish, especially smallmouth yellow fish. The B & O Nymph (Biot & Ostrich) is a very versatile nymph for both trout and yellow fish. I like to fish it as a point fly when fishing for yellow fish and as a single fly when fishing for trout. I generally tie it with a smaller brass bead when fishing it as a point fly for yellow fish but prefer a larger bead or even tungsten bead when fishing it as a single fly for trout, depending on water conditions

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Mayfly nymphs form a very big part of the diet of any species feeding on invertebrates. In south Africa it forms part of both trout and yellow fish, especia...