THE MISSION FLY MAG - ISSUE 54

ISSUE 54 NOV / DEC 2025

Cover caption: Cloud Nine for Jackson Murray as he swims through rips and waves to reach rocky pinnacles off the Victoria and New South Wales coastlines in search of Aussie Salmon.
Photo. Jesse Wallace

36. OFF THE ROCKS

A "frothy swoffer", swimming out to rocks along a wild coastline to catch Aussie salmon on fly? Sounds like box office to us. We chat to Jackson Murray (the star), and Gareth Shrubb and Jesse Wallace (the filmmakers), about their new extreme fly fishing film, Grasshopper.

46. THE DORADO STOKVEL

To realise their dream of a Bolivian jungle dorado trip, two young finance bros, Stenton McKenzie and Kyle Harrison, decided to bust out their Excel spreadsheets and get organised. Fresh out of the jungle, Stenton sums up how it all went down.

56. BULLSEYE

When local knowledge, like-minded approaches and perfect timing come together, as it did for Peter Coetzee on a special stream in the Spanish countryside, sublime dry fly fishing for barbel ensues.

62. HIGH HOPES

REGULAR FEATURES

10 Ed's Letter
16 Chum
20 Booze, Beats & Munchies
24 High Fives
32 Undercurrents
76 Salad Bar
86 Pay Day
96 Lifer
102 Pop Quiz

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