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Week 43 · October 2026
Fishing has a way of finding its place in the rest of a life. In the jacket worn long after the rods are put away. In friendships that turn into records, films and journeys. In buildings that keep the names of the people who once worked from them.
This week, we follow those connections through five stories: British outerwear through a Japanese designer’s eye, a winter collaboration from Foxfire and NANGA, a new album from Jazz & Fly Fishing, a community tying format in Pennsylvania and a table on Norway’s coast.
Different settings, connected by the things people make and share around water.
01 — THE DESIGN
The Fishing Vest Goes to Town — Aquascutum × Tokihito Yoshida
For Aquascutum’s 175th anniversary, Tokihito Yoshida brings the organisation of a fishing vest into the structure of a city jacket. Dense cotton gabardine, expandable pockets and removable layers give the City Sports Jacket its character. With the collection’s wider launch scheduled for 24 October, it offers a timely look at how fishing’s practical clothing language continues to find a place in contemporary design.
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02 — THE OBJECT
Warmth, with a Fishing Pedigree — Foxfire × NANGA
A jacket made for time spent outside, including the moments spent standing still. Foxfire and NANGA’s 2026 Fishing Down Jacket combines WINDSTOPPER fabric with recycled down, in colours ranging from restrained brown to a more conspicuous yellow. Early sales and preorders began on 21 October. It is a useful introduction to a Japanese outdoor label through a piece whose purpose remains visible beyond the water.
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03 — THE SOUND
The River Finds Its Rhythm — Jazz & Fly Fishing
Released on 23 October, Kinds of Blur brings another chapter to a quartet whose shared interests extend from music to film and fly fishing. The collaboration with Lemmelkaffe arrives with smoky vinyl and cover design by Rolf Nylinder. Alongside it, the announced North/West film series revisits the band’s 2023 US tour, following concerts, travel and fishing along the same route.
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04 — THE GATHERING
A Mystery Bag, a Vice and a Beer — Charney’s Chopped
Three rounds, unfamiliar materials and a fly made from whatever is in the bag. Spring Creek Trout Unlimited’s listing for 22 October at Happy Valley Brewing Company offers a simple, inviting format for a community gathering. Named in honour of supporter Dennis Charney, the tying competition gives a familiar craft a shared constraint—and gives everyone around the table something to talk about.
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05 — THE PLACE
The Fishing Cabin Keeps Its Name — Holmen Lofoten
At Holmen Lofoten, former fishermen’s cabins retain the names of their earlier occupants. That personal history sits alongside contemporary Scandinavian design, shared meals and creative workshops. New coverage published on 24 October draws attention to the established Norwegian retreat and its Kitchen on the Edge of the World programme. A place where fishing’s influence can be found in the buildings, the food and the people bringing them together.
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A pocket, a record sleeve, a tying table, a cabin door. Sometimes the most interesting way into fishing culture is through the details that follow it elsewhere.
The river is a starting point.
Until next week.
Go fish