Sette Cama My husband Mike has been dreaming about fishing at Sette Cama in Gabon for more than a decade. When he eventually booked this trip of a lifetime with our son James and said I should come along, I was hesitant. I thought it might be wild, and that the level of fishing might...
Capitaine We were super excited to welcome our second group of the 2023 season to Gassa Camp. This group consisted of two South Africans (Chris and Pete) and an Aussie (Alex). Spirits were very high, and bags were haphazardly thrown into tents while the 12wt tackle was assembled for the first evening of fishing for...
Fishing the Bokong River This week we saw the return of some familiar faces fishing the Bokong River. Dave Dyer and his crew from KZN filled our camp with many a cold beer, and as they would say “a crispy white wine”. This group consisted of Dave (Davo), John Bredin (I & J), his son...
Fishing Guides “One may wonder what it is we get up too during the non clients weeks to keep busy. We were left with strict instructions from the Boss to use the time wisely to create content, keep busy and to lastly, stay off the water! So naturally we interpreted this and did exactly that…”...
Bokong River Week 6 started off with a medium to high Bokong river running clean and cold. Don and Phil continued their stay with us as new clients filled up camp once more. Phillip Gibson and Fritz Voster joined us from the Cape, Mike and Angela Bader from Mpumalanga, Wills Burger and Gavin Jones, Charles...
Makhangoa Community Camp After the Christmas break when the camp is reserved for staff friends and family, week 5 marked the return to normal operations, with guides and clients returning to Makhangoa Community Camp. After a fantastic start to the season prior to the Christmas break, things were looking extremely promising for the next few...
Nile Perch With Gassa Camp, once again built in in the shade of the riverine forest on the banks of the pristine Faro River, we were excited to welcome the first group of the Nile Perch season. A group consisting of Brian Gies, accompanying husband and wife duo Brian and Pamela from the USA and another...
African Waters Week 10 of the African Waters Tanzanian tigerfish season, the final dance and cherry on top of the cake. Both the Mnyera and the Ruhudji rivers upped the anti week in and week out, much to the delight of both guests and guides. Fish numbers had been steadily increasing as the stage was...
The Craft The Craft presents a film about Gordon Van Der Spy, “The feather mechanic”, a master fly tyer who gives us his thoughts and philosophy on the craft of fly fishing and his passion for fly tying. Shot on location at the African Waters, Makhangoa Community Camp in Lesotho a country in the highlands...
Shuttlecock Next up in our smallmouth yellowfish flies series is the famous shuttlecock. Shuttlecocks are a simple dry fly pattern which are very popular in the UK and Europe. The magic of shuttlecocks is the way they sit in the water and not on the water. All of the flotation is provided by the cdc...
