This week we welcomed back some old friends who have visited Sette Cama in the past. The team, mostly out of Zululand were eager to get back onto the water and doing battle with the giants of Gabon. Having visited the area before, they knew what to expect, and many of them had

Last year, this group of fly fishermen decide to throw caution to the wind, and embark on an trip to Gabon. The aim was to target the many large predatory fish of Gabon from the shore, solely with fly. This initial trip in 2016 was a huge success, the team landed 3 tarpon off the

Fly fishing guiding is a great leveller and as any fly fishing guide will tell you, you can go from hero to zero in no time at all. No matter how good you are at your job as a fly-fishing guide there will come a time where Mother Nature will make things impossible for you....

Gin clear backcountry water. Clear water and big fish make the trek into the Lesotho wilderness worth it.As far a fishing trips go this one was probably one of the most enjoyable and memorable ones that I have ever experienced. Guiding these gentlemen in one of the remote

For their fourth time Dave (Davo), Graeme (G man), John, Umkulu and Pelham made there annual pilgrimage up from Natal to the Bokong valley. Joining them for the first time was John Bredin, who made a worthy addition to the team.

The 2015/2016 season was one of the best seasons we’ve had in Gabon, and even though that season is in now in the past, it was clear that the first week of the 2016/2017 season picked up exactly where we left off a couple months earlier. In near perfect conditions, the week was

The Vagabond Fly Mag crew re-visited the Makhangoa Community Camp for a second time this season with a team of anglers from far and wide. It was Craig and Kyle, Dr. Mike and Andrew and Mike with his son Greg that joined Colin Cambell for his crazy adventure

People say that you learn something new eveyday, especially if you surround yourself with people who are willing to share their wisdom. This was the case with our 9th group this season. Our newly appointed trainee, Brent, and I had the priviledge of guiding a team

The eighth group of the 2016/2017 yellowfish season has a feast at the Makhangoa Community Camp. Butch, Bertus, Anton, Felix, Matt and his nephew Nick joined us for a short, but splendid trip. These fine fellas drove all the way from Tzaneen, the northern tip of South Africa

2016 was a tough year for many of us and the drought took its toll on all of us, but that is in the past. 2017 is here and we are looking forward to the year with great expectations. The drought seems to be over, in fact we had a little mre rain than we...