cameroon Archives - African Waters

February 25, 2025

Cameroon Nile Perch – A Remarkable Catch at Gassa Camp

Cameroon Nile Perch Week 2 of the Gassa Camp season was slightly different. We were joined by only one guest for four nights – George Pearson, who resides in the UK. George had just completed a very successful hunt in a nearby concession and possessed the spirit of an avid outdoorsman – “if I’m travelling...

February 7, 2025

Cameroon Fishing Trips – Season 2025 Opening Week

Cameroon Fishing Trips Cameroon Fishing Trips: “I could out-drive you any day of the week”, challenged Riley (handicap 6) to Chris ‘Stof’ Fleming (handicap 2). To my non-golfing mind this seemed perfectly reasonable, I mean six is bigger than 2 so he must be able to hit the ball further. Or maybe it’s all about...

March 28, 2024

Wild Camping – A night under the stars on the Faro

Wild Camping The Wild Camping Scene: The sun inches its way towards the tree line, casting an eerie orange glow through the Harmattan haze. Soon the landscape will come alive with the sounds of strange birds and animals, relieved that the relentless heat is giving way to the cool of night. On the beach, the...

March 18, 2024

Barb Fishing – Season 2024 final week

Barb Fishing Barb Fishing: After a few long days of travel and some Camair Co flight delays, the chaps’ attitudes were, credit to them, higher than most would have been after such delays. We were joined in camp by James Henry from South Africa and Alisdair Grassie from Tanzania. Though two individual guests, after just...

March 8, 2024

Big Nile Perch – Too much fun on the Faro

Big Nile Perch After enduring a long couple of weeks in camp without any guests, waiting for the moon phases to align with our quest for big Nile Perch, our guide team slowly began to lose their minds. We spent the majority of our time swimming around in circles on the shallow sandbank in front...

February 14, 2024

Nile Perch Fishing – Season 2024 kickoff

Nile Perch Fishing The 2024 Nile Perch Fishing season at Gassa Camp has commenced, and we’ve hit the ground running. After two weeks of hot and sweaty camp construction, what initially stood as the remnants of last season’s camp on the banks of the Faro River has undergone a remarkable transformation. The guides, alongside our...

January 25, 2023

Nile Perch – Great start to the new season!

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...

May 25, 2022

Gassa Camp – Cameroon – Season 2022 : Week 6

Sweltering and dry, Northern Cameroon is trying to bake us alive, temperatures reaching well over 40°c daily, escaping it is impossible out here in the bush. The only reprieve is early mornings and in the evening after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Its during these cooler hours, while one does not feel as...

May 25, 2022

Gassa Camp – Cameroon – Season 2022 : Week 5

After a ten day Break the Guides and Camp staff were extremely eager to get the next group of guests in camp. Phil Headed out to the Airport to welcome the guests and get them out to Gassa camp. This group consisted of Rob, Mike and Kerry who were from South Africa and Dave, from...

March 10, 2022

Gassa Camp – Cameroon – Season 2022 : Week 4

“Africa is not for sissies”, the thick bush in Cameroon along the Faro river is definitely the location that this saying originated from. Immense, debilitating heat, leaving you constantly covered in sweat. The Tsetse flies swarming around you from dawn to dusk trying their best to spill your blood and avoiding any attempt to swat...

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