Fly Fishing the Red Sea“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Mike TysonAs we departed Dubai international on a southward bearing, I reflected on my first trip to coastal Sudan; a land of endless flats, fish that defy the imagination and memories that last a
For the second week of the 2016 Nubian Flats Season we welcomed onboard an all American group. Returning guest Mike la Sota was joined by his friends Russ, Matt, Mike, Josh, and Wade. A reall great bunch of guys with an even greater sense of adventure. So after the briefing
When thinking of saltwater flats destinations Sudan is hardly a name that springs to mind. In fact pretty much the opposite. When the Nubian Flats operation was launched 18 months ago, reports began to trickle through of giant deserted flats teeming with fish. There appeared to
So for the final week of the season we were joined by 4 anglers from South Africa. Jay, Steve, Leonard and Jeff. They were teamed up by the duo of Ryan and Dave from Tanzania. The days leading up to the week were quite windy but after a nice week’s break, the guides team
For the 7th week of the Nubian Flats season-2015, we were joined by a group of 8 anglers all the way from Germany, led by Lutz Schepers. The wind from the previous week seemed to settle down, and the forecast for the week looked really great. The prediction showed calm winds for
We were joined this week by John, Richard, Platon and the film crew of the popular South African fly fishing TV show, WildFly. The forecast for the week looked okay, with good weather for the first three days, followed by two windy days and then calm conditions again for the
Ed grew up on a small farm near Port Alfred. His father is an outdoorsman through and through so he had no choice in the early alignment of his interests. From the youngest age he had a curiosity to explore.
So this week the weather allowed for us to go and have a look at an area we have been trying to get to for a very long time. Unfortunately we have have been hampered by weather in our previous attempts. It is no surprise that we took this window of opportunity happily. To break...
So after Yesterday’s boxing match all of us woke a little battered and bruised I must say. Plus the ever increasing wind is not really helping the cause either! So far this has been the strongest the wind has been the last three days and it’s really not looking like it’s about to die down...
After 14 hours of flying and one super interesting road transfer yesterday, we finally spent our first day on some of the most beautiful flats in the world! Today was my first day of flats fishing ever so I was super keen to get going but as luck would have it, we woke to water...