Port Gentil Tarpon Fishing Fresh off a tough week at Sette Cama, our group arrived in Port Gentil eager to see what Gabon’s giant tarpon grounds had to offer. It didn’t disappoint. A Record Fish to Open the Season The first fish of the trip was the largest tarpon we’ve landed at Port Gentil. After...

Fly Fishing for Tarpon in Africa A big brown snapper at last light. A baby tarpon from chocolate-brown water. A bull shark on the final night. This week at Sette Cama, on Gabon’s wild Atlantic coast, every fish was earned. The Crew and the Setup This week’s group of eight brought together friends from the...

Night Fishing in Gabon – A 20kg Threadfin From the Dark Water at Sette Cama Night fishing in Gabon produced the fish our guides kept talking about this week: a threadfin of around 20kg (44lb), taken after dark inside the river mouth at Sette Cama. It was a quieter camp than usual. Wang Haoyu from...

Sette Cama Lodge The first week of the season at Sette Cama Lodge meant the guides’ shark-fishing spree finally ended, and work began. We kicked off with a fly-fishing group made up mostly of anglers from the UK, with one American and one Australian in the mix. It didn’t take long for The Ashes to...