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tigerfish terminal tackle
Tigerfish Terminal Tackle As we build towards the 2023 season, we thought now would be a good time to focus on the tigerfish terminal tackle required for an exhilarating fishing experience at Dhala & Samaki Camp in Tanzania. Rod & Reel Recommendations for Pursuing Blue Tigerfish (Hydrocynus tanzaniae) To target the magnificent blue tigerfish (Hydrocynus...
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flyathlon
Flyathlon With Human Rights Day falling on the 21st of March’23 in South Africa, it was a fitting time to host the inaugural Bokong Flyathlon held at the Makhangoa Community Camp in Lesotho between the 18th and 21st of March. At face value, this long weekend in March is a great time to fly fish...
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For the forth group of the season we went north to explore the vast flats that it has to offer. After a long season of extreme wind and seas, we finally had some beautiful conditions. Things looked good and we set off in high spirits. Getting to our first location around lunchtime, the day after...
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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...
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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...
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“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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Who would have thought that a group of septuagenarians could compete for the group of guests with the most gees for the Bokong season? They arrived in camp full of smiles, introducing themselves by their schoolyard nicknames and immediately began setting up rods for a quick late-afternoon and evening session in the sparkling clean water...
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“Davieeee, howzit boet, listen here, how is the river looking right now?”, screeches my phone with the war cry of an impending visit from the feather mechanic. “Bru, it’s flippen insane right now. There are more fish here than rocks”, I send back. And so began 5 days of some of the best fishing I...
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With the 2020 season cut short as covid reared its head for the first time, and 2021 a non-starter, we were eager to get the first trip of the 2022 season at Gassa Camp under the belt. Not only would this be the first fly fishing on the Faro since March 2020, but we would...
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Gin-clear water. Sight-fishing. Dry fly heaven. These are terms familiar to anyone who regularly fishes the Bokong but are in complete contrast to the challenging conditions we have had for the last few days. A more accurate description of the last few days here would include terms like “monsoon”, “sludge” and “chocolate”. So what do...
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