Faro Fishing This past week at Gassa Camp, we welcomed a brilliant mix of anglers from around the world for a truly memorable Faro fishing experience. Scott Shuttleworth, a seasoned South African fisherman working in remote parts of the continent, was joined by UK mates Fergus Kelly and Miles Beharrell. Completing the crew was David...
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...
Nile Perch What’s the secret to landing Africa’s largest freshwater fish? If you guessed “a pink and red Peanut,” you’d be absolutely right. The Peanut, an enormous streamer that might be mistaken for a feather duster due to its deer-hair head shaped like a bell end, boasts all the qualities needed to entice the Faro’s...
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...
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...
Capitaine We were super excited to welcome our second group of the 2023 season to Gassa Camp. This group consisted of two South Africans (Chris and Pete) and an Aussie (Alex). Spirits were very high, and bags were haphazardly thrown into tents while the 12wt tackle was assembled for the first evening of fishing for...
“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...
A hot and dusty drive into camp, an ice cold beverage and a shower to wash the dust and grime off body and throat alike while hippos grumbling further upstream in their nightly chorus and the odd call from a Pels Fishing Owl perched in the taller trees that line the Faro. This is wilderness...
