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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...
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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...
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Considered just as a singular entity the Faro River is an incredible resource of integrity and complexity. A marvellous, pretty and extremely productive river that demands attention and protection. Taken in the context of its role in the ecology of a massive wilderness tract, it goes far beyond the realm of being quantified. It is...
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Words from the angler : I am not a lucky fisherman, but on this evening, for once, Murphy was not on the fish’s side. Just after I hooked the fish it ran under a ledge against the rock wall where I was standing, and continued to run and run and run. Nothing that I nor...
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Words from the angler: Myself, Ed Truter and two guests were busy with the 2nd of two exploratory missions in early 2018. The January trip had been a success with 3 fish over the 100cm landed, but we had to go back at what we felt was the tail end of the prime season, to...
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Click the audio link to listen to this weeks audio blog with Stu, Greg and Keith.
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Words from the angler : It being my second time fishing the Faro myself, I would be lying if I said I didn’t want a ‘big one’. With my wounds still very fresh from a mystery sized fish that I had hooked further upstream a little earlier in the season. I was completely
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Ever since man had the ability to catch a 100 pound fish on rod and line, a 100 pounder has been a special milestone. There are many species that grow that big in the ocean, but not counting billfish, landing a 100 pounder in the saltwater is no everyday thing. In freshwater
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It was a week of fly fishing history as we welcomed the first official group of pioneering fly fishing guests to Cameroon at the end of January 2019. Murray Collins, Keith Rose-Innes, James Baker and Doug Carmody made up the intrepid foursome. West African rough edges, tough
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