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...

Gabon Surf Fishing Gabon surf fishing has a habit of making you adapt, and this week at Sette Cama was a good example. Neap tides and a stubborn sandbar made the usual water difficult to fish, forcing eight South African anglers to change their approach. What followed included steady lagoon fishing, a rare wildlife encounter...

Tarpon Fishing From the Beach in Gabon Tarpon fishing from the beach became the focus at Sette Cama this week, with Taru, Roan, Russel and James fishing a mix of conventional and fly gear through a new moon. Spring tides, no rain and a moderate sea kept most of the attention on the surf, where...

Gabor Dome Gabon Fishing If you’ve recently discovered Gabor Dome Gabon Fishing through his latest YouTube adventure, you’ll have seen just how unpredictable life at Sette Cama can be. One moment the beach is quiet, and the next it descends into complete chaos as tarpon, giant African threadfin and bull sharks all demand attention at...

Christmas Adventure Holiday When most people think of a Christmas adventure holiday, they picture busy airports, crowded beaches, ski resorts, or long lunches around familiar tables. Few imagine turtle hatchlings making their way to the Atlantic Ocean, tarpon rolling in a remote lagoon, and Christmas evening spent around a bonfire on an empty beach. Yet...

Surf Fishing Surf Fishing has a way of revealing itself slowly in Sette Cama. This past week in Gabon felt like a turning point. Stable water, heavy cloud building through the afternoons, and the first proper rain feeding the lagoon. The jungle has shifted back into that deep, saturated green, and you can feel the...

Bull Shark This time it was guide Chris’s turn. With the heavy gear in hand, he connected to a giant bull shark. Instead of explosive runs, the shark used the backline to its advantage, digging deep and holding ground behind the waves. After a gruelling contest, brute force won out and the team landed one...

Tiger shark Tiger Shark: Spending my 30th at Sette Cama, Gabon, meant one thing: fishing. With no guests around, Chris and I had free rein, and my goal was clear—land a bull shark. Armed with a heavy jigging stick and a Penn Squall 50VSW, I rigged up a jack bait. The first attempt ended with...

Lemon Shark The second mission took place on the beach opposite camp, with the goal once again to secure a suitable swim bait. The previous session had produced nothing but barbels, but this time the odds shifted. Within minutes a jack was landed—exactly the kind of bait needed to tempt a serious predator. The Take...