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...

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...

Beach Fishing This past week in Gabon had everything that makes beach fishing at Sette Cama so addictive. The lagoon’s been calm, clouds building each day, and the first rain has started to fall — turning the jungle that deep, vivid green again. You can feel it everywhere — the humidity, the smell of wet...

Port Gentil One of the most anticipated moments of the year — the start of the Port Gentil Tarpon Experience — has finally arrived. The opening week did not disappoint, with our guest Tony from South Africa landing a beautiful tarpon in the jungle on the very first morning. It wasn’t the biggest fish of...

Shore fishing for tarpon After a challenging week of shore fishing for tarpon, the crew went into the final session with quiet optimism. The sunset painted the sky in shades of orange and pink, the air heavy with anticipation. Dave’s cast landed perfectly in a promising pocket—and almost instantly, the water exploded. The Hook-Up and...