Change is a good thing, and we saw just that as we came to the end of the 2019 season at the Jungle Tarpon Reserve. The annual rains that normally fall throughout the middle months of the season hadn’t...
And we’re back! Just like that, another season at Sette Cama, fishing in Gabon, has kicked off. After 6 months away, the Sette Cama guides team and guests were delighted to touch down in the Jungle piscatorial paradise of West...
After last weeks success, the new group of anglers from South Africa were very eager to keep the momentum going. The first evening we decided to fish the pushing tide around sunset with good success. Decent size jacks &...
Being near the equator, sunrise and sunset in Gabon are roughly always at the same time every day, without much deviation as the seasons progress. That is really the only constant here. Another week started with some new and...
Baselines always shift, but Sette Cama has a habit of completely going above the normal standards. We unfortunately only had one day of rain which I would of termed as hard rain, apparently it was but a drizzle. The...
Gabon tarpon fly fishing – A new week with new clients started off being met with big storms as the last clients left and new ones arrived! The two groups of clients met on the airstrip and stories were...
Water Conditions: Water Level very low dropping very slow now Weather Conditions: All beautiful weather with some extremely hot days about 35-40C Fishing conditions: In our 5th week of season we hosted a super cool group , with lots of salt...
Wild Gabon: Six South Africans, two Canadians, one Frenchman, and an American walked into the bar… This would read as the start of a bad joke, but all involved quickly realized that fishing at Sette Cama is no joke. This past...
There are days when I look back on the long seasons of guiding with nostalgia and a strong longing to be in the wild. However, there are perks to my job, and these days I get to spend a...
Giant African Threadfin: After a breathtaking helicopter ride over the jungle, the new group landed at the village. A short boat trip later, they were at camp, unpacking and settling in. Following a swift lunch, they dove into action,...