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 sand, the buzz of insects returning. The wet season is stirring, and the coastline feels alive.
As the first downpours soak into the sand, baitfish push in and the lagoon begins to pulse again. The birds get louder, the air heavier, and the fishing sharper. It’s that brief window when everything starts to move — and you just know something’s going to happen each time you cast.
Evenings at the river mouth have been electric. As the sun sinks behind the trees, Tarpon, Threadfin, Kob, and Snapper cruise past the south point. Casting stickbaits into the fading light feels like holding your breath, waiting for that eruption of silver in the dark. David hooked a proper tarpon one night that launched clear of the surf before spitting the lure right in the wash. His mix of awe and disbelief said it all.
One calm morning, Johannes picked up a fly rod on a whim and landed two solid jacks and a snapper before breakfast. Dennis struck gold too — a heavy jack crevalle smashed his popper in shallow water. Inside the mouth, Jean and Franco worked out the cubera snapper bite on the reefs, each landing thick-shouldered fish that tested their arms. Every sunset session brought something wild — from snappers hammering poppers to big barracuda charging in from the blue.
The wildlife has matched the energy. Elephant bulls have been appearing around the grassy peninsula, and a herd of thirteen buffalo has been moving through the same stretch. With the rains returning and the lagoon alive with sound, it feels like Gabon itself is waking up — and everything, from the tarpon to the trees, is ready for the season ahead.
If you’ve been dreaming of real beach fishing — tarpon rolling in the surf, jacks smashing poppers, and the jungle waking behind you — now’s the time.
Contact Us
If you’d like to know more about the fish, fishing, and accommodation at Sette Cama in Gabon, you can contact our destination manager Paul Stevens on 01603 407596 or email at paul@sportquestholidays.com, who would love to speak to you.
