I love getting home after an intense fishing trip like this recent one to Cameroon. Even though the trip was fantastic, home sweet home is required to rest up. However, this week home time would be short because I had to return to the show scene. This weekend I was booked to give two days … Read more
I was woken by the thump of the wheels dropping and the whine of the engines of my Air France Boeing 777 descending into Paris this morning. The sun was rising. There were two full untouched plastic cups of red wine on my table. I guess the Cameroon trip wore me out so much I … Read more
We had a fun night in Garoua, Cameroon all considering. We were trapped there yesterday after being bumped off our CamAir flight that was to take us to Douala where tonight we are scheduled to catch our international flights home. We shared tsetse fly bite misery and drank some beers and had a very good … Read more
We’re headed home today and planned for a 9 AM departure from camp so we could enjoy a leisurely morning before the four hour drive back to the Garoua Airport. Our flight back to Douala wasn’t scheduled to leave until 5 PM so we’d have time for lunch at the Le Poêlon after we checked … Read more
Fishing started later today and the military team completed the sweep of the area we couldn’t fish yesterday. They disarmed the poachers and let them loose – so they say. We heard rumors earlier this week from Koen that they rarely disarm and release. At 11 we we were rigging our rods as usual. … Read more
I slept like a rock so instead of chilling around camp before breakfast I grabbed my new 6-weight Winston Air and couple streamers and hiked up the Faro River from camp. The sandy river bottom is so clean I went barefoot. Wet wading barefoot in an African river early in the morning is far better … Read more
It wasn’t just me moving slow on the morning of day 4 here in Cameroon. I got up around 7 and most of the guys didn’t make the coffee pot before 8. We’ve been running hard long days from 8 AM till midnight almost every day. Toss in the 100° temps and the rugged terrain … Read more
Its only day 3 but the wear and tear on the body has begun to rear its ugly head. I’m sore from the hips down from traversing rocks. I also have a nice slice in my palm. It must have come during fighting perch last night. I’ll live but damn it’s sore. Nonetheless, it was … Read more
My tent was cold here in Cameroon during the wee hours this morning. Temperatures dropped into the low 70°s. Surprising in a place that surpasses 100° quickly after suns up. During sunrise I typed away at yesterday’s blog while sipping coffee and listening to birds and hippos. No one else was up. Once the … Read more
I always sleep well camping in the boonies but some of my best sleeps come in the bush of Africa. For me it’s the sounds of the birds and animals and even the fact that many animals close by are extremely dangerous. That’s a weird thing to say for sure, but for me it’s comforting … Read more
I awoke to great news here in Garoua, Cameroon. The rest of the Tourette Fishing guest on our trip made it in late last night after I headed back to the hotel. This includes Bill Douglass from Reno Nevada, Brian Griffith from New Jersey, Mark Micallef of Sidney Australia and my friends Jako Lucas and … Read more
While chilling at the Seamans Mission I learned that I have two friends on this Cameroon fishing trip (don’t ask how I didn’t know). Jako Lucas, fellow Yellow Dog Ambassador and photographer Nick Kelly. They’re here to do some photography and make a short film likely for the 2020 Fly Fishing Film Tours. This … Read more