Exploratory Fly Fishing Trip to Gabon comes to an End

Man, this over 50 crap is for the birds.  Yes I’ve fished hard this week and its saltwater beach fishing for the most part and it’s intense.  It wasn’t easy getting out of bed at 5 this morning and my body was in shambles.  That snapper last night may have busted my...

Storms Slow Fly Fishing in Gabon

It wasn’t Mark Murray that woke me at 4:30 AM it was a major thunderstorm at around 4.  Thunder shook our cabin and flashes of lightening were like strobe lights.  The rain came with it and let’s just say, they don’t make rain like this in Idaho.  It came down like...

Giant African Threadfin on the Fly

If you look at a map of Gabon we’re on the southern coast exactly at the border of Loango National Park.  It’s a long way from Idaho and takes a few days to adjust to the time change.  Because of this I slept like garbage last night.  It was miserable waking up at...

Final Leg to Sette Cama Camp in Gabon

I’ve referred to traveling from one side of the earth to the other as entering the “time warp” many times before.  I left the Midwest Fly Fishing Show in Detroit on Sunday night and I’m finally at my destination, Sette Cama Camp in Gabon.  I’m struggling to shake off...

A Long Road to Fly Fishing in Gabon

There are few fantastic easy-to-get-to fishing destinations these days – particularly when it comes to saltwater fly fishing.  Its Wednesday night in west Africa and I’m in Port Gentil, Gabon on the way to fishing Sette Cama Camp with my friends of Tourette Fishing. ...