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
Its amazing what a good night’s rest will do after being completely exhausted. I awoke this morning feeling sharp and after coffee with the FlyCastaway team we drove about an hour from our cabin here in Lesotho to a river they fish twice a year. Once again, despite predictions of rain, the sky was blue … Read more
Our sleep was short but for me solid for the first time since I arrived in Gabon. I hopped from bed and headed for coffee at 4:30 then before I knew it I was in the boat enjoying the stars on the way to the mouth of the estuary. When we got there we parked … Read more
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 one of the biggest time warps … Read more
I packed the rods last night so there would be no 5 AM temptation to fish the camp pool. Instead me, Granny and the Tourette fishing guides sipped coffee and reminisced about our great four days all while I left my mark at the Makhangoa Community Fishing Camp. I haven’t done art in weeks so I broke out my … Read more
We awoke to a much nicer day than yesterday. It was freezing cold but the clouds were gone and I could see right away the river came down a few inches. I got up at 5 and slammed my coffee, grabbed my 4-weight LS and went back down to the camp pool. I had a … Read more
The wind got stronger overnight. Traveling the 100 yards on a luggage loaded skiff from the Scuba Libre to land where our bus taxi awaited was hectic. Mainland Sudan was experiencing a full on sandstorm. Mutters of damn you “Monsoon Currier” were heard clearly through my sand filled ears coming from Mike’s seat. He had … Read more
The wind was light out of the east when I put my head down last night here in Sudan. At 4 AM the Scuba Libre started to swing on anchor. A massive wind picked up from the northwest. It came on so strong that as the boat spun around the waves slapped the side of … Read more
Mike and I relaxed this morning for the first time since we left the States. We sat with Nick Bowles and visited over coffee. I watched the play by play of the Cubs Cardinals baseball season opener on my computer. It was Sunday night in the US and here in Dubai it was 5 AM. … Read more