Final day – unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime fly fishing for Tarpon!
Four great mates return to the wonderful fly fishing on offer in the remote wilderness of Gabon including a last day of mayhem to cap a fantastic week with Arno and Kyle. A slow start… With Covid, Shutdowns & delayed travel, Kempy, Coxy, Westy & Pete had been waiting to return to Port Gentil with […]
Father and Son get the job done!
Welcome to another week of fishing on the beautiful coastline of Gabon where we welcomed a
special group of guests to join us on this amazing fishery.
Rob who has fished this fishery with us more than any other client has brought his son Authur
along on a special quest for Arthur's first Tarpon.
Aurthur was up way before first light and was full of energy and excitement to head out onto the
water. He is a very enthusiastic young fisherman with a huge passion for the sport.
Good vibes and a positive attitude on the water is crucial when it comes to fishing and Rob and
Arthur had no lack of this. The Tarpon were rolling in massive numbers and were on the hunt we
knew what was coming and before we knew it Arthur's eyes opened wide as if he had a seen a
ghost, He had no idea of what was happening when this beautiful Tarpon breached out of the
water. The fight was filled with adrenaline and excitement and before he knew it he had landed his
first ever Tarpon on the first day of fishing. The good vibes were spread amongst everyone and we
knew there was going be alot of fun had by all on this trip.
This trip was mainly to get Arthur his first Tarpon which already was a mission accomplished it
was time now to enjoy the array of species which this life abundant fishery had to offer. Rob and
Arthur had a memorable bonding time together on the water where they managed to add a variety
of different species to the list from Lady fish, Grouper, Snapper, Grunter, Mackerel, Barracuda and
some really good longfin Jacks to the list for the trip.
After a few amazing days ticking off the species list Rob was itching to get back into some Tarpon
action with the tides starting to get perfect for them. This was a day that will never be forgotten.
There were Tarpon daisy chaining on the surface and were eager to eat flies. The amount of eats
and fish jumping became a blur with all the adrenaline and excitement that was shared in an
experience that not many can say they have come across in a lifetime.
Rob had managed to land numerous Tarpon over the next couple of days in all different types of
scenarios with fish rolling, laid up and daisy chaining with some fish well over the 100lb mark
coming to hand. It's moments like these that will keep us coming back for more.
Thank you Rob and Authur for a memorable week. We look forward to fishing with you in the near
future.
Week 2, Nov 22 – Old friends return to Gabon and the Tarpon doesn’t disappoint!
Week 2, Nov 22 – Old friends return to Gabon and the Tarpon don’t disappoint! We welcomed three guests this week. Rob, Chris, and Joe, All the guys had fished Gabon before and we could not wait to show them some big tarpon. The first morning, 170 lbs magnificent west African Tarpon landed within the […]
Oct, 22: Season Opening – Big laid-up fish, 30 jumped with some PB’s to boot!
Welcome to our opening week of the season at this pristine fishery on the beautiful coastline of Gabon. This week we welcomed 2 guests to come and enjoy what this wild fishery has to offer. The week started off with some bad weather and big moving tides which gave us a small window of fishing […]
Wayback Wednesday – Tarpon Triple Up
On the second last day of the week, we woke up to a magical morning. We had huge Tarpon all around the boats feeding aggressively.
What followed was a manic couple of hours off the West African coastline.
Don’t Panic – Casting to laid up Tarpon
Then… The Guides points out something on the surface about 120 feet. At first what appears to be a stick takes the mesmerising shape of a Megalops Atlanticus Caudal fin.
