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Djibouti Spring Season – Start.
Early in the trip, we lost more than 11 fish and mostly landed smaller ones. Bites didn’t come easily, and our guests had to put in real effort to make things happen.
Gabon Season Opener: Week 3 Fishing Report
3, 2, 1… let’s go! Early flight from London to Libreville, the capital of Gabon. After weeks of preparation and waiting, the excitement is at its peak. The travel goes as smoothly as it can be, with luggage delivered (what a relief!) and only a short wait at the border. The long trip to get the visa at the Gabonese embassy in London was totally worth it.
Gabon Season Opener: Week 2 Fishing Report
The first night delivered plenty of action, with loads of threadfin coming to the boat and a few cobia mixed in. Tarpon, however, were noticeably absent, either holding elsewhere or simply not feeding.
Gabon Season Opener: Week 1 Fishing Report
The 2025 fishing season in Gabon kicked off with a week that tested both skill and patience. Early-season conditions were far from ideal, as the region’s signature heavy rains had yet to arrive.
Djibouti Season Finale: A Perfect Ending
For any guide or host, the wish list for a good season is simple: great guests and great fishing. This Djibouti season offered all of that, and then some. The final group of the season arrived like the cherry on top of an already spectacular cake.
Djibouti Autumn Season – Week Two Report.
The second week of our Djibouti Autumn Season didn’t disappoint. It matched the excitement of the first week, though with slightly less shore action.
Djibouti Season Opener: Autumn 2025, First Trip Report
With over 160 GTs landed between Socotra and Djibouti this week alone, Wild Sea Expedition proudly stands at the forefront of the global GT fishing scene.
Tides, Tales, and Friendship: Our Fishing Trip to Los Roques.
This trip wasn’t really meant to happen, as it hadn’t been planned long in advance. But when my best mate Marcello told me he had holidays in August and wanted to go fishing somewhere, I just said: “Let’s go to Los Roques.
Djibouti Trip Number 6
It was another week of persistence and reward, with plenty of high points to reflect on, and a reminder that in Djibouti, you always have to be ready for that next big catch.
Tarpon, Threadfin & Trevally: Gabon Group 1 Kicks Off 2025 with a Bang.
Our first trip of the year to Gabon couldn't have started any better. Just minutes into our first session on day one, as we cruised onto the estuary, a massive shoal of big Tarpon exploded across the surface. The action was immediate — rods bent, reels screaming — and we managed to land two solid fish while losing a few more in the chaos. A dream start.