Part 1: It’s the Stuff of Dreams. Fly Fishing and Adventure in the Wilds of Africa.
Part 2: A Fly Angler’s Trip to the Okavango River in Africa
Halfway through my trip to Africa, I was offered a chance to go on a safari with Desert and Delta Safaris. They arranged my stay at the Nxamaseri Island Lodge, and now they invited me on a safari. You would think I said yes right away, but the fishing for tigerfish was too good, I didn’t want to leave the river.
It Was a Tough Choice
Keep hunting for the big fish, or experience lions, elephants, and other African game in the wild?
I put the fly rod away and unpacked my camera and long lens. I caught a lot of fish in the last three days. I wanted to take a picture of a lion. And not just a lion but a lion in the wild.
The Safari
On the day of the safari, I climb into an open-top SUV. Our safari guide explains some rules to us so we don’t get mauled or skewered, and then we slowly move through the bush.
We slowly moved along in an SUV, looking through the bush for a lion as naturally as if I were in West Virginia hunting for deer. The technique was the same. I was searching for a flick of an ear, a moving branch, birds suddenly lifting off.
Eye to Eye With an Elephant
We didn’t have to travel far before I was looking eye to eye with an elephant sporting large tusks. The vehicle I’m sitting in is tall, and the elephant is standing just off the dirt road, a short stone’s throw away. I’m looking at him, he’s looking at me. I turn my head, tap my guide on the shoulder, and ask him,
