The environment of Sudan’s Nubian Flats is very much like a hallucination—or straight up is one. An entire season spent on the Nubian Flats would barely begin to pull back the curtain on its fishing po-tential. A hardy handful of anglers at the South Africa-based Tourettes Fishing has been hard at it as the only outfitter working there, and they probably have more questions than answers heading into their fourth year. What is known, though, is that with fair conditions, an angler can cast at 50 triggerfish in a day—maybe more. A 20-pound bonefish isn’t out of the question, nor is casting to a sailfish on foot, or to a pod of 40-pound milkfish. Giant trevally, bohar snapper, bluefin trevally, queenfish, barracuda and more are all but guaranteed. In the end, you’ll have shredded a pair of wading boots and done serious damage to your shins. Regardless of your saltwater resume, you’ll have experienced a new kind of humility in the face of exceptional conditions and circumstances. True to the nearly lost art of adventure travel, Sudan’s Nubian Flats experience is stripped down to its barest essentials, focused solely on the fishing experi-ence itself. And that experience is truly something for the imagination. LEFT TO RIGHT Stark white buildings, flowing white robes and plenty of goats mark a typical north Sudan village scene. Not pictured: the ubiquitous camels. The Red Sea hills, seen from the road between Port Sudan and Mohammad Qol, are the dominant topographical features separating the vastness of the Sahara to the west, from the brilliant turquoise expanse to the east. THE FLYFISH JOURNAL 047
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