Some months back Christophe contacted me and asked if I had a couple of Sable for his distinguished Russian clients. My animals were sold but Richard Bell Cross had a bit of quota over the river in Lunga Luswishi and so a plan was made.

Chris did not even hint at a commission or gratuity from this hunt and simply wanted his clients to have the best possible time in Zambia. This is a first for me and proves the character of this fine professional.

Igor and Alfred (the elder) had simply requested that we try to hunt Sable in the 40 inch plus margin. This we did and managed to shoot two very fine heavy horned Sable including a very high scoring Crawshay's Defassa waterbuck and a big croc.

The hunting was relatively easy and for the most we fished and caught Crayfish for the table. The Russians taught us how to make Vodka and in all we spent a very pleasant 10 days in this extremely scenic part of Africa. My wife remarked that I had put on a bit of weight on my return to home.

Thanks for that Christophe Morio. Hope you enjoy the report and pictures.








Richard Bell Cross checking a trail camera next to his croc bait.






Richard, my son Tom and Jingo retrieving the croc.

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A man of many talents! Very well done Mr Baldry, some excellent photography again ! A joy to look at. Oh and of course excellent trophies too. The bar moves higher all the time!

Cheers

Charlie

Well done Andrew! Super animals and pics.
Thanks for posting.

Nicely done Andrew. I assume those are "Nembwes" aka green headed bream but what's the colourful one? A male in mating colours?

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Originally posted by MANDLAZIM:
Nicely done Andrew. I assume those are "Nembwes" aka green headed bream but what's the colourful one? A male in mating colours?

Thinface.

Fishing on safari! Hard to beat. Great eating too

It looks stunning on that river!

Well done to all involved!

Really hope I get to visit and hunt Zambia one day. Beautiful place!!

Looks like a good time was had by all!

Andrew,

Well done to everybody! For those that have not been on the Kafue river it is quite different than anything I've seen anywhere else in Africa and far more scenic. At first glance it could be stream in NA somewhere.

Mark

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Ps especially nice to see a crocs with an open mouth and no huge stick holding it open Attention to detail!


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The Russians taught us how to make Vodka and in all we spent a very pleasant 10 days in this extremely scenic part of Africa

Knowing the Russkies, there must have been some serious sampling sessions as well as the toast "napasashok" freely thrown at every opportunity

Wish we had crayfish like that in our rivers!! Excellent old sable bulls. Great quality all around.

Excellent trophies Andrew!

Please tell us more about those fish and crayfish. What species are the fish? What bait do you use? And what type of crayfish are those and how does one go about catching them?

Cheers

Andrew, Is fishing part of your hunt? I'm no fisher but to do some as part of the hunt sure is fun.

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Originally posted by Manyathelo:
Excellent trophies Andrew!

Please tell us more about those fish and crayfish. What species are the fish? What bait do you use? And what type of crayfish are those and how does one go about catching them?

Cheers

Red claw crayfish introduced from Australia.

We have six species of large mouth bream - the biggest being the 'Nebwe' and they are feeding on the crayfish and becoming super sized.

The best fishing on the planet is in this GMA. Crystal clear waters and a big fish every cast.

Simply outstanding!

Awesome. I wish ......

Can I work as a lakies for free for a month?

Hell, I am as impressed by the fish as I am the 4 legged critters.the only thing I enjoy as much as hunting is fishing...

thanks Andrew for that report and the feedback.

seems good people attract good people ....

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Originally posted by fairgame:

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Originally posted by Manyathelo:
Excellent trophies Andrew!

Please tell us more about those fish and crayfish. What species are the fish? What bait do you use? And what type of crayfish are those and how does one go about catching them?

Cheers

Red claw crayfish introduced from Australia.

We have six species of large mouth bream - the biggest being the 'Nebwe' and they are feeding on the crayfish and becoming super sized.

The best fishing on the planet is in this GMA. Crystal clear waters and a big fish every cast.

To all AR members who think Andrew is a good fisherman, I can attest that he won the prize on my safari for the smallest bream... Smaller than half a little finger! But the winner he was!



Best regards, D. Nelson

Great Trophies.

I thought those crayfish looked familiar. I was going to ask what species they were.

Well done!

Nice mate.
So now you know how to make Vodka....did you teach the Russians how to make Biltong??

Hi Andrew,

I am glad that you had a great hunt and good time with Alfred and Igor. I was sure that they will enjoy their trip with you.
Well done.
Christophe

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Originally posted by ChristopheMorio:
Hi Andrew,

I am glad that you had a great hunt and good time with Alfred and Igor. I was sure that they will enjoy their trip with you.
Well done.
Christophe

Thanks Christophe and we are looking at Lion and Leopard next year.

Nice pics. Looks very scenic.

Well done Andrew. Looks like you guys had an awesome time. And congratulations to all for some magnificent trophies.

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Originally posted by fairgame:

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Originally posted by ChristopheMorio:
Hi Andrew,

I am glad that you had a great hunt and good time with Alfred and Igor. I was sure that they will enjoy their trip with you.
Well done.
Christophe

Thanks Christophe and we are looking at Lion and Leopard next year.

Andrew,

That is fantastic, keep me update...
All the best
Christophe