Capitaine (Nile Perch) - A fly fishing exploratory into wild Cameroon

Synopsis:
Imagine a fish so big that some call it the elephant of the river. Imagine it inhabited the waters of 1/4 of the African continent in vast numbers. Now imagine, that largely unseen to the developed world, a wave of humanity has reduced all the rivers and surrounding landscapes to skeletal remains.
But, right in the middle of it all, there’s a wilderness that has beaten the odds, a haven that is a window into the past of how all of Western Africa’s savannas once were. Journey with a group of fly fishermen to this very special oasis to witness an explosion of life, where the end-goal is to help protect it all through fly fishing tourism.
A story by Johann Vorster (Vossie)
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In collaboration with African Waters
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Official Selection
Winner - Best Cinematography - Documentary Short Film Festival
Winner - Best Cinematography - Hollywood North Film Awards
Winner - Best Documentary - Independent Shorts Awards
Winner - Feel the Real Film Festival
Official Selection - Independent​ Short Fest 2020
Official Selection - Rise Fly Fishing Film Festival 2020
Starring
Edward Truter / edwardtruter
Xavier Vannier / xavier.vannier
Stuart Harley / stuart_harley_
Greg Ghaui greg.ghaui
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[@rhettmorris614]

Beyond EPIC!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DanielMaykot]

Great film! Well done!

[@Paulpoission]

About as epic as it gets

[@IRFANCAST]

Bad ass & beautiful film. Amazing part of the world right there.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you. Really is a special place

[@PawlusFishing]

What a story, what a river, what a fish...

[@natasjadelange1062]

Wow, that is a BIG FISH Edd caught, my jaw dropped when I saw the size. Lovely video, looks like a awesome adventure

[@puiflyfishing]

Very nice video 👍

[@toghiker]

Me and my boys quote this cinematic experience everytime we're fishing. The Faro is on our list. God Bless! Keep cashing in those Dinos!

[@LiamDCoughlan]

Only 701 subscribers?! I’m the 701st! Incredible films on here, so glad I found it

[@andylamude3932]

A really beautiful film, stunning

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you so much.

[@SeariverFishing]

Amazing congrats 💙👊

[@CrazyAboutFlyFishing]

Fantastic! Great film, some amazing experiences there.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you so much.

[@VisualFishing]

Amazing content

[@joaquincortada1483]

Great video. Glad you released that big girl. Trip of a lifetime

[@Danny-ez7dg]

Wow! Up there with the best fishing documentaries for sure.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Cheers!

[@SparidaeExpeditions]

One of the best films I've never seen. Awesome. Congrats.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed this! Please help us out by subscribing and liking the video! This will help us to be able to make more just like this! thank you!

[@Lenjen2012]

With such a quality cinematic video how does this channel have less than 1K subs????? Great video guys! Hearing a lion roar while fishing would have been the pinnacle for me haha 👊🏻

[@eager2fish]

Great movie! Incredible fish and sorroundings. Well done 👏🏽👏🏽

[@lourensjoubert8652]

WOW!!!!!!!!

[@bensteer3778]

Awesome work fellas. Loved it. Nearest I get is fly fishing for pike in the local canal. Films like this stoke the imagination for me. Thankyou guys.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you, so great to hear this kind of feedback. I've never a caught pike yet, living in South Africa, I'm sure there's an adventure there. Tight lines.

[@lourensjoubert8652]

WOW!!!!

[@callumbrown9084]

Incredibly high quality content. Very inspiring.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you so much.

[@user-wn9tt1le5x]

Very nice video,it's like a hollywood film

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you so much for the compliment.

[@ChrisWalklet]

Very cool.

[@peterbaldwin2598]

Spent the last 20 years fishing for perch on the Nile here in Uganda. Would love to fish that river one day. Fantastic film guys, congrats.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you. That side of the nile must be an amazing part ope the world. Tight lines.

[@lourensjoubert8652]

Hi Peter, sounds like you have some stories worth sharing and would love if you could reach out

[@Irass01]

Just great. Congrat Man.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you. Tight lines.

[@barratheo]

Epic

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thanks

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you.

[@mihaibalais8864]

Magic. Cheers!

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you.

[@kevinjennings4482]

UNREAL!!!

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you

[@pest_predator_nz]

Looks like a magic spot of almost untouched river. Hard to find nowadays in Africa. Really enjoyed this. I ran into Stuart in Dubai airport last year on his way back from Sudan. You guys get around! Thanks and greetings from NZ!

[@southsidechannel1970]

Stu is the man. Cheers from South Africa, and thank you for the support.

[@fftc.club-theflyfishertrav4403]

Hi Xavier, I will love to share this pretty cool little documentary film with my FFTC.club - The FlyFisher Traveller Club - community. A beautiful destination to explore an untouched river with monster sized fishes. Keep on going. TL, Alexander

[@farosafaris3962]

Hi Alex, sorry I have just seen your comment now... Hope you are doing great!

[@wakkasaurus3950]

This is sensational content! Would love to see a whole bunch more, something like what the "fishing the wild" boys do in Oz. Keep it up!

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you so much for the support. Look forward to sharing more stories.

[@bootyluvas]

awesome

[@WeisCarl2000]

OMG........ I just got goosebumps watching this. I want to experience this. This is like goliath grouper but in the river. LORDY.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Gooosies are good. I hope you get to experience this river. It really is a special place. Follow the link to African Waters below the clip. They host amazing trips there.

[@LondonPestControl]

Simply amazing gentleman , I have fished this area with Frank whilst hunting Eland and I need to go back now

[@farosafaris3962]

It would be a pleasure hosting you back Ricky ;)

[@bigfivemissions6783]

Unreal fish and a sick edit!

[@michaelsiengo1]

Sick

[@nickharrison211]

That was incredible.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Happy you enjoyed it. Thank you.

[@MichaelSmith-cn9of]

Very very cool!!! Looks like a giant snook in a way . Beautiful

[@Fly_Revive]

Incredible, really

[@David-uj2ms]

What a wonderful documentary! As for me.... Hippos, crocodiles, and lions. Nah, I'm good. I'll stick to the US. I would be deathly afraid to get close to that river.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you, happy you enjoyed it. Africa is not all as wild, you will really enjoy some of the national parks.

[@FishwaterFilms]

An incredible story, so well told - thank you!

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you for watching.

[@rhysherbst1946]

Amazing Video! I’m from Zimbabwe, you guys should do a tiger video down by chewore on the Zambezi River.

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you, and howzit. Sounds like great fun! Hopefully one day when borders open again.

[@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344]

Epic fish. I'd love to fish for them some day

[@DWilliams-my4ts]

They never found a nile Perch that was a cross breed with a tiger fish that would be something to see

[@richardbarclay9095]

Fantastic, absolutely loved this. Hooked from start to finish... no pun intended.

[@sauvonsledoubs]

Simply extraordinary... what gear did you use to shoot the film?

[@southsidechannel1970]

Thank you. Main Camera was a Sony FS7, had a 24-70mm zoom as well as 100=400mm zoom. Also had 24mm prime lens. For the night shots we used the Sony A7s which handled the lowlight shots really well. Mavic Pro drone for all the big wides, and go pro for all underwater shots. Had a rifle mic attached the camera and a radio lapel mic for ll other audio and interviews in the field. Perfect for a one man band. Oh, and a heavy as hell tripod. Didn't use it as much as we wanted to. Strange thing to carry over such long distances.

[@bjornhoffmann6008]

Feel like I am the one shaking with adrenalin! Great production on this video. What was the estimated weight of that fish in the end?

[@konraddorfling]

It was good when I paid for the 12mins of content on Vimeo a month ago. Seeing it free now, not so good anymore

[@southsidechannel1970]

We really appreciate your support. We were not able to release the film for free as it was running in film festivals at that time, and experimented with the vimeo platform. Not something we would do again. Hope you enjoyed the film otherwise.

[@ybbeejk247]

what about topwater?

[@lourensjoubert8652]

WOW!!!!!!!!