AFRICAN LAKES & RIVERS (NILE, VICTORIA, TANGANYIKA, ZAMBEZI, OKAVANGO) FISHING MAP
Fishing Hot Spots
From Lake Nasser on the Nile down to Murchison Falls, Lake Victoria and Lake Turkana, the deep Rift Valley lakes, the Zambezi, Kariba and the Okavango, and the Congo River. Tap any star or dot to see what it is and what to fish there.
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Parks & rules
Safety: these are planning references. Use current official charts, weather and marine alerts and proper safety equipment before heading out.
Fishing Hot Spots by area
Lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Tap one to fly to it on the map.
Nile perch and tigerfish
Africa's freshwater giants are the Nile perch, which grows past 200 pounds in Lake Nasser, Lake Victoria and below Murchison Falls, and the tigerfish, with its rows of razor teeth, in the Zambezi, Lake Kariba and the Okavango. On the Congo River lives the goliath tigerfish, the biggest of them all.
Rules: licenses and park permits differ by country, and in national parks you fish with approved guides and lodges, usually catch-and-release.
On the bay, in the mangroves or on the ocean, the everyday struggles get left at the dock. For those few hours, it's just you, the water and peace.
BigJoe’s gear for African Lakes & Rivers
What BigJoe would bring to fish these waters.
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