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Nguni River Voyager on
the Zambezi River system |
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27 June-4 July
4 July-11 July
11 July - 18 July |
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While prime tiger time on the Zambezi is regarded as late
May through July, water levels are often unpredictable and
wind driven cold fronts can play havoc with results. When
our group boarded the houseboat after a perilously late river
transfer due to an Air Botswana puncture ( don't ask ) the
cold wind cut through everyone and waves slapped loudly against
the hull through the night.
The next day the fishing was slow and the wind relentless.
Everyone got into their casting slowly and the gin and tonics
flowed. The next morning the wind had died, the air temperature
noticeably warmer and the fishing came alive! Any tiger smaller
than 4 pounds fled for the cover of the reeds and the trophy
fish came on the feed, everyone landed double figure Tigers
on fly, several fish in the 12 to 14 pound range and I personally
lost a fish at the net I believe was 20 pounds!
Jonathan Boulton
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