Mnyera River Archives - African Waters

October 17, 2024

Mnyera River – Overcoming Tough Conditions

Mnyera River Said in a rich Texan drawl: “I feel like a monkey f**king a skunk (a porcupine would be better for the African context)… I haven’t had all I want, but I’ve had about as much as I can stand.” 😉 This one-liner from my guest Russell, nearing the end of a particularly tough...

September 25, 2024

Ruhudji River Tigerfish – Early Season Adventures in Tanzania

Ruhudji River Tigerfish As we kick off our 2024 season in Tanzania, both the Mnyera & Ruhudji River offers fresh challenges and opportunities for those seeking the prized tigerfish. After an intense wet season, the river has transformed, with new log jams and reshaped sections that provide exciting new structure for anglers. With the water...

December 11, 2023

Tigerfish in Tanzania – Triumphs and Trials in the Tigerfish Quest!

Tigerfish in Tanzania Mastering the Elusive Tanzanian Tigerfish As discussed previously, fishing for tigerfish in Tanzania poses its unique challenges. The tiger fish, renowned for its ability to shake off hooks through powerful runs and acrobatic jumps, presents anglers with numerous hurdles. Despite navigating through these maneuvers and bringing the tigerfish tantalizingly close to the...

October 16, 2023

African Safari Camps – Opening of the season

African Safari Camps African Safari Camps: The open season kicked off with the harmonious sounds of baboons in the early morning, enchanting boat rides along the river, and an array of diverse bird species gracing the skies. On the riverbanks, the silent sentinels, crocodiles, awaited our arrival, while the terrain transitioned from woodlands to lush...

September 20, 2022

Fishing in Tanzania – awesome start to our tiger fishing season

Fishing in Tanzania At long last, September saw the start of our season fishing in Tanzania. Excitement ran sky high with a bitterly cold winter season trailing in a wake as the guys made their way up to Tanzania. Both the Mnyera and Ruhudji rivers, laying home in the Kilombero Valley, received rain over the...

November 6, 2019

Tanzania Trophy Tigers 2019, weeks 3, 4 and 5 photo Blog

Making good use of the travel time on the upper Ruhudji to strap a few more flies for the days fishing. Miles fished with us in Tanzania in 2017. He promised to return to settle a few loose ends with the tigers. A man of his word, he returned! This time he brought backup in the...

October 31, 2018

Tanzania Tigerfish 2018: Week 7

Each new week of the season brings new guests, new enthusiasm and a new story to preach.Week seven of the Tanzanian season saw veteran tigerfish wrangler Karl , two new guests Nick and Pete of the UK, and couple Pam and Brian all the way from Texas. The coming together of this

October 18, 2018

Tanzania Tigerfish 2018: Week 5

Week 5 was the start of an amazing 2 week stay for 3 Yellow Dog Fly Fishing adventure guests, Phil, Phil and Joe. We also welcomed one of Mark Cowan’s (Pescado Solitario) good friends Ben, as well as Jose, from Columbia.After the many fishing tails told around the camp fire on

October 9, 2018

Tanzania Tigerfish 2018: Week 4

It was a week of old and new. Juan and Chantal who have both fished with us before; Chantal a veteran of the sport, who has fished with us in Lesotho as well as on the Okavango looked to make acquaintance with H. tanzaniae. the legendary cousin of the H. vitattus. While Juan