Tanzania Archives - African Waters

July 24, 2023

Tigerfish Terminal Tackle – All you need to know!

Tigerfish Terminal Tackle As we build towards the 2023 season, we thought now would be a good time to focus on the tigerfish terminal tackle required for an exhilarating fishing experience at Dhala & Samaki Camp in Tanzania. Rod & Reel Recommendations for Pursuing Blue Tigerfish (Hydrocynus tanzaniae) To target the magnificent blue tigerfish (Hydrocynus...

December 3, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 8

There are very few fairytales while Tiger fishing in Tanzania. It is completely true that taking an opportunity to fly fish for tigers on the Mnyera and Ruhudji rivers is to live out a fairytale, but when it comes to the actual landing of dream quality fish, the Tigers generally depart sharply from anything resembling...

December 1, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 7

We were joined this week by a mixed group of anglers from South Africa, Ireland, and the USA. The guys were eager to hit both rivers on fly & conventional, but the river gods had other ideas in store for us. A big flush of cold dirty water came down the Ruhudji and forced both...

December 1, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 6

It is difficult to put into words even a fraction of the experiences on the Ruhudji and Mnyera rivers during a week’s fishing. This week was no exception, with a brute being landed on the first morning of over 20lbs, plus another two fish breaking the 20lbs mark. One which actually pulled the scales all...

November 29, 2021

Distichodus petersii (ndungu) on fly

Before going to Tanzania, I had never even considered the possibility of successfully targeting any species of Distichodus on fly. However, this changed quickly once I arrived on the Ruhudji river for our Tigerfish season this year. Distichodus petersii (ndungu) are a large, vegetarian/fruit-eating species and are abundant when the right conditions present themselves along...

October 29, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 5

Some you win and some you lose. With Tiger-fishing you will definitely lose more than you win. These toothy fish will roll on your fly only to abort their attack at the last nanosecond, leaving angler and guide alike dumbfounded as to what could have been. Sometimes they will devour a well presented fly and...

October 29, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 4

With the sun slowly rising above the horizon in a glowing red ball, a pair of African fish eagles greet the new morning with their echoing duet from the branches of a massive sycamore fig growing out of the bank of the Ruhudji river. At the same time our guests sit around the morning fire,...

October 14, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 3

Week 3 started off firing on all cylinders, both Randy and the tigers couldn’t get enough. The middle beat on the Ruhudji was producing some immaculate fishing conditions with plenty tigers hunting down prey in the clearer water. Casting big, meaty flies tight against timber and ripping them back out only to be thrashed by...

September 28, 2021

Dhala & Samaki Camp – Tanzania Trophy Tigerfish Season 2021 : Week 2

A mixture of old and new, with returning guest, Randy and new clients Myrium and Nerravid from Spain, it was time to once again hit the water, starting on the Mynera. It didn’t take long for the action to take place as weather conditions were favourable. Randy’s first fish of the trip was a 19lb...