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AFRICA<br />
A N G L I N G I N A F R I C A<br />
Mention fishing and African nations<br />
such as Kenya, Egypt and South Africa<br />
will be uppermost in the majority of<br />
conversations.<br />
From fly tying experts in Kenya to<br />
shark charters off the coast of South<br />
Africa to major rivers and massive lakes<br />
holding tough predators, this continent<br />
boasts a wealth of diverse fishing and<br />
tackle know-how.<br />
Indeed, South Africa has even hosted<br />
the Feeder <strong>World</strong> Championship at the<br />
Bloemhof Dam in 2013 and 2019 with<br />
great success.<br />
There are literally thousands of unique<br />
and challenging fishing destinations.<br />
Surrounded by the Indian and Atlantic<br />
Oceans and the Mediterranean and the<br />
Red Seas, you would expect saltwater<br />
fishing to be a mainstay of the sport.<br />
Whether casting from the shore or<br />
heading out to the deep, you can expect<br />
some amazing sport.<br />
Head to Cape Town in South Africa,<br />
for example, and you can chase kob,<br />
yellowtail, snoek (not to be confused with<br />
snook) and more from the shore or in<br />
estuaries, while heading offshore to the<br />
deep can net you tuna, marlin, swordfish<br />
and large sharks, although this is often<br />
now undertaken as a conservation effort.<br />
West African venues combine<br />
spectacular fly and beach casting<br />
experiences for a bewilderingly wide<br />
range of species including massive<br />
tarpon and big African threadfin, Cubera<br />
snappers and bull sharks.<br />
The Benguela Current in<br />
the Atlantic Ocean brings<br />
nutrient-rich waters close to<br />
the shore, attracting a variety<br />
of fish species including<br />
sharks, kob and steenbras.<br />
East Africa and Kenya<br />
in particular offer a welldeveloped<br />
deep sea fishing<br />
experience. Here is one of<br />
the few places that offers the<br />
chance of a super grand slam<br />
on one day: blue, black and<br />
striped marlin, broadbill and sailfish.<br />
Kenya, of course, is also home to some<br />
key fly tying companies including Gone<br />
Fishing and Fulling Mill.<br />
Head to the mighty River Nile in<br />
Egypt for both fresh- and saltwater<br />
opportunities. Popular species include<br />
Nile perch, catfish and more while the<br />
Nile Delta opens into the Mediterranean<br />
Sea, affording a wide range of fishing<br />
options from shore and boat.<br />
Lake Nasser – the world’s largest<br />
manmade lake – meanwhile, has<br />
developed a reputation for the fearsome<br />
tiger fish and Nile perch, which grow to a<br />
huge sizes.<br />
The lake is also home to moonfish,<br />
tilapia and catfish including the giant<br />
vundu and fishing styles vary from<br />
trolling and spinning to drift casting and<br />
fly fishing.<br />
On the Zambezi River, near Victoria<br />
Brown Trout<br />
Falls, anglers can try their luck catching<br />
the powerful and acrobatic tiger fish,<br />
as well as other species like bream and<br />
vundu catfish.<br />
The Okavango Delta in Botswana<br />
is a UNESCO <strong>World</strong> Heritage Site<br />
and a unique angling destination, with<br />
tilapia, catfish, and tiger fish in the<br />
delta’s labyrinth of channels, lagoons and<br />
floodplains.<br />
Ethiopia offers exotic fishing in the<br />
Bale Mountains with some excellent<br />
rainbows in the rivers.<br />
Finally, the Seychelles and Red<br />
Sea offer upmarket live-aboards and<br />
outstanding venues.<br />
The former, an archipelago in the<br />
Indian Ocean, is famous for its worldclass<br />
saltwater fly fishing. Anglers can<br />
target species like bonefish, permit,<br />
trevally, and more in the pristine flats and<br />
reefs surrounding the islands.<br />
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