|
Sport fishing in Africa has become a very popular recreational activity
where the primary reward is the challenge of seeking out and catching
the fish rather than the gastronomic or financial value of the fish's
flesh. This distinction is not entirely rigid - in many cases, sport fishers
will also eat their captures. However, the philosophies and tactics used
for sport fishing are usually sufficiently different from commercial fishing.
Africa has so much to offer the fisherman in the way of locations and
variety of fish. The largely undisturbed coastline is still rich in marine
life and support a vast assortment of reef fish, pelagic and game fish.
The unpolluted estuaries are the nursery areas for many fish which are
prey upon by game fish entering the tidal zone.
The wild African rivers like the Zambezi are famous for tiger fish, while
the lakes in addition sort after predatory fish support many other fish
species. The temperate and high altitude areas of Africa are also home
to trout and bass.
Sport fishing methods vary according to the area being fished, the species
being targeted, the personal strategies of the angler, and the resources
available, ranging from the aristocratic art of fly fishing, to the high-tech,
incredibly expensive methods used to chase marlin and tuna. However, in
virtually every case, the fishing is done with rod and reel rather than
with nets or other aids.
In the past, sport fishers, even if they did not eat their captures,
almost always killed them to bring them to shore for weighing. However,
pressure from outside combined with genuine concern about fish stocks
have seen many sport fishers releasing their captures alive, usually after
fitting them with identifying tags and recording their details so as to
aid fisheries research (known as tag-and-release).
Salt-water fly fishing has rapidly expanded in popularity, especially
along the East Coast and the Mozambique Channel for such species as bonefish,
tarpon and Kingfish.
Catch-and-release fishing is increasingly practiced especially by fly
fishermen, as well as spin and bait casting fishermen, to increase conservation
and to protect rare fish such as marlin.
View Fishing Accommodations | Back
to Accommodation Options
|
FIND
HOTELS BY: 
COUNTRY+ACTIVITY
