Exciting Inland Sport Fishing in Tanzania
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by: AndrewMuigai
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The rivers and lakes in Tanzania are inhabited by plenty of fish during the rainy season, making the period after the short and long rains the most suitable for taking a sports fishing safari. The long rains fall in April and May, while the short rains come between November and December. The Rufiji River, Mwanza, Musoma, and Lake Tanganyika are some of the best fishing spots in Tanzania.
There are plenty of tour safari companies organizing fishing safaris for visiting fishing enthusiasts seeking for best fishing experiences in Tanzania. Boatmen at the ports of Mwanza and Musoma located on Lake Victoria are so welcoming and they can also allow you to go with them on their daily fishing trips. Lake Victoria, by far the largest lake in Africa, is home to attractive freshwater tropical fish species that are imported to aquariums the world over.
Mwanza town, a port city on the Southern part of lake Victoria, is one of the best places to get started with sports fishing in Tanzania. Mwanza hosts huge Nile Perch and Tilapia, and is without doubt a popular safari destination for a fishing safari in Tanzania. Mwanza is also the cultural centre of the Sukuma, Tanzania's largest ethnic group.
Musoma, another popular fishing safari destination, is on the Eastern shores of Lake Victoria, near the border with Kenya. You can catch plenty of Nile perch (Sangara or Chengu in the local dialect) in Musoma. In this port town, you will also find lots of boats that take visitors across Lake Victoria-the world's largest tropical lake and second largest freshwater lake by surface area. Lake Victoria has a 3440 km shoreline and hosts over 3000 islands, many of them inhabited.
Lake Tanganyika, the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume after Lake Baikal, is also a popular fishing spot in Tanzania. The lake hosts over 350 fish species including the Nile Perch and the Goliath Tiger Fish. Lake Tanganyika stretches across Tanzania, Burundi, DRC, and Zambia, with Tanzania having the largest share. Among the over 2000 plant and animal species found in Lake Tanganyika, about 600 are unique and found nowhere else in the world.
The largest river in Tanzania, Rufiji River, provides opportunity for both salty water and freshwater fishing. The 21 lakes in the Rufiji floodplain area, plus the hundreds of ponds and creeks are the grounds for freshwater fishing. During the annual floods, these lakes and creeks fill up and yield good fish catches. Saltwater fishing takes place at the sandbanks off the Rufiji Delta near the coast, where good conditions exist for prawn fishing.
Fly fishing in Tanzania's rivers and streams is also becoming a favorite activity for visitors to Tanzania.
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Andrew Muigai is the Managing Director of Africa Point, an agency that offers exciting tours to Tanzania. Get more information on Tanzania hotels at the site and also exciting Tanzania travel safaris.
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