There is an excellent article written by Mr. Matt Harris in the July/August/September 2016 edition of the International Angler. The article " One of the world's most exciting and undiscovered fly fisheries" discusses the fantastic monster tigerfish of the Mneyra and Ruhudji Rivers in Tanzania. Harris discusses the Hydrocynus tanzaniae, tanzania tigerfish, which was identified in 1986 as a seperate species. These tigers are much bigger than the common Zambezi tigerfish. A few years ago, along with a few friends, I was able to cast a line into these rivers. I was not disappointed as numerous tigerfish in the "teens" we landed and everyone in the group landed at least 1 tiger tipping the scales at 20lbs. Fly fishermen would really enjoy battling with these monsters. The trips are split into 2 sessions, a few days at the Mneyra Camp and the remaining time spent at the Ruhudji camp. Numerous hippos and crocs were seen each day. Each in the group also had the opportunity to view a few elephants during the stay. However, the wildlife was nearly as abundant as seen on my trip for Nile Perch at Murchison Falls, Uganda. Join the IGFA to get a great magazine as the International Angler and keep up on fishing news worldwide!
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