 
		
	Tanzania; Charlotte Chilcott’s 2017 tigerfish tale
Tanzania bound once more, the call of the Mnyera and Rhudji is an irresistible one for me and every year, I head home. Well, not really home but as Malawi is closer to
 
		
	Tanzania bound once more, the call of the Mnyera and Rhudji is an irresistible one for me and every year, I head home. Well, not really home but as Malawi is closer to
 
		
	Without a shadow of doubt, the finest tigerfish fishing on the planet is in Tanzania. As the water temperatures rise, and the clarity increases the trophy Tanzania tigerfish of the Mnyera
 
		
	The best summary of the events of the second week of the Tanzania Tigerfishing season of 2016 was the ‘back to school, end of holiday’ feeling amongst the guides as
 
		
	An eagerly awaited first report from Tanzania for the 2016 season. Enjoy. The Kilombero Valley in remote south central Tanzania is a special place, and anyone who has for whatever
 
		
	Tanzania bound once more, Charlotte is heading back to the far south-western corner of Tanzania, returning to the Mnyera and Ruhudji rivers in search of a trophy tigerfish, on fly. She caught
 
		
	September marks the start of prime time to target tigerfish on Tanzania’s Mnyera and Ruhudji rivers and, further south, on the Okavango in Botswana. Guides and camps are getting ready and looking forward
 
		
	The Okavango flood waters have reached their peak in north western Botswana, and so begins the wait for prime conditions to target tigerfish over the annual catfish run later in
 
	
		
	Pre-Season preparations for the Tiger fishing season in the Kilombero Valley are usually a big undertaking, and 2015 did not disappoint. The Ruhudji fly camp was built from scratch, and
 
	
		
	Like the swallows (although with less speed), Charlotte is heading south to Tanzania in early October in search of Tanzania’s tigerfish. Although she knows the region well from her safari
 
	
		
	Africa is inspiring; for me it is where I grew up and as a child, it nurtured a love for wildlife and for exploration. As an adult, I have travelled
 
	
		
	Tiger’s in Africa? Well, how about tigerfish on fly and more notably, BIG tigerfish on fly? We have one spot left in 10-17 October 2015 (NM is 13 October) and
 
	
		
	Want to land a lifetime tigerfish on fly? Where better to go than Tanzania and as a taster of what could be, below is the last report of last season