Elephant Fishing Encounter: Lower Okavango Namibia 6 October 2013

Largemouth Thin-face (Serranochromis angusticeps) caught with dropshot (1/2 ounce jig with modified paddle tail plastic)

Dawid with a Largemouth Humpback (Serranochromis altus) caught with a meduim size double bladed copper spoon

Went for a spot of fishing Sunday, 6 October 2013. The river is very shallow and difficult to navigate with hippo's occupying all the channels between the sand banks. Still managed to land 14 large-mouth and 6 tiger-fish. Lost some big tigers while trolling. The water was murky in some places. Water temperature, 24.9 'C Caught most of the largemouths in eddy's behind sand banks. Tigers were biting in the deeper channels (2-5m) 

Saw several groups of elephant crossing the river. One young elephant showed his discontent when we passed him on the bank to close to his liking. The video is available at: http://youtu.be/2mHoF4oqVCQ

Sunset over the Okavango

Afternoon Fishing on the bank down from our house: Okavango river 20 September 2013

Dawid with a good size tiger caught from the bank

Dawid and I went for a few casts on the bank of the Okavango down from our house just before sunset. We managed to land this monster with a 1/4 ounce dropshot with steel wire leader in 1m deep water...fish was released.

The water is getting warmer and tigers are  more active with water temps at the time 23.5 'C

The water temperature at the moment is 24.6 'C (2 October 2013).

Ambient temps outside(midday) up to almost 40'C. 

Water level of the river is very low...can still move with the boat over some sand banks to get to deeper channels ...lots of Hippo's...!!!!