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Botswana Fly Fishing

A world tigerfishing frontier — the Okavango Panhandle around Shakawe, Sepupa and Guma Lagoon, the Chobe and Linyanti rivers, the seasonal barbel run, and the fishing lodges and guides that work them. Filter by region and type.

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Chobe River Tigerfishing (Kasane) — Kasane. The Chobe River at Kasane is a world-class catch-and-release tigerfish fishery, fished from small boats against a…
Chobe Safari Lodge — Kasane. Large riverfront lodge in Kasane offering guided fishing on the Chobe alongside game-viewing cruises; a convenient base…
Drotsky's Cabins — Shakawe. Long-established family-run fishing lodge on the Panhandle at Shakawe, a classic base for tigerfish and the annual…
Guma Lagoon Camp — Guma. Camp on the large, permanent Guma Lagoon at the foot of the Panhandle, a productive tigerfish and bream fishery and a…
Linyanti & Kwando River Fishing — Chobe. The remote Linyanti and Kwando river systems on Botswana's northern border hold good tiger and bream in wild…
Nxamaseri Island Lodge — Sepupa. Intimate island lodge on the Nxamaseri Channel south of Shakawe, renowned as one of Africa's original…
Okavango Fishing Lodge — Shakawe. Dedicated angling lodge on the Panhandle offering guided tigerfish and bream trips along the main Okavango channel and…
Okavango Panhandle Tigerfish Water (Shakawe) — Shakawe. The deep, fast main channel of the Okavango where it enters Botswana at Shakawe is the country's premier tigerfish…
Panhandle Barbel Run — Guma. A spectacular seasonal feeding frenzy (roughly September to November) when shoals of barbel drive baitfish along the…
Sepupa Panhandle Channels — Sepupa. The braided papyrus channels and lagoons around Sepupa, a boat-launch village on the Panhandle, offer classic…
Shakawe River Lodge — Shakawe. Riverfront lodge and campsite on the upper Panhandle popular with anglers and birders; boat-based tigerfishing and…