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Catch Tigerfish like it's the 80s. Surface action all day long in the unspoilt Selous Wilderness.
Majestic Rivers sits deep in Tanzania's unspoilt Selous Wilderness : Africa's largest protected ecosystem : on wild rivers that hold a large and wild Tigerfish population most of the world has never heard of. This is tigerfishing's new frontier, and it fishes like the 80s never ended.
The fishery draws on the wild river systems feeding the Nyerere Dam, creating an extraordinary concentration of blue tigerfish rarely encountered anywhere else on the continent. Surface action runs all day long. Huge blue tigerfish corral baitfish on open flats, ambush in current seams, and launch themselves at poppers with the aggression that made the species legendary. Two guests per boat means your guide's full attention is on you : no sharing, no compromises.
Getting here is part of the adventure. The package includes a private charter flight from Dar es Salaam direct to the grass airstrip inside the reserve : no long road transfers, no layovers in bush camps. You step off the plane and into the wilderness. From that moment, the only agenda is the river.
The 7-night all-inclusive package is built to give you the full experience: multiple river systems explored by boat, peak morning and late-afternoon sessions, expert guiding, all meals, and the kind of campfire evenings by the river that don't need a screen. All fish are returned. The population stays strong. The fishing stays exceptional.
From Majestic Rivers, anglers also fish the new and existing Nyerere dam : a massive impoundment that has created an entirely new tigerfish fishery on the system. The dam holds large numbers of fish, with many being caught consistently throughout the season. Whether you're working the dam walls, fishing the submerged timber, or targeting fish cruising the open water, the Nyerere dam adds a completely different dimension to your week on the Rufiji. It's big-water fishing with big-fish potential, and it's right on our doorstep.
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