The African Fisherman Magazine Volume 19 # 1 | Page 3

• V o l u m e 1 9, N o 1, 2007 • Pretty as a Peacock...................8 Features THIS 'N' THAT The African Arowana............16 Deadly Infection Hits Zambezi Fish.........................16 Carrot or the Stick.................40 The Frilled Shark...................40 UPPER ZAMBEZI UPDATE Zambezi Angling Calendar Page 18 KARIBA UPDATE Kariba.....................................30 Kariba Waterspouts.............................37 Simon Elton with a beautiful 6.5kg river tigerfish taken on the Upper Zambezi in the Caprivi Strip. The fish took a trolled Rapala Fat Rap. Photo - Arthur Tebbit Zambezi Floods There has been a lot written in the press recently about the higher than normal flow of the Zambezi river and the prospects of Kariba possibly filling this year! Whilst the flows do appear to be higher than usual, the prospect of a massive inflow is very low. The hydrometric network used for the control and dayto-day operations of the Kariba reservoir comprise of twelve stations where water levels are monitored daily. Flow measurements are carried out at seven of these stations which include the Victoria Falls, one of the key stations on the Zambezi river. The flow of the Zambezi river is seasonal in nature with the lowest flows occurring during the dry months, from June to November and the higher flows occurring during the wetter parts of the year, December to May. C o i n c i d e n t a l l y, t h e maximum flow recorded at Victoria Falls was during the early construction phase of Kariba Dam in March 1958 at 10,000 cubic metres per second. The lowest flows recorded to date at Victoria Falls were during the 1995/96 season which had an annual mean flow of 390 cubic metres per second, whereas the long-term mean annual flow at Victoria Falls is 1100 cubic metres per second. V o l . 19 # 1 UPDATE Boundary Issues on the Zambezi River - The Facts...................20 BASSIN' Fishin' the Jig 'n' Pig..............24 regular Columns EDITOR’S COMMENT........3 MAIL BAG.............................5 JUNIOR ANGLERS Including Fund Accounts..........6 IGFA International Junior Angler............................6 ComPetition Comment Universal's Bream Supreme 2007 Page 42 Mega Strike's - Evolution Jig Wins Best New Hard Lure....26 REGIONAL UPDATE Etosha - Celebrating 100 years of formal conservation - Page 29 LUNAR GUIDE...................38 DAM LEVELS.....................38 SWOP 'N' SHOP..................39 CLASSIFIEDS......................39 dePartments EDITOR IN CHIEF - Anthony M. Williams ASSISTANT EDITOR - Andy Fenwick SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES - Should be directed in writing to P O Box 6204, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], email: [email protected] ADVERTISING ENQUIRIES Zimbabwe - P O Box 6204, Harare, Zimbabwe, Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone], email: [email protected] South Africa - African Sporting Publications P O Box 10447 Aston Manor 1630, South Africa, Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected] Page 3