Osprey eloquently kitted out for a wedding
cage which is lowered into the water for those wanting to get
close to nature when swimming.
Our cruise took us across the lake to the Gache Gache river
where we hoped once again to catch the tigerfish running up
river to spawn. Early February was wet across much of southern
Africa and Kariba was no exception. Low scudding cloud and
afternoon thunderstorms swelled incoming rivers, littering
them with muddy water, floating logs and other debris. We
saw plenty of tigerfish jumping and swirling on the surface, but
had limited success. The hits we did get had no real pattern to
them - some in open water, others along the banks or old river
course, but the upper reaches of the Gache Gache were far from
ideal. Fishing from the pontoons offered a great and very stable
platform as they are large and robust and very stable. Poking our
way up-river, dodging logs and pods of hippo, I never once felt
threatened, simply due to our imposing tenders. Admittedly,
they did not go anywhere fast, but then they are not supposed to.
Our return journey to Kariba met with a stiff westerly
which had been blowing since early morning. Quite a swell had
some of us feeling more than a little seasick,