tiger trip to zambezi

[lebaka]

Hi
we are busy planning our yearly fishing trip and have decided zambezi and tiger fishing,i have found a deal on the interwebz for shackletons has anyone been there?
or has any one have any other suggestions (not to expensive)?

tx

 

[Fin-S]

Been to Shackletons often. Good fishing in winter. Great food, accomodation and service. Also very good with kids. Highly recommended.

 

[Yellow Monster]

Hi Gary,

 

Looking to take the family to shackletons this year. Do you mind telling us what time is the best to go and what sort of financial deal did you get?

 

[Mark F]

Yellow Monster wrote:

Hi Gary,

Looking to take the family to shackletons this year. Do you mind telling us what time is the best to go and what sort of financial deal did you get?

Hi Yellow Monster

I have just booked our 2011 Zambezi trip and we will be staying at Shackletons this year first week of June. I booked a fly-in package that I found on a tigerfishing website at a very reasonable rate of R11500 p/p for 6 days all-in (food, flights, transfers, fishing), i saw some other similar offers in the same area which were a bit cheaper but they didn't look as nice and when i asked around Shackletons came in highly recommended. 

Has anyone heard anything about the waterlevel this year on the Upper Zambezi, i heard rumours that its coming down moosa fast, and I'm a bit worried that we are going to see another huge flood like last year?

 

[lebaka]

ok its booked we are going to island view lodge (we driving up)leaving 24th march

any tips how to fish up there ?

 

[Ed0101]

March is early in the season; the water levels will still be high.  I was in the area twice last year, end July and early September. Trolling with magnum Rapalas or spinning with double copper Effzetts proved to be the most effective for us.

 

[lebaka]

tx ed

 

[lebaka]

yay leaving for the zambezi in two hours

 

[Ryan]

Tight Lines - very jealous - that is my river

 

[Ed0101]

Enjoy, let us know how it went.

 

[lebaka]

40 tigers 20 barbel between us waiting to get all the photos report to follow

 

[errant]

gary goodwin wrote:

40 tigers 20 barbel between us waiting to get all the photos report to follow

Holey smoke that sounds like a jol!

 

[Van Straaten]

I will be going up the for the first time from the 22 April - 2 May! Any advice on what worked and what to take and also the water levels at the moment would be wonderfull!

 

Thanks Bud

 

[lebaka]

water levels are very high
work spinners early morning and late afternoon mepps and effzets work well
stay on the water until just before dark bigger fish were caught then
try to get bulldogs there weren't to many available  for us the few got worked well
drift baits worked well from 9:30 to 15:00
one thing make sure your terminal tackle is strong

 

[lebaka]

which lodge are u going too ?

 

[Ed0101]

Gary where is you trip report and photos?

 

[lebaka]

soon i promise waiting for photos off 5 different camera's

 

[Van Straaten]

Staying at a mate's house near Kalizo.