The Ferocious fierce Fighter

The tiger fish / nHlanga - Hydrocynus vittatus

A major angling game fish, the striking tiger fish, can be recognized by the bluish sheen on its back, a series of parallel longitudinal black stripes, intensive yellow to blood red fins with trailing black edges and a series of 8 large, protruding, sharply pointed teeth.

Aptly described as voracious and fierce, the tiger fish are found in warm, well-oxygenated water, mainly in larger rivers and lakes, tending to frequent the surface layers where it often falls prey to the swooping African Fish Eagle.

Pongola Poort Dam in the Pongola Game Reserve is the most southern river / lake where tiger fish are endemic. Although widespread and still common in certain areas like the Pongola river, tiger fish are declining in most rivers due to pollution, water extraction and obstructions like weirs and dams that prevent their passage up or downstream to suitable spawning sites along flooded river banks and lake shores.

From the novice fisherman to the expert anglers fishing with a fly, Pongola Poort Dam offers you the ideal location for tiger fishing of a lifetime, while you enjoy the pristine wilderness setting that compares favorably to the wilds of Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe