May – November

Best of Barotse

A 5 night fly-in fishing safari on the Barotse Floodplains, Western Zambia

Safari Overview

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Brief Safari Overview

Over the last 4 years Matoya Lodge has established itself as the premier destination for anglers looking for true trophy tiger fish and bream, in particular those looking for a new personal best. The Barotse Floodplains has, on a consistent basis, produced some of the largest tigerfish and bream that can be found anywhere in Africa. By combining your stay at Matoya Lodge with 2 nights fly camping on remote beaches in Barotse, you will be able to fish parts of Barotse that are not normally seen as well as experience a fishing wilderness not previously available.

TRAVEL DATES:

May - November

DURATION:

5 nights

ACCOMMODATION

1 lodge & 1 mobile camp

GROUP SIZE:

Max 12 people

Day 1 – 4 / Day 4 – 6

Matoya Lodge

Chalet accommodation set amidst the pristine wilderness of the Barotse floodplains

3 Reasons you will love this experience

Home to some of the Biggest Tiger Fish in Africa

Matoya Lodge is renowned for trophy tiger fish and with a new camp record of 24.5 pounds it is easy to see why!

Numerous species of bream to target

The waters around Matoya are home to many species of bream for fishermen wanting to target them in the warmer months and possibly increase their species count.

Many fishing styles to choose from

Depending on the season in which you wish to join us you can choose to target our trophy tigerfish and bream with either art lure, fly, conventional tackle or bait. No matter your preference you wont be dissapointed!

Fishing the Barotse Floodplains

Your time fishing the Barotse Floodplains will mainly be spent targeting the trophy tigers and bream that are found in these waters. During September, the fish will be responding to lures (trolling and spinning), fly fishing and drifting with live-bait. The camp record is 22lbs with a number of 15-20lb fish taken every season! Bream, in particular nembwe, are also found here and get up to enormous sizes with 6-9lb bream being possible to target on fly and lure. In addition to our fishing the main Zambezi, there are options to journey to the LUNGWEBUNGU & KABOMPO rivers (water levels depending) and potentially overnight in these areas as well.

Interested in booking this package?

Package cost will include:
Return private charter flights from Lanseria Airport to Lukulu, 5 nights accommodation at Matoya Lodge including all meals, laundry, teas, coffee and bottled water. 4,5 days guided fishing on the Zambezi River including limited tackle and 20l fuel per boat per day.