Fly Fishing for Tigerfish in Africa

The Mighty Zambezi is one of Africa’s great rivers. You can find hippos, crocs, elephants, along many other creatures. However, we are here for what swims within the deep channels- The African tigerfish.
Tigerfish are predatory freshwater fish, known widely for their interlocking, razor-sharp teeth. They have streamlined, muscular bodies, and are extremely aggressive predators who often hunt in groups.
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[@WildFlyProductions]

Crushed it as always! I especially love cartoon Erika & Will flying across the world. I want to go to Africa now...

[@tigersteamer]

I can only imagine how epic that would be with you and Will filming. Awesome.

[@ethanovenell2173]

wish i could hook you guys up with a Nile perch or some big barbell on a fly.

[@MasonReelz]

Tiger fish…. Added to the fishing bucket list

[@MV-Dan]

Top notch

[@FlyAddict_Fishing]

Stoked to see a new video!! Love your channel.

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@robgrubb420]

when I saw this fish back in the day on river monsters, I instantly wanted to catch one one day. super cool.

[@BROWLANDROSS]

this is so sick bro! thanks for sharing this content YSR!!!! Siraaj seems like hes a legend!

[@PhelpsontheFly]

No doubt! Siraaj is a beast!

[@micahpounds6991]

New bucket list fish! Awesome video!

[@artmccann9316]

amazing trip...

[@slayfestfishingco]

That's a badass fish - great vid

[@jeremiahhedeen3879]

Pretty bad ass Will, well done sir!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Gnarly video! Amazing adventure

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jaaron2834]

Awesome…! I’ve heard tell… in the Congo river … these fish get much much bigger… like … 100 lbs. plus…. That would be a fishing adventure of a lifetime…! 👍😎🤙

[@ontheflyoutdoors735]

Absolutely awesome video.

[@williamnieves6806]

Nice movie!!!

[@Krakenflyfishing]

What an amazing trip!!!!

[@TheMasterCaster]

Sweet video man!

[@Livingtheafricandream]

Wild fly needs to do this

[@ChaseHub]

one of the best fly fishing vids ive ever seen, and i've seen a lot.. keep it up bro.... absolutely epic content!

[@castingwithconnor4296]

Awesome video, as someone who lives in Zim and is a Tigerfish nut, it’s awesome to find such a high quality fly fishing video. I’ve been trying to film my own video for a while but I’m never quite happy with my footage. Your video definitely inspired some ideas for my and the video I’d like to make. Just a small correction on your facts about tiger that you stated at the start of the video, it’s actually the females who grow bigger (much bigger actually). Thanks very much for the video it was a good watch and I’m about to rewatch it now.

[@castingwithconnor4296]

Just seen that Wikipedia also has it wrong

[@PhelpsontheFly]

I appreciate the compliment! Also, thanks for pointing that out about males vs. females. Makes more sense actually, snook are the same way.

[@tigersteamer]

Once again an amazing piece of film work. Tiger fishing is a dream man. Outstanding!!! Best channel on the Tube.

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Much appreciated dude!

[@ethanovenell2173]

welcome to this side of the world! awesome video man! never caught a tigerfish on a fly but i love catching African pike and barbell on a flyrod.

[@mikenorton3294]

Very good. Well done. From zim

[@SwagsOG]

what a incredible video man, such a dream trip

[@ajorelli6875]

Such a sick video love it

[@Pbiggz98]

You’re an inspiration man!

[@darrelbaillie7829]

Welcome to my corner of the world Will. Hope you guys had some fun flyfishing for tigers.

[@compassmediallc]

been watching your videos since the Henrys Fork first ones. You are really getting your stride as a truly gifted cinematographer/filmer/editor/producer/. Keep up the work! ❤‍🔥🎥

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Thanks man! Its been quite the journey, still feels like I'm just getting started!

[@stevebillings4458]

Great content, and great quality!

[@briancasey5908]

This was really great. Awesome trip and fish dudes!

Wow! Such awesome video🤯 Amazing fish😍 Great stuff👌🎣✌️

[@user-tl8el4fu1t]

Fascinating

[@juannel9763]

Incredible video, Tigerfish are without a doubt a challenging fish to catch and land on fly. Well done.

[@SKragseth]

I'm loving this channel!

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Thanks for the support!

[@KrookedBranchOutdoors]

Awesome video! Great work and excited to see future videos!

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Thanks! More to come!

[@WilltheDoctor]

This video is just as good round 2. Fricking awesome.

[@PhelpsontheFly]

thanks brotha!

[@holmenadventurecamp]

Thanks for bringing us along, great video. Cheers you two. All the best. Holmen. Subscribed!

[@kennethjamison6335]

I love the guide. His enthusiasm is awesome!

[@jakefinn7905]

Dude you nailed it again! I still watch you & pops in the glades. your video composition is awesome. OK now start planning a trip to the Bolivian amazon for golden dorado, pacu, and other exotics. I am sure with your mad skills you will capture the spirit of that place. best of luck.

[@thomasbickel5128]

What a video and adventure!! Great work please keep them coming.

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Thanks, will do!

[@lunkerjunkie]

those fins are really cool. do you need bite wire for those teeth?

[@PhelpsontheFly]

Agreed! Yes, I was using 30 lb wire

[@chriswheeler6459]

Hey Will. Your content is fantastic! My wife and I will be in Africa next February. We are spending some time at Victoria falls and I am hoping we can do at least a few hours on the Zambezi to go after Tigers. I saw both crews you fished with on the video and have tried to reach out with no luck. If you are open to passing along their contact info I'd appreciate it. Thanks so much.

[@abeilc9]

Pearly whites