KARIBA ANGLING SOCIETY
Junior/Beginners Booklet
Online
Chapter
Six
This
chapter is "VERY VERY" different to the book. There are areas where
the web page will provide links to other on line publications, and may
even interact with you.
(The revised
booklet will become "similar" to this On line publication in the next version,
eventually)
Definition
of an Angler :-
A
jerk on one end of the line, waiting for a jerk on the other end.
(OK,
OK, lets get on with it)
Species
- Where and when
Because this is only a general guide to get people started in catching
their quarry, the details given are the basics to think about and try,
and do not cover all the species available in Zimbabwe.
If you need to know about the other species, then you should buy
the book "Fishes of Zimbabwe", and read about them there. (You should have
the book anyway, it would help you a lot)
If you read this carefully you will see that most of it is common
sense, and you just have to think about it a little, and suddenly it will
all fall into place, and you will find lots of spots for different species.
One of the main things about finding fish and various spots, is to
use your eyes (a pair of Polaroid Sunglasses is a must), and ears, and
you will be surprised at what you will find. Also a little reading about
what you are trying to catch will help.
Bream
Species (Not including Robbies)
There are four main species that dominate the catches of the general
anglers and these are :-
a)Mellies - red belly bream
b)Mozzies or Kariba bream - Big mouth with Big Lips
c)Nilos' or Niloticus - Big bream small mouth
d)Happies - Pink coloured and look like Kariba Bream
Catfish
Species
There are basically four catfish types to be caught in the dams of Zimbabwe
and these are :-
a)Barbel
b)Vundu
c)Silver Barbel
d)Squeaker
Funnies
There are several species that only a few anglers fish for, as they
are generally either not desirable or they are more difficult to catch,
and these are :-
a)Cornish Jack
b)Bottlenose
c)Chessa
d)Nkupe
Predators
Generally many of the fish above are predators, but there a few specialist
predators that can be found in our waters and these are :-
a)Tiger Fish
b)Robustus
c)Bass
Below is a selection of the different species that are covered (we
can't do them all in detail, it would take too long and end up as a book).
Just move the cursor (arrow) over the one required and make sure
that the picture of the fish that appears is what you want, and then click
that title and the page will change to that species. (Not quite the same
as the booklet Hey!)
Select
the Species Here
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