Fishing at Murchison Falls Uganda
Fishing at Murchison Falls Uganda – Nile Perch and Vundu cat fish
Fishing at Murchison falls Uganda – If you are an Angler looking at visiting Uganda’s Murchison falls for your next fishing session in Uganda or your first time fishing trip to Uganda Africa, Great Adventure safaris fishing guide is giving you the best and expert guide on the how’s and where’s to fish at Murchison falls,. Read this blog post for everything you will need to know before booking your fishing trip to Murchison falls Uganda.
Murchison Falls National Park sits on the shore of Lake Albert, in northwest Uganda. It’s known for Murchison Falls, where the Victoria Nile River surges through a narrow gap over a massive drop. Park wildlife includes elephants and hippos, and there are chimpanzees in the Kaniyo Pabidi mahogany forest. The Lake Albert Delta is home to rare shoebill storks. There are game fish in the cascades of Karuma Falls
Fishing at Murchison falls on the Victoria Nile is one of the best experiences you can ever have in Uganda’s section of the Great Rift Valley, the Murchison falls explodes through the narrow gorge in the devils Calderon and this provides excellent breeding place for the massive Nile perch which feed in the rapids below the falls
Nile perch is the prominent fish species that anglers always focus on but you can also catch Vundu catfish and Sudan cat fish which are all found on the Nile
How to get to Murchison falls for fishing safari?
You will arrive in Uganda via Entebbe international airport and spend a night in Entebbe and drive to Murchison falls which using a 4×4 safari vehicle is 6 hours’ drive North West of the capital Kampala and alternatively you can fly using the scheduled flights from Entebbe to Bugungu airstrip or Pakuba airstrip which are located near the river on the either banks of the river
When to book your fishing trip?
Fishing in Murchison falls tend to be at its peak from June to August and from December to February when the climate is favourable and water levels are relatively low and fish bites are more likely to happen
Why you must fish at Murchison falls?
-Protected area
Victoria Nile river sits in the middle of Murchison falls national park which is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the heart of the Great Rift Valley which runs from the northern tip of Lake Albert to the southern tip of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania
-Wildlife viewing
During fishing safari there is a very high chance of encountering wildlife such as Elephants, giraffe, buffalo, waterbucks, hippos and abundant bird life on the showers of the Nile
-Our expertise
One of our guides is a senior fishing guide and he has carried out fishing safaris on Lake Victoria and Nile River in Murchison falls for several years and you can ask him for any necessary fishing about fishing before booking
Important information before booking a fishing safari
Which equipment to bring is very important as Nile perch are very big fish species and using heavier equipment is required and please contact us before booking and also bear in mind an experienced fishing guide is required for fishing in Murchison as the river Nile crocodiles and Hippos and also some parts of the river a shallow
Where to stay during fishing at Murchison falls?
There are many accommodation options in Murchison falls ranging from budget, mid-range and luxury safari lodges and some of the lodges we recommend include Murchison River lodge and Paraa safari lodge