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Lower Zambezi

Zambia 2026

The Reel Leaderboard

Day 4 done4-7 July 2026

Who will catch the most and biggest fish in Zambia?

Notes from the crew

That's a wrap

Geran takes the overall crown with his 21 lb tiger and walks away with the trophy: a new fly rod from X-Factor Angling. Tim closes the comp out in style — new PB 17 lb tiger on his very last cast of the day. No one else touched a fish in the afternoon.

Day 3 — Morning

Tylo has joined the leaderboard with an 11 lb tiger. The Kid is on the board.

Leaderboard

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  1. #1
    Geran de Klerk
    Winner

    Geran de Klerk

    Geranimo

    Winner of a new fly rod, sponsored by X Factor Angling

    21.0biggest · lbs
    4fish
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  2. #2
    Tim Rowbottom

    Tim Rowbottom

    Timoloshe

    17.0biggest · lbs
    3fish
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  3. #3
    Tylo Bargiacchi

    Tylo Bargiacchi

    The Kid

    11.0biggest · lbs
    3fish
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  4. #4
    Bret Bargiacchi

    Bret Bargiacchi

    Papa Barg

    6.8biggest · lbs
    2fish
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  5. #5
    Dale Steyn

    Dale Steyn

    The Phalaborwa Express

    5.0biggest · lbs
    3fish
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Ranked by biggest single fish, then by number of fish caught.
"Biggest · lbs" is the weight of the single largest fish that angler has landed — not the total.

Daily Catch

Photos from the water

Day 4

6 photos

Tim's new PB — 17 lb tiger on his very last cast

Tim and Geran with the fish of the afternoon

Last cast, last fish — celebrations on the boat

Geran's first ever Nembwe — 6.5 lb

Bret's Nembwe, whole crew stoked

Last day sunrise on the Zambezi

Day 3

5 photos

Tylo back at it — a 9 lb tiger in the afternoon

Tim with an 11.5 lb tiger in the afternoon

Sunset session on the water

Whole crew rafted up at dusk

Tylo with an 11 lb tiger — morning of day 3

Day 2

8 photos

Bruh

Geran's 21 lb tiger

Bret with a 6.8 lb Nembwe

Tim on the board with a 15 lb tiger

Dale's second Nembwe of the trip — 5 lb

Tylo at first light, still waiting on a bite

Morning crew shot before another blank session

Bret, one rod, one Mosi

Day 1

7 photos

Sunset on the Zambezi

Heading in after the afternoon session

Ride back to camp

Dale with a 5 lb Nembwe

Tylo with a Zambezi tiger

Geran's first stick of the trip

Stick number two for Geran

Travel Day

3 photos

Squad assembled, wheels up for Zambia

Killing time before boarding

Rods loaded, on our way