The fishing boats are built by The African Angler
in Aswan and are designed for fishing safaris.
Built for tough work in remote areas, each boat
is fitted with long-range fuel tanks and plenty
of storage area for your equipment.
Fishing Platform
The bow deck is flat, providing a forward casting
area and there is an all round deck in case a
quick manoeuvre is needed when that big fish
takes a dive under the boat. The stern is a
spacious trolling and casting area. And each boat
is fitted with a fish-finder and weighing scales
up to 220lb.
Accommodation
Each boat has comfortable on board sleeping
facilities with two bunks each with full-size
single mattress this area also provides spacious
daytime seating. At night the cabin can be
enclosed by canvas, providing a cosy sheltered
sleeping area. Each boat cabin has a 12v lighting
system.
Many anglers enjoy the unique and peaceful
experience of sleeping under the desert stars on
the wind-protected upper deck, which has a ladder
access.
We provide each angler with a freshly laundered
sleeping bag style sheet, pillow with fresh
pillowcase and blankets.
This style of camping is comfortable but still
maintains the adventurous atmosphere of being out
in the wilds.
Stealth Boats
Stealth Boats provide anglers with an alternative
fishing platform that can fish areas more quietly
and efficiently than our standard fishing boats.
The main fishing boats have to be big enough to
live in and to carry all your personal
belongings, and although they double up very well
as a fishing platform the new stealth boat system
defiantly has the advantage.
A Stealth Boat can be quietly drifted or rowed
over underwater promontories or past rocky
drop-offs, allowing anglers to cast lures, use
live bait or wobble dead bait without the
disturbance caused by a bigger boat. Stealth
boats are 5.5 meters long, carry two anglers and
a guide and can be towed by the larger boats
between the fishing grounds. It is an awesomely
exciting experience to catch a big fish in one of
these smaller boats.
Chartering a stealth boat to use in addition to
your regular fishing boat is not expensive when
two people are sharing the cost. You can only
book a Stealth Boat for the same number of days
as the safari you have booked.
We have three types of Stealth
boat:
Kestrel is a steel hulled boat
and has a 25HP engine, which is ideal for quiet
trolling. Cost £25 per day.
Rahma is a glass-fibre speed
boat with a 55HP engine. This has the great
advantage of being able to travel at up to 30MPH
between fishing grounds, which is about four
times faster than our normal fishing boats. This
saves traveling time and as a result gives you a
lot more concentrated fishing. She is also very
light and easy to row and anchor off hot spots.
Cost £40 per day.
King Fisher is a glass-fibre
dingy with a 10HP engine she is very light and
quiet and can fish hot spots like a ghost. Cost
£12 per day.
Supply Boats
The supply boats carry the safari equipment,
provisions, fuel, cooks, helpers etc. They have
built-in kitchens, toilet and shower and large
iceboxes to keep drinks cool. Marhaba the Lake
Nasser Safari supply boat is fitted with a radio
transmitter - receiver and keeps in contact with
our base in Aswan at all times.
A supply boat enables comfortable camps to be set
up close to the best fishing areas, even when the
shoreline is rocky and inhospitable.
Most people are pleasantly surprised at the
standard of food on safari. The style of cooking
is a blend of western taste merged with Nubian
cuisine, which is superb, so if you are planning
on losing weight then think again!
