'PONGOLA' - Tigerfish in South Africa

Traditionally associated with the Zambezi River and waterways beyond, catching tigerfish on a fly rod without stamping a passport has never been more accessible for South African fly-fishers.

Not only are the travel logistics smooth, but the action is epic. Using light rods and floating lines to stalk cruising tigerfish in the shallows, amongst the weed beds, hippos and crocs of the flooded margins of Lake Jozini in Pongola, is as good as it gets...

  • Hough Maritz
    Director
    Ntando
  • Jonathan Boulton
    Director
  • Hough Maritz
    Writer
  • Jonathan Boulton
    Writer
  • Hough Maritz
    Producer
  • Jonathan Boulton
    Producer
  • Justin Rollinson Rollinson
    Key Cast
  • Brendan Becker
    Key Cast
  • Jonathan Boulton
    Key Cast
  • Gareth Reid
    Key Cast
  • Nathan Pahl
    Key Cast
  • David Allen
    Key Cast
  • Kiaran Allen
    Key Cast
  • Lance Coetzee
    Key Cast
  • Lilla Coetzee
    Key Cast
  • Trevor Phillips
    Key Cast
  • Theunis De Bruyn
    Key Cast
  • Alet De Bruyn
    Key Cast
  • Jacques Maritz
    Key Cast
  • Gareth Reid
    Film & Drone Work
  • Byron Walters
    Film & Drone Work
  • Petrus Gous
    Film & Drone Work
  • Hough Maritz
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Travel, Toursim, Fly Fishing
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 4, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    South Africa
  • Country of Filming:
    South Africa
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director - Hough Maritz, Jonathan Boulton