23 species across 42 spots
Malawi offers fishing across 42 spots with 23 species in freshwater, marine, freshwater, brackish, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
Top Spots
World‑renowned rock‑dive site on Lake Malawi where Ctenochromis scatebra congregates around submerged granite boulders, making it a prime spot for targeted catches.
Popular shore fishing spot with abundant rocky habitats where Chindongo minutus congregate near the shoreline.
Popular tourist hub offering easy launch points; the bay's shallow reef zones are teeming with C. scatebra throughout the warm season.
23
Species
42
Spots
Chindongo minutus
freshwater
Enteromius trinotatus
freshwater
Ctenochromis scatebra
freshwater
Haplochromis coprologus
freshwater
Dimidiochromis compressiceps
freshwater
Lates microlepis
freshwater
Procatopus similis
freshwater
Placidochromis longus
freshwater
Cynotilapia aurifrons
freshwater
Tramitichromis brevis
freshwater
Aulonocara saulosi
freshwater
Rhamphochromis longiceps
freshwater
Enteromius mattozi
freshwater
Mastacembelus kadeiensis
freshwater
Nothobranchius cooperi
freshwater
Anguilla mossambica
marine, freshwater, brackish
Coptodon rendalli
freshwater, brackish
Haplochromis pancitrinus
freshwater
Acrostalagmus aphidum
Thaumastocoris safordi
Labeobarbus micronema
freshwater
Serranochromis janus
freshwater
Haplochromis maisomei
freshwater