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slowly building a long term idea on fish growth, migration patterns, and the Murchison
Nile’s general health and ecology. It is incredibly difficult to monitor the health of fish
stocks, but this regular practice of catch-and-release sport fishing gives a sustainable
method of monitoring the ecosystem. Hopefully this information will go a long way in
helping determine conservation policy and best practice.
Lee Wulff famously said “Game fish are too valuable to be caught only once, [so] the fish
you release is your gift to another angler. Remember, it may have been someone’s
similar gift to you.” It is a mantra the Murchison sport fishing fraternity fully embrace – a
community of anglers who do not want to injure their own sport or the sport for others in
future.

Luke Nightingale Archie Voorspuy, Angus Roberts Murchison Falls National Park
Winning Team: Tango Samani Photo by Geoff Morley Elephants
Photo by Georgina Harries Photo by Chris Higginson

Luke Nightingale, Aaran Coyne, Shane Andrade (R) Marriam, Head teacher @ Paraa
Boyce Harries, Georgina Harries Photo by Nigel Andrade Primary School
Winning Team: Tango Samani Photo by Peter Bowser
Photo by Deon Haigh

Charlie, Marriam & pupils of Paraa (L) Charlie Morley
Primary School (M) Gee Cannon (caught the fish)
Photo by Peter Bowser (R) Gustav Brew
Photo by Andrew Nightingale

Aaran Coyne
Photo by Georgina Harries

Photographs courtesy of: Andrew Nightingale, Luke Nightingale, Georgina Harries, Geoff Morley,
Charlie Morley, Aaran Coyne, Peter Bowser, Nigel Andrade, Chris Higginson, Deon Haigh

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