Fishing in the Sine-Saloum is done by pirogue, on the fish-rich bolongs of this mangrove delta, in the traditional way. It is an outing of 2 to 3 hours, priced per person, on the water that forms the backdrop of the region: salt-water creeks, mangroves and birds.

A traditional outing by pirogue

The outing is traditional fishing by pirogue on the bolongs of the delta. There is a single option, lasting 2 to 3 hours, priced per person. You set off on the water at the pace of the pirogue rather than that of a motor.

This outing comes close to what the Sine-Saloum offers that is most characteristic: a Senegal in slow motion, by pirogue, between salt water and mangrove, where people come for the birds, the silence and the sunsets. The bolongs are the maze of creeks that is the delta’s signature, and this is where the fishing happens.

Unlike sport fishing on the open sea, which leaves the harbour for the open water, fishing on the bolongs follows the creeks: you fish between two banks of mangrove, in a landscape that changes at every bend. If you live in Dakar, the delta is a place for a long weekend and this outing is one quiet moment of it. If you are visiting, it is a concrete way into the life of the delta, through the activity that has kept it alive: fishing.

The Sine-Saloum delta

The Sine-Saloum stretches between salt water and mangrove, in the Fatick region. You explore it by pirogue, bolong after bolong, and people come as much for the wildlife as for the calm, in a landscape you travel slowly, with the water and the tides. Our Sine-Saloum Delta page describes the delta, its islands and its Serer traditions.

Around the delta

On the water, a pirogue trip and birdwatching show you the delta from another angle, and an island excursion leads to its fishing villages. The country’s other sport and sea fishing outings round out the selection.