View over mass of men with nets in the muddy water for the Fishing Festival with men dressed in white on a boat African Male Man Guy Nigerian Northern Western Africa Male Men Guy

Men with nets rushing into the muddy water from the riverbank for the Fishing FestivalAfrican Male Man Guy Nigerian Western Africa Male Men Guy

Fishing Festival. Mass of men and nets at climax of three day festival.African Male Man Guy Nigerian Western Africa Male Men Guy 3

Fishing Festival mass of men and nets along stretch of river and bank.African Nigerian Western Africa Male Man Guy Male Men Guy

Fishing Festival mass of men and nets along stretch of river.African Nigerian Western Africa Male Man Guy Male Men Guy

Fishing Festival men and nets in water at climax to three day festival.African Nigerian Western Africa Male Man Guy Male Men Guy 3

Crowds of spectators and competitors in annual three day fishing festival in which giwan ruwa fish are caught with hand nets and calabashes.

Crowds of spectators and competitors in annual three day fishing festival in which giwan ruwa fish are caught with hand nets and calabashes.

Fishing Festival. Man weighing huge giwan ruwa fish caught during climax of three day festival.

View over mass of men with nets in the muddy water for the Fishing Festival

Row of fish with onlookers at the Fishing Festival

Fishing Festival. Climax of festival when thousands of giwan ruwa fish confined in stretch of the Sokoto River are caught with hand held nets and calabashes.