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Floodplains in the Kavango River sustain an important fishery that provides riparian communities with a source of food, seasonal employment and income for those that sell their catches. This study was conducted to investigate the effort, fishing gear, and fish catches of the fishers on the Kamutjonga floodplain along the Kavango River, Namibia. Fishers were monitored daily for two annual flood cycles of 2018 and 2020 (February to June). A total of 254 and 462 fisher days were recorded during the 2018 and 2020 flood cycles, respectively, where females dominated the fishing in both years.