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A tropical dream with great fishing!

Size does matter! And that is why Bazaruto in Mozambique is well known! Here record size fish are being caught regularly. Black and blue marlin, sailfish, GT, dorado, wahoo, permit, pompano, yellowfin tuna, dogtooth tuna, king mackerel, jobfish, shark, trevallies, groups and so on. Too much to be true. You will be hooked after you have been here once.

Bazaruto is a remarkably productive 1,430 km2 seascape that is connected by a chain of five picturesque islands. These extremely fertile terrestrial and marine ecosystems harbour many rare and endemic bird, reptile and marine species, including over 2,000 fish species and iconic marine megafaunas such as whales, sharks, rays, dolphins and turtles. The flagship species, however, is the dugong as the Bazaruto National park is a stronghold for the last viable population within the Western Indian Ocean.

Two climatic systems, the Indian Ocean Subtropical anticyclone System of SE trade winds and the southern end of the East Africa Monsoonal system dominate it. Looking at it from the air it is easy to understand that what mainly contributes to its exceptional ichthyologic wealth is the big tidal amplitude that flows in a vast diversity of ecosystems that co-exist close together. With open ocean to the east, deep fast flowing water channels between the islands which feed the outer reef structure, sea grass meadows and intertidal flats to the west, in addition to coral reef and sandy shore ecosystems, the diversity of fish life is enormous.

The area is washed by the south flowing Mozambican current that runs between Mozambique and Madagascar, sometimes to strength over 3 knots. A very distinctive feature about the fishing grounds here, which utterly surprises new visiting anglers, is how shallow and close to shore most of the big Blacks are caught. Also the steep drop off that start just a few miles from the shore adds to the excellent fishing conditions. This of course provides very short run’s to the traditional fishing area´s and fishing in clear sight of the breath-taking scenery of the deserted beaches and exquisite sand dunes that make up Bazaruto´s windward coastline.

The Archipelago is one of the World’s best destinations for Giant Black Marlin and it also offers excellent Blue Marlin fishing. Broadbill, the elusive short bill spearfish and Striped Marlin are also present and in season one can expect double digit shoots at sailfish. The year round diversity of game fish such as GT, tuna, wahoo, dorado, king mackerel, giant kingfish, barracuda, queenfish, jobfish and a long list of other species make this an extremely exciting and versatile location. Also the archopelgo is situated in “the shadow” of the big island of Madagascar which it protects the area for large swells coming from the ocean.

The Bazaruto Archipelago, a unique fishing location. Fish Black, Blue and Striped Marlin between September and January each year along the stunning Bazaruto Archipelago coastline. Over the last 10 years the captain has built up a deep knowledge of how to catch these incredible fish, with numerous catches over 800lbs including two granders (over 1000lbs) with the average catch around 400lbs. Fishing with this captain promises to be an amazing adventure. You fish sustainable through catch & release from immaculate boats.

Due to the large number of species you can catch here also the types of fishing are extensive.

Trolling
Spinfishing
Popping
Jigging

Bazaruto seasons…This is pretty much a year-round fishery. Big game and heavy tackle fishing is at its best in the months September to April, but sailfish peaks in between May and September. Popping spinning, jigging and conventional light tackle game fishing for an array of species is excellent all year round. So pick your fish, type of fishing, total number of fishermen and send us an e-mail and we make you a comprehensive and obligation free quotation. This is an absolute bucketlist location to go fishing

There are two boats available at this location.

Spanish fly
This boat is 25 foot Magnum walk around (built by Two Oceans Marine in Cape Town, South Africa) powered by twin 150 HP Yamaha engines. She is a fishing machine ideal for the Bazaruto Archipelago. Equipped with the latest gear; Garmin Plotter & depth sounder and Mallards 21ft stiff outriggers it offers fishing space for up to 3 to 4 fishermen depending on the type of fishing you prefer.

Veleiro
This boat is a 29 foot Nova Cat with a clean, open and practical deck which is an ideal trolling platform. She has been meticulously rigged with some of the best equipment available. She is powered by twin 150 HP Yamaha engines with a cruise speed between 21-24 knots. Veleiro is fitted with Garmin Echomax Chirp plotter & depth sounder, Mallards fighting chair, Schaefer outriggers and luna tubes. The boat offers space for 3 to 5 fishermen depending on the type of fishing you prefer.

The maximum number of fishermen per type of fishing per boat look like this:

Spanish fly Veleiro
Jigging 3 2
Trolling 4 4
Popping 3 2

With regard to the material being used you have to take the type of fishing into consideration.

Heavy tackle:
from 80 to 130 lbs either in the fighting chair or for the more daring fishermen it is also to catch them by stand up drill. Heavy tackle fishing will be done using artificial lures, dead or live natural bait and the exciting bait & switch technique.

Light tackle:
Due to the enormous diversity of pelagic inshore and offshore species on the Archipelago fishing light tackle for game fish is extremely productive around the Islands. It is, outside the Marlin season, one of the most popular choices for anglers visiting the area.

Depending on the quarry, this is normally done using 16 to 30 pound stand-up tackle, trolling or drifting, using both artificial lures and plugs & natural dead or live bait. Some of the most popular species targeted are; sailfish, wahoo, various species of tunas, dorado, kind & queen mackerel, GT ́s and other kingfish species, barracuda, prodigal son, job fish and others.

But also using light to ultra light casting gear and a vast array of artificial lures such as small poppers, spoons & stick baits to target more species than one can count.

Soft bait / paddle tail fishing can produce almost every sport fishing species imaginable. This extremely dynamic method can be done over sandy bottom, shallow and deep reefs, breaking waves and with ultra light, to light and medium tackle. Using bucktail jigs with the same kind of tackle can also be extremely rewarding.

Popping:
Popping is usually directly linked to GT fishing but it also produces a multitude of other species. This is certainly the most popular and exciting method used to catch the king of the reefs, the Giant Kingfish. This involves using big popping equipment loaded with minimum 50, but normally 80 to 130 pound braid and casting big poppers and stick baits, which provide the most spectacular strikes.

Other species regularly caught besides GT ́s when popping are; Yellowfin tuna, king mackerel, most members of the kingfish family, barracudas, blacktip sharks, green job fish, big groupers, various species of snappers etc.

Jigging:
By covering the whole water column this method target ́s all the different species of which the Amberjack, Tropical yellowtail, dogtooth tuna, Giant Kingfish and all other kingfish species are the most sought after. One can fish with medium jigging tackle and jigs up to 150grs in water up to 60 meters and heavy 80 to 130 braids in deeper waters all the way past 100 meters depth. Get ready for a lot of exercise but BIG rewards! Again, the species one can catch while vertical jigging is enormous and besides the already mentioned all species of tuna including big yellowfin, king and queen mackerel, prodigal son, barracudas, snappers, big groupers, jobfish and others are all are normally targeted.

When trolling for marlin all required materials are included. And if required it is possible to arrange fishing material for the other types of fishing as well up to a maximum of 4 people. The costs for that are included in the price. Most anglers however want to bring their own materials and are encouraged to do so. With regard to terminal tackle like jigs, poppers, lures, leaders etc you are advised to bring your own. Of course locally there are lures available as well but they have to be bought.