| Fishing
in the Bazaruto Archipelago |
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General
info
The Bazaruto Archipelago is a unique area with
a large variety of fish species and world famous
for its Black Marlin. The fishing in this area
is certainly interesting for various types of
anglers: from the ‘avid fly fisher’
to the ‘spinning specialist’ and
the ‘big game angler’. While fishing
in the shallow waters around the many reefs,
it is not uncommon to catch more than 10 different
types of fish in one day.
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Fish to be
caught
Because of a distinct change of water temperature,
the area attracts both winter- and summer fish.
In the summer months there are the Giant- and
other Trevallies, like golden Kingfish, Brassy
Jacks and other Big eye Carangidae. They have
been landed and released in excess of 35 kg’s!
Tuna fish such as Skipjack, Kawakawa, Frigate
(Thazard) and Yellowfin can be caught from September
to December and in May. In December most of the
Dorado (Dolphin fish) can be caught. Sailfish
is abundant from April to July and again from
September to January. You will find King Mackerel,
Pompano Queenfish Mackerel, Bonitos and many species
of reef fish at any time of the year. |
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Catch and release
Most of our fishing is done on a ‘catch
and release’ basis with emphasis on
the release and many fish are tagged. |
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Boats &
fishing guides
We use two boats of 17ft with twin 40hp outboards
and a 22 ft V Cat with twin 60hp outboards; they
are in excellent condition. With these boats we
are able to do all kinds of fishing, including
Sailfish and Marlin. For comfort we advise you
to go with two (17ft) or three (22 ft) anglers
at the time. We work together with experienced
(fly) fishing guides. |
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Salt water
fly fishing
All fish mentioned above can be caught on the
following gear:
Big game, like Sailfish are caught with the Clouser
minnow pattern tied on hooks, ranging from 1/0-8/0
with rods from 10wt to 15wt.
For smaller fish the use of an 8 to 9wt rod and
small flies such as Charlie’s and Gotcha’s,
with an intermediate line have proved to be very
success full. All fish are teased to the boat
with hook-less teasers and a cast is made with
the boat in neutral. |
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Spinning
It is great fun to catch King Mackerel,
Ignobilis, Blue Fin spotted Jacks and others
with surface lures on light and heavy tackle.
Fish, like Grouper, Snapper, Queenfish Mackerel,
Jobfish and many other reef species are
to be caught with metal spoons, jigs or
baits, mostly in depths up to 60 meters.
Good colors to use all year round are chartreuse
and white, red and white, yellow, blue and
white and gray, rose and white. Wire is
a must in the deep water as there are toothy
fishes of all sizes. For more information
about the fishing gear, we can send you
a detailed list. Please
contact us. |
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