Cape Town Deep Sea Fishing

Cape Town offers some of the finest Big Game Fishing in the world. The warm Agulhas current of the Indian Ocean meets the cold Benguella current of the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Point, the southern most tip of the Cape Peninsula. Fuelled by seasonal upwelling along the west coast, this incrediably productive system produces huge numbers of bait fish which in turn attract large numbers of pelagic as well as coastal game fish.

Our predominant offshore target species are yellowfin tuna (from 40kgs to 120kgs), longfin or albacore tuna (between 10 and 25kgs), mako and blue shark (we have a catch and release policy on sharks) and occasionally dorado. Although several are hooked each season, Marlin are not targeted by many sportfishermen in our waters as the yellowfin tuna are so prolific, and are most often hooked on lures trolled for yellowfin tuna.

Inshore we mainly target yellowtail (up to 12kgs) and cape snoek (up to 10kgs). These species often travel in large schools and can provide hectic sport, especially on light tackle. Other species we catch include cape salmon, kob as well as reef shark species.

Two Oceans Sport Fishing Charters are our prefered operator for deep sea fishing excurions, on board their new 9m cat "Obsession" with Captain Dave. Rates start from R5000 for hire of the boat and can accommodate up to 8 persons (please enquire for exact rates)

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