Hooked On Yellowfin - Cape Point - South Africa. Sportfishing and Fly Fishing the tuna rich waters of The Cape with Captains Sean Amor and Stuart Henshilwood of Hooked On Africa Fishing Charters. Cape Yellowtail is a member of the Carynx family and is a formidable fighter. We normally find these fish around the infamous Cape Point, which offers the visitor the opportunity to see this landmark from a whole new angle. Season runs from May through to November. Other species that are targeted off the peninsula coastline are: Blue Sharks, Dorado and Mako Sharks. Daiwa stand up rods with both Penn International and Shimano reels are supplied for conventional fishing. South Africa Tuna fishing videos.
The Fishing
The Cape Waters. The Tuna season runs from Sep to June, with the best times being at the beginning and end of the season. Cape Yellowtail is a member of the Carynx family and is a formidable fighter. We normally find these fish around the infamous Cape Point, which offers the visitor the opportunity to see this landmark from a whole new angle. We tend to incorporate this fishing day with a bit of Crayfishing (West Cost Lobster) and one can expect a decadent Crayfish lunch on board.
Season runs from May through to November. Snoek are the only fish that are available during the winter months. This underrated game fish moves into our waters in huge quantities during the months of May to September. We generally tend to find them at depths of around 15-20 meters and they provide the keen fly-fisherman with a worthy challenge on the fly. The fish are generally in the 5-7 kg class. Other species that are targeted off the peninsula coastline are: Blue Sharks, Dorado and Mako Shark
Offshore Flyfishing. The brave venture further offshore to fish the warm currents that sweep past our coast in search of the mighty Yellowfin and Longfin Tuna . If it is a record fish that you are looking for come and try these tacklebusters for size. The Tuna however deserves a lot more respect and nothing less than a fourteen weight combined with a really good reel that holds at least 600m of backing will do. Seasons vary from year to year, as a rule all the above species are caught in summer.
Our Boats. ’Extravagence’. Extravagance, a 32 walk-around with a capacity of 12 and powered by a set of 250 4 stroke Yamaha’s but limited to 8 clients max. ’Decadence’ . Plenty of space with a closed off cabin, fly bridge and flushing toilets. Provides a great platform to tackle larger offshore species with fly or conventional tackle! ’Indulgence’ is a 25’ Magnum Catamaran. Very stable and offers both the fly and conventional angler an extremely co
Western Cape Saltwater Fishing
The Cape has some of the richest Tuna grounds in the World today. The Yellowfin Tuna found in the Cape waters often top the scales at 80 kgs plus and we catch Longfin of 20 kgs plus. A day out in the deep will long be remembered as it brings you into contact not only with one of the worlds toughest fighting fish but also into a diverse ecosystem. Out in the warm water currents, you will get to see Albatross, Killer Whales and Dusky Dolphins.
Offshore Fly Fishing
This is a very challenging aspect of flyfishing and if you are looking for a serious fish this is the place to go. We fish areas like False Bay , Cape Point and Robben Island for Yellowtail and the very aggressive Cape Snoek. The brave venture further offshore to fish the warm currents that sweep past our coast in search of the mighty Yellowfin and Longfin Tuna. A common problem that we find out in the deep is that the fish are simply too big.
Captain Sean Amor
Hi I’m Sean and having fished these waters for some 25 years now feel I know conditions and the species we catch, fairly well now, having skippered, fished, dived and just cruised these oceans feel I can offer you a fair chance of catching whatevers biting at that time of the year. Captain Stuart Henshilwood. There are few people more passionate about fishing than Stuart, having been born into one of Cape Towns well known fishing families.
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