Cape town, located in the southernmost part of Africa, is a hotspot for sport fishing. Seasonal migration provide the basis for the food chain and are the key of this extremely productive system. Huge shoals of sardines and yellowtail attract predatory fish, seabirds, whales, sharks and seals. Fishing in the waters of Cape cod attracts anglers from all over the world
Cape town is famous for its tuna. This is probably the best place in the world for catching him.
The predominant types of fishing in the open ocean are yellowfin tuna (40 to 120 kg), albacore tuna or albacore (up to 20kg), Mako and blue shark. Occasional Marlin. The shore is mostly popular fishing seriola (up to 12kg) and Barracuda (up to 10kg). These species often swim in large shoals, which provides gambling and fishing. There are also Cape salmon, Kob and reef sharks.
Climate
Daytime temperatures in January in the Cape town area reaches 26 degrees, at night - not below 15 degrees, in winter the temperature varies from 18 to 10 degrees. Precipitation here falls a little due to the fact that moisture-bearing air masses of the East on its way to meet the mountain barrier.
How to get there
The most convenient flights to Cape town, performs the UIA. The flight has one stopover in Istanbul, Dubai or Amsterdam. Flight time of about 16 hours.
Trophies
Mako Shark,
Blue shark,
Albacore,
Barracuda,
Mackerel Royal,
Marlin,
Sword fish,
Snook,
Tuna bigeye,
Tuna yellowfin,
Tuna sobucesuyu.
High season
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Yellowfin arrive in the waters around Cape town in March-June and then late September to January. For tuna there are no fixed dates of migration, which is likely due to variations of winds and currents.