Posts by Captain Duarte Rato, fishing the pristine waters of the Bazaruto Archipelego.
Kiting on Bazaruto Not sure who exactly took this photo of Duarte Rato kiting on Bazaruto, but it looks like he came in right over that dhow?! The North-Easterleys of the east African seaboard can drive you nuts unless you know some way of harnessing all that evil wind. Kiting is a great way to stay … Read more
Bazaruto Sailfish on the run Captain Duarte Rato and clients targeting Bazaruto Sailfish for catch ‘n release thrills are beginning the season well. Bazaruto in winter time is famous for it’s proliferation of maddeningly hungry sailies and strikes often run into double figures. The sailfish are mainly taken dragging smaller plastics – making it easy … Read more
Captain Duarte Rato: Back on Bazaruto! Coinciding with the launch of FishBazaruto’s new website and online campaign, Captain Duarte rato is back on Bazaruto Island and the tales are streaming in! We would like to invite you all to check out the new website on http://fishbazaruto.com – the site features Duarte’s Captain’s Log from since … Read more
Bazaruto Marlin Just to feature once again – the most incredible photography by Captain Duarte Rato, as he chases down billfish through the summer season, off Bazaruto Island. Again, it was another surprisingly consistent season and even in the face of hectic weather most of the time, the tallies of tagged and released marlin … Read more
Bazaruto in November: Mayhem The last 4 days fishing we have raised a total of 15 Black Marlin, releasing a total of 6. There is a lot of fish around but bites are a bit lazy so not the best hook-up ratio. However this is incredible fishing by any standards and today we started with … Read more
