Biggest Bazaruto Kingfish in 16 Years! Captain Duarte Rato reporting in from the Bazaruto Archipelago, as the billfish season gets underway in those magnificent waters. It is still early season up there now with characteristically smaller fish being caught in the slightly colder water. However a few bigger ones in the 600lb range have rocked … Read more
Bazaruto fly-fishing mayhem Early season in the Bazaruto Archipelago sees shoals of baby black marlin on the hunt in the shallows. Often this Bazaruto fly-fishing opportunity happens only a mile from the lodge! Captain Duarte Rato and crew of fishbazaruto.com are geared up for this ultimate type of fishing. Years of experience have seen many fish … Read more
Bazaruto Winter time Humpbacks Welcome back to Captain Duarte Rato, as he begins another seasonal sojourn on Bazaruto Island, near Vilancoulos, Southern Mozambique. Winter on the island is better than summer most other places, temperatures hang in the twenties, the water too. And winter gamefishing is another challenge entirely as the focus goes towards big … Read more
The Marakuja Express Staying at Lalaland in Praia do Tofo, Inhambane, Southern Mozambique, encourages you to eat miraculously powerful and easy to attain natural foods. Coconuts are plentiful, delicious little tomatoes cover the ground, and the flavour of this story ; the “marakuja”, soars overhead. Coconuts, cherry tomatos and “marakuja” for breakfast. Marakujas, also known … Read more
Winter in Mozambique! Nice shot sent in by Tofo ripper Thulane Gustav shot by his talented photographer Dad Volker. Mozambique sits just outside the winter belt and in Praia do Tofo, this time of the year is idyllic. The waves are much better and more polished this far up. The water is waaarm. It breaks … Read more
