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Bazaruto Baby Black Marlin – for the fly-fisher in you Bazaruto Baby Black Marlin plentiful: These Bazaruto guys have too much fun! Aside from the huge grander class fish that everyone is actually up at Bazaruto for in the first place, they got these tiny ones (rats), to warm up with. Each season starts like … Read more

Catching Queen Mackerel at Margaruque Island Catching Queen Mackerel at Margaruque Island: winter fishing up in the Bazaruto Archipelago can be challenging. The outside can go real quiet some days. The water gets right down to 23 or less. And even sometimes goes green. Luckily there are always the inside channels. Between and around the … Read more

The Freak Waves of the WILD COAST The Freak Waves of the WILD COAST: The freak wave or ‘hole in the ocean’ phenomenon is one of the most credible theories for many of the shipwrecks and mysterious disappearances of ocean-going vessels that have occurred along the Wild Coast. Some freak waves have been known to … Read more

Time to be in Vilankulos Time to be in Vilankulos: Well ok then, we are back up in Vilankulos for this story. Mozambique. At the start of the big fish season this 2023. The black marlin that make this place so infamous, have already arrived. In numbers. But they are all mainly small fish right … Read more

Fishing Report August 2023: Transkei, KZN South Coast, Bazaruto Fishing Report August 2023: Transkei, KZN South Coast, Bazaruto Welcome back to the Sardine News comprehensive Southern African fishing report. As we move through winter, the big cold fronts start taking strain after their recent big efforts. And the east winds start to come back along … Read more