Just a little update for everyone over the last few days. Seems that the Whale Sharks are hanging around, been seeing at least 2 to 4 a day on the Ocean Safari’s! Also another Leatherback Turtle was spotted on a Ocean Safari two days ago! On the diving side, the dives have been great as well. The Manta’s have been seen at both Manta Reef and Galleria almost every dive! Yesterday we were lucky once again to see a Humpback Whale on Scuba, this was during a dive to Oasis. Not only was it seen but the Dive Guide experienced a little ride as the Whale picked up the Buoy Line on its way past. A few Whitetip Reef Sharks have also been seen in the North at Reggies and Oasis, as well as a big Grey Reef Shark at Manta Reef. Humpback Whales are still seen all over the place, some Breaching, Tail Slapping, Spy Hopping and just cruising around. They always make the day that much more special! 🙂
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Jamie Edwards scuba report from Tofo
Jamie Edwards for DIVERSITY SCUBA
WHALE SHARKS are back!!! Yesterdays conditions were amazing, sea was flat and the sun was shining. We also had a total of 9 Whale Sharks out on the Ocean Safari’s, one being close to 11 meters! Other than the Whale Sharks we also had breaching Humpback Whales, one Leatherback Turtle and a Hammerhead Shark. Was such an amazing day out at sea and we hope to have many more 🙂
Karl Gouws again!
Karl Gouws and Elton van Rooyen went deep off Port Shepstone with live bait to load this hard fighting and heavy weighing Amberjack. Pulling these things from 60m on anchor is no joke…but they get up to or more than 60kg’s on some of the deeper Kwazulu Natal lower south coast reefs! Protea Reef has produced some boat winners. Hibberdene is a hotspot for very big Amberjack, and there are some crazy big ones up in Mozambique too. On the back of the diving reefs off Tofo they are reported to shoal and the locals get quite a few in the 20 to 30kg class, during the winter months. Hard to catch. Need live bait.
Grouper savaged by Shark at Praia do Conguina
Check this massive grouper found flailing in the low tide pools at Praia da
Congiana near Tofo this morning.
The young fisherman who fortuned upon the spectacle made even more of a show as he dragged it the full 3kms along the
beach to the Tofo market!
It’s value is about equal to 2months salary at minimum wage here (R1000 or thereabouts), so the exhausted young fisher was over the moon.
The story is told in the photographs.
That’s a Shark bite! The puzzle is…how did the grouper make it to the shallows after his tail was bitten clean off?
Or did the drama unfold right in the shallows before first light and just after the scant moon?
Hunting time.
Fishing time.
This is how I have found fishing to be Mozambique.
And most places.
The tide turned and started coming in during these early and dark hours. Mr Grouper might
have been chasing kingfish and stumpnose (Porgy) and bonefish when Mr Big Teeth
ambushed him and bit his tail right off!
Shoulda…coulda…woulda…
As to the grouper species…any offers? There have been a number
of smaller ones in the market coming out of 36m plus water and one local claims
that there are many of these fish this time of the year.
New road for Tofo?
During President Guebuza’s visit to China it was announced that they are looking to rebuild the Lindela to Tofo road.
(Courtesy AIM)
The road from the EN1 to Tofo is often flooded, and some sections are in need of repair. The road is heavily used by business, locals and tourists. When the road floods, it cuts off Barra, Tofo and Inhambane – and the only way out is by boat or aircraft!
The roads in Mozambique have improved dramatically since the end of conflict.