The great thing about fishing in the Archipelago is that throughout the year there is a trophy gamefish that can be targeted . January through to May the GTs are around in good numbers, the Sailfish will generally have shown up in early April and stick around until September, October through to December is our Marlin season, and by November the GT's will have shown up again. Add to this the chance of catching a crocodile of a king mackerel and the fact that we have such a diversity of other gamefish and one starts to realise why the Bazaruto Archipelago has such a history of being a great gamefishing destination.
We have a strict catch and release policy on all Kingfish species, all reef species and all Billfish.

The Kingfish Family of which there are 8 targetable species, makes up a large percentage of the fish we catch, they readily eat the fly and are all hard fighting fish. Bluefin Kingfish are found on the shallow reefs and readily eat a small popper or small baitfish imitation.

The GT's(Giant Kingfish) are tackle busters and landing a good size one on a fly is no mean feat, it is a combination of being in the right place at the right time and being lucky enough to not get cut off on the GTs first long run. They move onto the shallower reefs in the summer and back onto the deep reefs in the winter months.

One of the great things about a Bludger Kingfish is that it doesn't get any larger than 10kg, without doubt the hardest fighting of the kingfish species, we'd be in big trouble if they grew to 20 or 30kg. They congregate in the bay at the beginning of winter to feed on the schools of sardines and can provide great action, for the rest of the year they are found out on the deeper reefs.

The Bigeyes and Brassy Kingfish are generally found over reefs from 10 to 20 meters where there is a good deal of tidal current, they often chase baitfish to the surface and can provide exciting visual fishing.

Yellowspots and Blacktip Kingfish are found on the deeper reefs from 20m to 40m although the yellowspots will often roam into shallower water.

Golden Kingfish are the least common of our kingfish species but they do readily eat the fly and its always a privilege to get attached to one of these beautiful hard fighting kingfish.

Sailfish season starts in April and pushes through to September, the only thing predictable about sailfish is that they'll continue to be unpredictable, if you hit it on the money and book on a hotspot the sailfish can be wall to wall and we'll raise 20 fish a day, in the flat periods we'll only raise one or 2 fish a day.

King and Queen Mackerel are found in good numbers most of the year, but are definitely more prolific in the spring and winter months (march to july) They readily eat most lures but are a great fish to take on the fly with a good turn of speed but not too much stamina, they often hit the fly close to the boat which means you have most of the fly line on the deck to contend with as it whistles out.

Bonito and Skipjack are hardfighting younger cousins of the yellowfin tuna and put up a great scrap on a light tackle or a fly rod. The bonito are present year round and are generally found in shallower water than the skipjack which prefer clean water of more than 50 meters in depth.

Marlin season here is relatively short, and lasts from October to December. The vast majority of Marlin caught are Black Marlin, with the odd Blue or Striped Marlin being reported each year.

Cobia or Prodigal Son, are somewhat of an enigma and predicting where or when you might find them is pretty tough at the best of times. We're quite lucky here in the fact that I 'inherited' a FAD from Boss Parsons that they like to congregate on in the winter months.

Yellowfin Tuna, Wahoo and Dorado are found here but not in sufficient numbers to be considered a target as such, any catches should be considered a bonus, or the proverbial cherry on top of what will hopefully have been a fish packed cake.

Queenfish and springer are regular catches here in the Archipelago, they're a great light tackle fish and are more prolific in the winter months.

Green Jobfish and Barracuda are resident species on the reefs and are caught year round. Barracuda seldom take a fly but the jobfish readily do and put up a good scrap pound for pound.