Ocean/Sea Fishing

Mozambique is fast becoming the vacation destination of choice again because of it’s beautiful beaches, tropical waters and great improvement of infrastructure, to name but a few reasons.

Faraway lodge has 6 and 10 bed houses high on the dunes between palm trees close to Barra beach, rated as one of Mozambique's best beaches.

We also have a camping ground with baraccas and palm trees for shade, with electricity points, ablution with hot water, a swimming pool and bar with restaurant.

Faraway have something to offer everybody. It is very safe for kids and activities include:-

- World class diving – who has not heard of the mantas and whalesharks?

- Excellent snorkeling around shipwrecks, reefs or in the lagoon.

- Great fishing, deep sea, bill, game , fly fishing or rock and surf.

- Spearfishing. Safe entry and exit points for spearos who will enjoy the good viz, warm water and plenty of game fish behind the reef.

- Dhow trips to pansy island or across the bay to Maxixe for a traditional Portuguese lunch with a good chance of seeing dolphins en-route.

- Just enjoying the beach and the warm safe waters.

- Horse riding, quad trips and coastal flights are also available in season.

- Whale watching with pods residing for 4 to 6 months a year

Fishing in Bhanga Nek and Kosi Bay

When fishing Kosi Bay, the main target species in the Kosi Bay Lake system are Grunter, Kingfish, Rock Salmon/Red Snapper, Yellowfin Bream and pick-handled pike.
Fishing at Kosi Bay along the coast, one can expect to catch Kingfish, Red Snapper, Specked Snapper, lemon fish, rock cod, sharks and rays.

Grunter
Grunter love Kosi Bay because the first and second lakes have very healthy populations of sand prawns ( Cracker Shrimp), which they blow from the sand in the shallower area. Grunter are caught on sand prawn and sardine bait on light tackle.
The favorite way of fishing for grunter at Kosi Bay is long lining, which entails taking lines out from the shore using a boat or a kayak, dropping them in deep water and leaving the baits to soak.
Long line fishing at Kosi Bay sounds simple, but can result in huge line tangles if the lines are dropped incorrectly.

Kingfish
Kingfish are predatory fish and are caught in all of the Kosi Bay lakes and from the sandy and rocky shore at Bhanga Nek, Black Rock, Island Rock, Mabibi, Goby's Point and 9 mile point. Kingfish are caught on artificial lures including Rapalas and soft plastics including 'drop shot' lures. These lures can be trolled or cast in the Kosi lakes and cast while fishing from the beach or rocky shore.
Surface plugs also work well in the surf, but if there are any rocks in the vicinity, make sure your tackle can take the punch or you will be wasting your time and leaving a beautiful fish with a hook and line attached to it!
Kingfish are often seen feeding on sprats in the first and second lakes, but spook easily when approached by boat.
Livebait is obviously the best bait for Kingfish, and pouter, mullet and glassies all produce good catches. If you cant get live bait, use big fillet baits or sand prawn or crab.

Rock Salmon
Rock Salmon/Red Snapper, are caught mainly at night on live bait or smelly fillet baits. Rock Salmon like structure and can be targeted along reed beds at night in all three of the Kosi Bay Lakes

Fishing Spots

Kosi Bay Fishing - Lake System

The First lake (closest to the sea), is almost as saline as the ocean, and is up to 12 meters deep in places. Grunter can be caught from the northern and southern bank of the lake. Big Kingfish are caught on livebait in the first lake. Sand Prawns/Crackers can be collected by permit holders only. Bait permits are available at the KZNCS offices at Kosi Bay.

The Second lake is up to 18 meters deep in places, and one often sees Kingfish feeding on sprats along the drop-offs. Dense populations of Sand Prawns attract Spotted Grunter to the Kosi second lake. The reedbeds along the banks make for good Rock Salmon fishing at night.

The Third lake is the shallowest, but largest of the Kosi Bay lakes. Trolling Rapalas works for Ignobilis and Big-Eye Kingfish. Yellowfin Bream are caught on anchor or drift with sardine or sand prawn.

Bhanga Nek Fishing - Rock and surf fishing

Fishing at Bhanga Nek in the daytime is best off the rocky shelf, and into the deeper channels along the beach. About 4km north of Bhanga Nek, there is broken rock in the surf zone, good for reef fish, but big Kingfish are difficult to land there.
Fly fishing and dropshot fishing at Bhanga Nek produces good catches of Ignobilis, Three Spot Pompano, Green Spot Kingfish and Garfish.

Black Rock
Black rock, about 20km south of Bhanga Nek, has deep water off the front of the rock, but landing a big fish off the front is difficult because of the height above water level. The Black Rock Bay is excellent for fly fishing and offers sheltered conditions when the south west busters come through. A permit is required to visit Black Rock. These can be bought at Manzengwenya and the KZNCS offices at the Third lake.

Orlando has been a professional fishing guide for more than 15 years, specializing in catching bonefish, permit and tarpon on fly in the natural park of El Baga. His local knowledge of the area, the tides and the fish species are undoubtedly unmatched within the Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo areas of Cuba. Whether you are a novice looking to land your first bonefish or an expert just needing to find the best spots, there’s one man who can put on a bonefish and that’s Orlando!

Orlando's Quick Tips
*What you need for bonefish and permit:
8 weight fly rod
Floating fly line
Leaders between 8 and 12 pounds or your own tied leaders
Crazy Charlies, Bonfish Specials, Bonfish Gotchas, Small Clouser deep minnow and other kinds like Coco Loco’s and Small Crabs. Try to have flies with different colors (pink, orange, tan and white). Hook sizes for the flies should be number 8 and 10.
Plus any other equipment you consider necessary.

* For tarpon:
12 weight fly rod.
TYPE # 5 or # 6 (the fly line).
Proper flies for tarpon with different colors (violet, black, black and red) and preferably Owner Hooks number 02/0.
Plus any other equipment you consider necessary.

Also don’t forget:
* Insect repellent
* Sun protection.
* Wading boots.
* Polarized sun glasses.

If you need any other information just let me know.
Best Regards
Orlando

The lodge is situated on a 22 hectare property, part of the Lower Breede River Conservancy and nestles on the river bank about 2 kilometers from the tiny villages of Witsand and Infanta both situated on the opposite bank of the river mouth.
The Breede River is a fishing hot-spot with Kob of up to 50kg, Spotted Grunter, and Garrick up to 12kg regularly caught. As the angling is so good the Breede River is known as the "Home of the Big Kob".
Mudlark River Front Lodge offers chartered cruises. Whether it's the excitement of deep sea fishing or a leisurely sundowner cruise along the estuary you are after we can cater for your needs. We offer both river and ocean excursions.
Our boat is a 520C Supercat Mudlark equipped with all safety equipment, GPS, fish finder and Shimano tackle.
Both the estuary and the ocean in the San Sebatian Bay area offer superb fishing.
We offer superb Witsand accomodation in a beautiful and tranquil setting.

After many years of embracing a lifestyle of water and nature we have decided to offer these life changing experiences to the rest of the world. Paddling on Africa's most beautiful waters, fishing, game viewing or touring, we have the guides and equipment to make your trip hassle free and memorable. We have set tours that are recommened because they have been done and perfected. But these tours can be customised to the individuals or groups needs. From a day trip to a two week trip, from beginner to expert angler, from budget to five star, from the Orange river to Mozambique, we have the resources to get exactly what you want! So check out the ready assembled packages or drop us an email to customise your package and sit back and paddle! brian@hunterski.co.za
 
Hunter Ski Kayaks are rotomoulded in house in Johannesburg/Olivedale. We have recently made Giant leaps in the manufacturing process, getting us ever closer to the perfect kayak that we strive to produce! Using only the best quality polyethylene available, to produce the most exciting product seen in South African fishing in years! Our aim is to produce the highest quality product at South African prices. We want to supply every fisherman out there with something that will be handy, if not a total necessity , in all fishing situations! The most prominent feature of our kayak, is how easy it is to use! The stability of this vessel allows a total novice to jump in and have some fun. This does not mean that a very experienced fisherman cannot get technical on the kayak, the amazing deck allows for expansion and experimentation in a fishermans techniques and methods! So please try and enjoy this phenomenal product that has changed the way so many people fish! You worry about having fun, we'll worry about the product!

This remote and exclusive area offers outstanding barramundi and sportfishing safaris from March to December. Our upmarket safari lodge is the only operation in this region, where entry is restricted to people holding permits issued by the Aboriginal traditional land owners.

You will have unfettered exclusive access to 6 pristine Arnhemland rivers (the Liverpool, Tomkinson, Cadell, Blyth, Mann and Goomadeer) several coastal creeks and estuaries, and magnificent inland lagoons. The remote and extensive waterways in this Arnhemland region have a well earned reputation for offering some of the best barra fishing in the world.

You will primarily target the famous barramundi but you will most likely encounter a number of other saltwater species such as threadfin and blue salmon, mangrove jack, golden snapper, coral trout, queenfish, Spanish mackerel, broadbarred mackerel, long tail tuna, giant trevally, golden trevally, cobia, and that icon sportfish the giant herring.There are also opportunities for freshwater lagoon fishing for barramundi, tarpon and saratoga.

Fishing is from fully surveyed sportfishers piloted by our experienced and knowledgeable fishing guides.

While the mighty barramundi is the most well known of Northern Territory sportfish, there are a plethora of hard-fighting fish species available that are of interest to anglers.

All of the species listed below are found in waters near the Arnhemland Barramundi Nature Lodge at different times of the year.
*Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda
*Barramundi Lates calcarifer - Barra
*Blue Salmon Eleutheronema tetradactylum
*Cobia Rachycentron Canadus. Black kingfish, cobe.
*Giant trevally Caranx ignobilis. Turrum, great trevally, GT, Trevor.
*GoldenTrevally Gnathanodon speciosus
*Longtail and Mackerel Tuna Thunnus tonggol, Euthynus affinis. Northern bluefin, mac tuna
*Mangrove Jack Lutjanus argentimaculatus. Red bream, jack.
*Pikey Bream Acanthopagrus berda. Black bream, bream
*Queenfish Chorinemus lysan. Leatherskin, queenie, skinny.
*Saratoga Scleropages jardini. Northern saratoga, toga.
*Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus commerson. Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, tanguigue, *Spaniard, mac.
*Threadfin Salmon Polynemidae sheridani. King salmon, gold threadfin, threadie.

Reef fish are found primarily on offshore reefs, with some species, such as the famous black jewfish and golden snapper, also encountered around estuary rockbars in a similar environment to barramundi. They can be caught on trolled or jigged lures, or by dropping down a fresh bait.
*Black Jewfish Prontonibea diacanthus, Spotted jewfish, Jewfish, Jewie
Cod and Groper Cod - Epinephelus tauvina. Estuary cod — greasy cod, groper Groper Ephinephelus lanceolatus. Queensland groper — giant groper,
*Coral Trout Plectropoma maculatum, trout
*Golden Snapper Lutjanus johnii. Fingermark bream, spotted-scale sea perch, snapper, goldie, fingermark.
*Red Emporer Lutjanus sebae. Red, emporer
*Tricky Snapper Lethrinus chrysostomus. Tricky, red-throat emperor

the angler is my cousin Dylan 13yrs old, the shark was caught with a live bait

Join us for a day or two of Fly Fishing at various venues on the Vaal and Orange rivers.

If you want to learn and want to move up to YellowFish Fishing? or maybe you just try something new and fun in the outdoors and beautiful country side?

We are focusing on introducing beginners to this exciting sport of catching feisty Yellows on Fly within these rapid moving rivers.

Pricing is very reasonable and customisable to suite your needs and pocket!

AFRI G Adventures is the marketing arm of specially selected fishing and game viewing destinations in Africa. Afri G Adventures now offers excellent fishing and game viewing on the Chobe and Zambezi Rivers as well as world class fishing in Mozambique and Egypt.

Join Afri G Adventures for a value for money tailored made package to these specially selected venues in Africa for an African experience of a lifetime.