Hooked?

Hooked on football or hooked on fishing!? Whilst most South Africans, and without doubt our visiting fans, are completely hooked on football, there are some fans who have become hooked on fishing!

Wednesday and Thursday are rest days in the tournament. The next soccer feast starts on Friday 2 July 2010 when the Quarter finals kick off:
Holland meet Brazil in PE at 16:00
Uruguay meet Ghana in JHb, (Soccer City) at 20h30

Saturday 3 July 2010:
Argentina meet Germany at 16:00 in Cape Town
Paraguay meet Spain at 20:30 in Jhb (Ellis Park)

We recommended grabbing a rod and trying to catch some fish while the weather holds and you can have your own feast caught with your own hand. Forecast for Cape Town is rain free for the next 7 days (subject to change of course!) so conditions look excellent for getting out on the water. Why not try your hand at deep sea fishing or perhaps inshore fishing with Hooked on Africa Fishing Charters.

Hooked on Africa have been catching some BIG yellowfin tuna (75- 95kg). The tuna season usually runs from September to June but the great news is that the tuna are still running and the end of the season can be the best time to bag a big one! Most trips are headed out past Cape Point – so a great opportunity to see this famous natural landmark from the water and at a new angle!

A day out in the deep will long be remembered as it brings you in contact with one of the world’s toughest fighting fish as well as a diverse eco-system. It’s likely that in the warm water current you will see Albatross, Killer Whales (Orca) and Dusky Dolphins. Whale season has just begun so a good chance of seeing Southern Right Whales as well.

Snoek are the predominant fish available in winter and the snoek are running big time for the inshore trips. Snoek are an underrated game fish which move in huge quantities during the months of May – September so we can almost guarantee a catch. They are usually 15 – 20 meters deep and weigh about 5 – 7 kg. Even a novice can manage this!

Daiwa stand up rods with both Penn International and Shimano reels are supplied for conventional fishing.

Hooked on Africa are based in Hout Bay and their World Cup special is a per person rate at R1350 for the day. That’s great news as you don’t need a group to charter the boat!

Fishing Trips and Bookings can be made through Cape Point Route: info@capepointroute.co.za and as always subject to availability. Tel: 021 782 9356.

There are alternative options for fishing charters running from Simon’s Town so contact Cape Point Route for assistance or look at the Cape Point Route website for more details and other activity suggestions.

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Fishing Article Posted on Cape Point Route blogspot - July 2009

Images courtesy of Hooked on Africa (from their Facebook group)
1. Sean and Mike with some MASSIVE tuna- taken this June 2010
2. Beautiful Snoek Specimen- June 2010
3. More tuna fishing in June 2010
4. Dorado - all 13kg of it! June 2010