Well good Day all With the SILLY SEASON upon us and plenty of Fish out there and A FULL order book into the new year thought it was time for an update from the CAPTAINS DESK. There are plenty of TUNA out there but with the water going over the 20 deg mark its [...]
Hooked On Africa achieved 2nd place in last weeks Tuckers Tackle Tuna Derby and we awarded prizes for the top junior angler, second biggest yellowfin, most fish released. Please with the prize of second overall.
Crayfishing Season - West Coast Rock Lobster Season The 2025-2026 Crayfishing Dates - West Coast Rock Lobster Season Is As Follows: Date Day Crayfishing Tide Info 20 Dec 2025 Saturday Season open High: 3:30 am (1.61 m), 3:28 pm (1.63 m); Low: 9:25 am (0.61 m), 9:42 pm (0.44 m) 21 [...]
Good Morning All With NOVEMBER upon us and our TUNA SEASON in FULL SWING our FISHING and PELAGIC CHARTERS are gaining momentum. Our Pelagic birding charters took a beating this month due to adverse weather conditions, but we did manage 2 trips with again great results. These are set to continue through till 2026 where [...]
Well Good Day all Spring has sprung and the TUNA have arrived! Since our last update we have been very busy with PELAGIC BIRDING CHARTERS as this is one of the best destinations in the world where one can see several ALBATROSS SPECIES in one day along with several other usual exotic sea birds [...]
A huge thank you to Trevor Hardaker and Grant Scholz for their incredible expertise, insights, and dedication — your guidance plays a key role in making our pelagic birding experiences truly unforgettable! Since we moved our trips permanently to Hout Bay at the beginning of 2021 (excluding the ad hoc trips we did out [...]
Well WINTER is upon us! Cold Fronts, lots of Rain and our traditional north westerly winds - That’s WINTER. Fishing has been slow with a few YELLOWTAILS, ATLANTIC BONITO, and some CHINA SNOEK. This is set to continue through till mid-SEPTEMBER when again we start looking at temperature charts and currents for the arrival [...]
Discover Winter Fishing in the Cape with Hooked on Africa! From June to September, enjoy the magic of winter fishing in Cape Town with our expert crew. Perfect for both beginners and experienced anglers, our inshore fishing charters focus on local game fish and vibrant reef spots — no need to [...]
Well Good day all Its that time of year again with the changing of the seasons from Autumn into Winter and it’s changing quickly. We have had a good first part of the TUNA season with good catches of Yellowfin and Longfin Tuna as well as some Dorado and even Wahoo! I think the end [...]
Good Day from Screaming REELS It’s been a strange start to the first part of our TUNA SEASON with firstly, plenty of young Yellowfin Tuna (12-35kgs) and then of late a much larger size (65 to 100kgs) and a few mixed Longfin in between. Theres been a very good sign of Big eye Tuna [...]
