When is the best time to go deep sea fishing in Cape Town?
April and May are the standout months. This is when yellowfin tuna run largest and the sea tends to be at its calmest for the whole year, which makes for [...]
When is tuna season in Cape Town?
Tuna fishing generally spans October through June, but it isn't one continuous season. It breaks into two runs: an early window from October to January, and a second from March [...]
When is snoek season in Cape Town?
The core snoek run sits between May and August. Some years it starts earlier or runs longer, stretching from September right through to January, depending on how the bait shoals [...]
When is yellowtail season in Cape Town?
Yellowtail are around all year, but where you find them changes with the seasons. In summer, from November to April, the action concentrates around Cape Point and into False Bay. [...]
Can you go fishing in Cape Town in winter?
Yes, though the trips look different from summer. Offshore tuna runs mostly stop, so winter fishing shifts to inshore targets like snoek and yellowtail. July and August are the two [...]
How far offshore do Cape Town tuna charters go?
Most charters head somewhere between 20 and 50 nautical miles off Cape Point to find the tuna grounds. By the time you factor in the trip out and back, that [...]