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Cape Town Fishing



Cape Town Fishing Forecast

Target Species of Fish

Based on historical data for fishing Cape Town, you should target one of the following species for this time of year:
  1. Snoek

  2. Snoek

    There is a 96.43% catch rate for Snoek, based on 8992 Snoek counted.

    Cape Town Snoek Counts Chart
    Snoek

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN SNOEK COUNTS CHART


  3. Yellowtail Amberjack

  4. Yellowtail Amberjack

    There is a 1.84% catch rate for Yellowtail Amberjack, based on 172 Yellowtail Amberjack counted.

    Cape Town Yellowtail Amberjack Counts Chart
    Yellowtail

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN YELLOWTAIL AMBERJACK COUNTS CHART


  5. Bluefish

  6. Bluefish

    There is a 0.5% catch rate for Bluefish, based on 47 Bluefish counted.

    Cape Town Bluefish Counts Chart
    Bluefish

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN BLUEFISH COUNTS CHART


  7. Longfin Tuna

  8. Longfin Tuna

    There is a 0.42% catch rate for Longfin Tuna, based on 39 Longfin Tuna counted.

    Cape Town Longfin Tuna Counts Chart
    Longfin

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN LONGFIN TUNA COUNTS CHART


  9. Chub Mackerel

  10. Chub Mackerel

    There is a 0.18% catch rate for Chub Mackerel, based on 17 Chub Mackerel counted.

    Cape Town Chub Mackerel Counts Chart
    Chub

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN CHUB MACKEREL COUNTS CHART


  11. Yellowfin Tuna

  12. Yellowfin Tuna

    There is a 0.15% catch rate for Yellowfin Tuna, based on 14 Yellowfin Tuna counted.

    Cape Town Yellowfin Tuna Counts Chart
    Yellowfin

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN YELLOWFIN TUNA COUNTS CHART


  13. Red Steenbras

  14. Red Steenbras

    There is a 0.13% catch rate for Red Steenbras, based on 12 Red Steenbras counted.

    Cape Town Red Steenbras Counts Chart
    Red

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN RED STEENBRAS COUNTS CHART


  15. Blackbelly Rosefish

  16. Blackbelly Rosefish

    There is a 0.09% catch rate for Blackbelly Rosefish, based on 8 Blackbelly Rosefish counted.

    Cape Town Blackbelly Rosefish Counts Chart
    Blackbelly

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN BLACKBELLY ROSEFISH COUNTS CHART


  17. Skipjack Tuna

  18. Skipjack Tuna

    There is a 0.04% catch rate for Skipjack Tuna, based on 4 Skipjack Tuna counted.

    Cape Town Skipjack Tuna Counts Chart
    Skipjack

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN SKIPJACK TUNA COUNTS CHART


  19. Great White Shark

  20. Great White Shark

    There is a 0.03% catch rate for Great White Shark, based on 3 Great White Shark counted.

    Cape Town Great White Shark Counts Chart
    Great

    ENLARGE CAPE TOWN GREAT WHITE SHARK COUNTS CHART


Recommendations above based on 21 species of fish and 9325 fish counted for July around Cape Town.

To date, there are 48 species of fish and a total of 111522 fish counted for Cape Town and within a 30 mile (48 km) radius since 7/2/1758 (266 years).

Last Update: 7/3/2024 2:15:25 PM

*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.

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The Top 10 Fishing Spots for Cape Town are the following:

  1. Cape Point Charters Yellowtail and Snoek
    Smart Fishing Charters would like to invite you on our Cape Point Charter. Abundance of yellow tail and Snoek. For more info please visit our website: www.smartfish.co.z


  2. zubair
    cape town hot spots


  3. Boss 400 - wreck of South Africas largest floating crane

    -34.037080000 18.308598000

  4. Blakes beach


  5. Melkbaai


  6. zubair
    cape town hot spots


  7. Vulcan Rock
    Vulcan Rock


  8. shipwreck off Robben Island. 110
    -33.794756529 18.359839692


  9. Sunfish Pinnacle


  10. South Lions Paw
    South Lions Paw


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Latest Cape Town Fishing Reports

  • River Clettwr
    The Wye Usk foundation have a number (in fact a good number) of streams designated as “wild” and one can obtain an annual permit to fish them should they not be booked by day


  • Disappointed
    When Otto in the film “A Fish Called Wanda” discovers the safe he expected to contain millions in diamonds is in fact empty he exclaims with understated angst “Disappointed!”.


  • A Day of Firsts
    Yesterday was a day of firsts in fact quite a few firsts for me the executive summary: The notion to target some bass started about a week ago when I  had to visit Aberystwyth


  • Hundred House
    With my Wye/Usk foundation “wild streams” annual permit I can attack any number of wild streams if they haven’t been booked for the day. The website is remarkably efficient in


  • Insignificant Fish
    It is early March here in mid-Wales and spring is trying to bring a burst of new life to town. There are daffodils on every grass verge and new lambs are starting to populate


  • Winter Madness
    This past December was one of the wettest on record we had water leaking through the mortar of the chimney breast and spreading chill damp patches on the walls of the loft spa


  • Fly Boxes
    It has been wet and windy here in Mid-Wales although we have avoided most of the “Yellow Weather Warnings” which seem to bypass us to the North West or East. I have taken some


  • Fly Tying and “The Man in the Moon”
    Without many fishing options I am still obsessing about flies. Some more thoughts on trout and fly design.


  • Super Stimulus Flies
    I remain convinced that the idea of close copy fly design is erroneous. That there are other things we need to consider in terms of producing and fishing more effective patter


  • Rules
    Of late I have had little of anything much to do but tie flies and perhaps think more than I should. Time does that for you it leaves space to think and one can do too much of


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Top Cape Town Bait & Tackle Stores

  1. TackleTart carp fishing specialist


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Top Cape Town Fishing Charters & Guides

  1. Inkwazi Flyfishing Safaris
    South African Team Member, World Championship Competitor, Fly Fishing Author, Journalist and Casting Instructor TIM ROLSTON can show you some of the very best and most taxing fly fishing in the country.

  2. Admiral Charters Madagascar


  3. Classic Cape Charters


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