The areas for fishing are the St Brandon, Nazareth and Saya de Malha banks on the Mauritius/Seychelles ridge, and the Chagos bank around the Chagos Archipelago, a submarine plateau that lies 2O-25m below the surface.
Some outfits have a minimum hiring time of around six hours and each boat can normally take five to six anglers. Most operators lay claim to all fish caught using their boat but will usually give you a small share.
At the Hotel Club and Centre de Peche in Grande Riviere Noire, a fishing boat can be hired at a minimum of six hours. The Paradis Hotel offers similar priced boats. Also at Grande Riviere Noire is the private Bonanza angling club.
Serious anglers will love the superb deep sea fishing in Mauritius and big game fishing which is available all year around, although the best opportunities are from October to April. The water around
The Riviere Noire district has many attractions. The southwest coast is the centre for big game fishing and to a lesser extent diving and surfing. It boasts good long beaches and the islands best
Beyond the sand, 90 miles of fringing reef border Mauritius. The reef is the worse for wear - fish dynamiting and sedimentation have taken their toll but it is famous still for its mollusks and
Mauritius is real a deep sea fishing paradise. You may try your luck at the blue marlin, the black marlin, all types of sharks, the yellow fin tuna , the skipjack tuna the sail fish the wahoo, the
The Chagos Archipelago was formerly administered from Mauritius. Then, a few years before independence in 1968, the British annexed the island under the British Indian Ocean Territory and leased the
On the road from Tamarin to Grande Riviere Noire at La Preneuse, the Shelloramma Museum boasts the biggest private collection of shells in the Indian Ocean. The museum is open Monday to Friday from

Deep Sea Fishing in Mauritius
Sportfisher itself is situated in the north of the island, in the heart of a very popular and much-frequented village called Grand Baie. Our offices border the seaward