Areas for Fishing

Areas for Fishing

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.

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Angler's Paradise
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 Mauritius supports a healthy population of blue and black marlin.Besides black and blue marlins, anglers also catch: Tuna: Shoals of Yellow-fin tuna move in to Mauritian waters in March and April.( 140 to 200 lbs), Wahoo: They are prominent in September.
West Coast
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 nature reserve, the Macchabee forest and Riviere Noire Gorges. In the north, most of coastal plain is comprised of cane fields but in the south, where the Port Louis road hits the coast at Tamarin, the plateau drops steeply towards the sea.
Fishing
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 healthy enough to support dive tours and fisheries.
Deep Sea Fishing
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 barracuda etc. The prime time to catch the big size of blue marlin starts from October to April. One of the world's top fishing spots is found off Le Morne. Here the bottom plunges 700m and the currents attract small fish pursued by huge predators. Marlin, sailfish, barracuda, wahoo, tuna and shark are common.
Chagos Archipelago
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 main island, Diego Garcia, to the USA as a military base for its Rapid Deployment Force. The Chagos islanders were moved to Mauritius and given financial compensation for the upheaval.
Shellorama Museum
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 9am to 5pm and on Saturday from 9am to 1pm. Entry is free.
Trekking Routes-Le Petrin to Tamarind Falls
This trip begins as for the trek from Le Petrin to Grande Riviere Noire. Follow the forestry road for just over 2km. Take the right fork and continue for another 500m or so to second fork in the road. To reach Tamarind Falls, you must follow the left fork, the right will lead you to the road which connects the Curpipe-Chamarel road with Mare longue reservoir.