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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. As a privileged and compulsory stop over for big migratory fish, Mauritius has become a most valuable destination for big-game fishing.

Mauritius invites you to join an exciting big fishing experience on board boats designed specially for it. Experienced skipper and crew will take you into the vast open sea to chase the marlin, espandon, tuna and wahoo. You can hire a boat for 6 or 9hours. Mauritius holds several world records in fishing IGFA - a mako shark of 400lbs captures in February 1966 a skipjack tuna of 411/2 lbs. and among the African record GFUA - that of a yellow fin tuna of 212 lbs. A dog tooth tuna of 224 lbs. and wahoo of 125 respectively. Other specimens captured more recently comprise blue marlins of 1430 lbs. and 13355 lbs. respectively.

Deep Sea Fishing at Sportfisher Charters

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    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.

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    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 side of a shopping mall known as Sunset Boulevard, and we are adjacent to the much-loved Sunset Cafe, where sunsets like the one below are experienced during most late afternoons and dusks.

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    Beaches
    No island on earth offers such a variety of beautiful beaches and lagoons. On the west coast are the public beaches of Tamarin, (well-known to surfers for its big waves), Flic en Flac, which provides a fine lagoon with shallow waters, Albion, pointe aux Sables, Baie du Tombeau and others. The northern coastline has many delightful beaches - Pointe aux Piments, famous for its underwater scenery, Trou aux Biches, Mont Choisy, one the most popular: Grand Baie, the main center for yachting, fishing, water skiing and Pereybere - probably one of the best bathing beaches.

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