Captains Corner -Winter time is snoek time! If you are looking for a great days fishing why not join us catching some snoek. We catch these on fly and conventional tackle. The tuna will be back in October. Looking forward to some more hectic tuna action soon. By the way we are already getting bookings in for the upcoming tuna season, so don’t delay.

Capt Dave

Operating out of the Simonstown waterfront in Cape Town,Two Oceans Sport Fishing Charters offer a professional charter service for Sport Fishing, Spear Fishing and Pelagic Birdwatching. For fishing charters we cater for both conventional tackle and fly fishing enthusiasts.

Cape Town, situated at the southern most tip of Africa is a hotspot for Sport Fishing. Seasonal coastal upwelling provides the base of the food chain and is the key to this incredibly productive system. The upwelling supports huge shoals of clupeiod fishes such as sardine and herring. These vast shoals of baitfish attract large numbers of predators such as pelagic and inshore fish, pelagic and coastal sea birds, cetaceans, sharks and seals.

Cape Town is a must do destination for Sport Fishing, Birdwatching and Marine Wildlife enthusiasts. Joining us onboard our new boat, Obsession for a days charter will be a life experience. Our IGFA Certified Captain, and qualified Marine Biologist, David Christie, grew up in Cape Town and has fished these waters his whole life. His experience as a captain, extensive knowledge of local fishing conditions, unbelievable catch record and professional service has made him the favored choice for sportfishermen. This is clearly evident in the number guests who return to fish with Two Oceans Sport Fishing time and time again as well as the friendships that have been built up over the years.

Our predominant offshore target species are yellowfin tuna (from 40kgs to 120kgs), longfin or albacore tuna (between 10 and 25kgs), mako and blue shark (we have a catch and release policy on sharks) and occasionally dorado. Although several are hooked each season, Marlin are not targeted by many sportfishermen in our waters as the yellowfin tuna are so prolific, and are most often hooked on lures trolled for yellowfin tuna.

Inshore we mainly target yellowtail (up to 12kgs) and cape snoek (up to 10kgs). These species often travel in large schools and can provide hectic sport, especially on light tackle. Other species we catch include cape salmon, kob as well as reef shark species. During our tuna fishing seasons when the water is warm inshore, we sometimes catch yellowfin and longfin tuna right by the coast. On several occasions last season we caught yellowfin tuna right at Cape Point. These fish weighed in around the 60kg mark and were taken on light tackle, providing excellent sport.

David has pioneered fly fishing for yellowfin tuna in Cape Town and is with no doubt the leader in this challenging field. In October 2005 David landed a yellowfin tuna on fly fishing tackle weighing in at 76kgs. Since beginning to target monster yellowfin tuna on fly fishing gear, a sport we call Extreme Fly Fishing, many fly fishermen have been successfully guided by David and now too have taken trophy yellowfin and longfin tuna on fly. There is no greater challenge for a saltwater fly fishing enthusiast than to land one of these brutes.

The waters around Cape Point and in False Bay support a wide range of marine wildlife. Southern Wright and Humpback whales arrive in False Bay to calve from June and peak between September and November. Pods of common and bottlenose dolphin are frequent visitors to False Bay during summer and at times our boat is surrounded by thousands of these dolphin. Seal Island in False Bay is crowded with Cape Fur seals and in turn supports a healthy population of Great White Sharks. The coast around the Boulders beach near Simonstown is home to a colony of African Penguins. Offshore we see Brydes whales, Sperm whales, Killer whales, Pilot whales, Rhydes whales and several species of dolphin.

Pelagic bird species tend to congregate offshore (usually between 20 and 30 nautical miles off Cape Point), around the large commercial longliners and trawlers. Here they can enjoy easy pickings from scraps off the commercial boats. In season they can be seen here in their thousands and although there are too many to count, we would estimate one can easily see in excess of 20 000 birds in one day. Many of the birds come within touching distance of the boat, affording unsurpassed photographic and birding opportunities. Although many people bring binoculars, they rarely get used as we are so close to the birds. Species sighted include several species of albatross, petrels, giant petrels, shearwaters, skuas, terns, prions and gulls amongst others.

Two Oceans Sport Fishing Charters look forward to welcoming you onboard Obsession for a great days fishing or birdwatching.