I have just arrived back from the Pestana Bazaruto resort on Bazaruto island just off the mainland town of Vilanculos.
I definitely recommend this pretty laid back resort and certainly their guides and skippers that work for the resolt.
I fished off one of their boats ( a Reefrunner ). What a lovely comfortable fishing boat.
My First ever emporer snapper that took my "bonito" x-rap rapala ( Estimated 5+ Kg)
My wife Antoinette who loves fishing but doesn't want to touch the fish and our guide Sean who did the fish holding
MY "Big" Couta
Joshie, my youngest getting some couta action as well.
The fisherpeople and their spoils
Lovely yellowfin tuna about 12kg
Our latest family adventure to The Wild Island of Madagascar. Other than just chilling, we chartered a yacht off Nosy Be ( Calypso )
and headed north. Along the way, we got stuck into some Couta
Joshie enjoying the good weather (Age 5)
Lots of investigation going on by Amber and James
Amber Tucks into a large fish
Dad looks on jealously while Amber toils
Show us what you are made of Amber
The sweet smiles of Success. +- 15kg Couta
James also has his turn. Some very old equipment as you can see. Also tucks into a +- 7kg Couta
Even Mom ( Antoinette ) has a go and get 2 couta of about 7-8kg each
Joshie smiles with his little couta of about 5kg
It takes muscles to fish as shown by Josh
James Queenfish caught at dusk with a red and black feather pulled cloely behind the yacht rounding a point just before anchoring for the night
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Latest Trip to "Quilalea Resort" on Quirimbas Archipelago
Antoinette caught her first fish Blue Spotted Trevally
August 2007
Then It was my turn with a kingfish of another species
And then my wife pipped me at the post with a little couta
Us and our spoils after 4 hours of fishing
The "Chesapeake Resort" in Islamorada - the florida keys
January 2007
Below is the Sportfisher 2000 owned by Capt Duane Grovier
based out of the chesapeake Resort that we went
"backwater" fishing on, into the everglades
Yours truly with a lovely sized "Drum" caught on live shrimp (prawn)
in a canal in the everglades.
Very good eating fish with white firm flesh.
Me holding up a sea trout caught on Drop Shot out on the flats.
This is a lovely eating fish with a rich elegant flavour
My "Happy 40th" birthday present.
A whole day deep sea fishing off the "Sport fishing capital of the world"
Islamorada
Me on the back of the "Danica-Anne" just before setting sail
15/01/2007
I caught my first Sailfish approxiamately 70 pounds but unfortunately
no picture. The day consisted of 3 hookups but only 1 catch.
Release after 1 hr 20 minutes and 3 times leader in hand.
Joshie, my youngest son with a leftover live bait
"ballyhoo" or known in South Africa as a half beak.
James, my eldest son with my only other catch for the day, a little tuna
To top it off, me fighting a +- 100kg nurse shark just of Key West in the florida Keys
Sodwana Bay 2005
Pre-competition Spoils at Sodwana Bay April 2005
From Left to Right - Tchoekie Grundeling, Yours Truly and Hennie de Lange
Sporting a Trio of Skipjack Tuna
Yours Truly up and close with Skippy - The one that did not get away
