Bryde's whale near Simon's Town 6.1.2017.
We went to a fishing trip with Big Blue fishing charters.
But we didn't expect to see a whale. Cool :)
Shark diving trip - Simon's Town, South Africa
Video recorded during Shark diving trip with African Shark Eco Charters in June 2014
Simons town fishing trip yellow fin tuna
Quintus fighting the beast
Fish Hoek Yellowtail
Local fisherman net tons of yellowtail at Fish Hoek Beach in South Africa. Long day... tired guys.
Cage Diving with Great White Shark, Seal Island, South Africa
Few km from Cape Town, diving inside a cage to check out those big sharks is defenitely something to add in your to do list.
Company - African Shark Eco Charter, from Simon's Town , Western Cape, South Africa.
Laure, Elodie, Sebastien and Paul
fishing - Man v Snoek
This is me catching a snoek on a hand line in Capetown. We took off from Simons Town Pier with Anton and Mickey of Big Blue Fishing Charters. Cheers guys for a great trip. Those damn seals.... Keep your eyes peeled for more great uploads soon..
Arniston and the Fishermen of Kassiesbaai
Sunrise in Arniston at South Africa's Overberg Coast. It's getting hectic in the little harbour. The fishermen from the village of Kassiesbaai are launching their boats. Tension on the men's faces. Will the calm weather hold? Or will a storm come up?
The quaint hamlet is a national monument. The name Kassiesbaai is Afrikaans meaning bay of the little boxes - because the thatched, whitewashed Fisherman's houses look like boxes if you see them from far.
Arniston has beautiful swimming beaches, with fine sand and turquoise blue water. In summer it's wunderful to go for a swim here. The Waenhuiskrans Nature Reserve with its huge sanddunes is ideal for long walks along the coast. Next to the fishing harbour lies the Arniston Spa Hotel - one of the best wellness venues at the Cape. The rooms have a generous lay-out. With balconies and stunning seaviews. There are also many holiday houses for rent in Arniston.
In the afternoon the fischermen return from the sea. The first incoming boat had no luck at all. No fishes. The weather was too stormy, the sea too rough. But then, on the second boat: Smiling faces. These men had better luck. The fish was caught in great deapth today. The catch of the day is mainly Red Roman. This delicious fish is sold to Cape Town. The prices for fish are good there. Red Roman will - of course - also feature on the hotel's dinner menu tonight.
After just an hour the daily event is over. Then it is getting quiet again in the little harbour of Arniston. What remains are the gentle sounds of the sea.
More on Arniston:
Diving With Blue & Mako Shark | South Africa
Dive Log #2: Yesterday’s mission to the open water 20+ miles off the Cape of Good Hope in the direction of Antarctica. Entering at the confluence point of the Atlantic, Indian & Southern Ocean, where the Agulhas Current brings the temperature up to 18 degrees. Depth: 500M.
After a brief bout of unexpected sea sickness where I resembled a seafaring version of the Exorcist; Blue sharks soon arrived and flirtatiously scoped us out. Later a more wily Mako Shark(!) appeared, keeping its distance, before having a good old gnaw on the scent box and then vanishing off into the blue.
First time diving with both species.
A fantastic operation led by skipper Neil and DM Kevin - highly recommended dive co. (Pisces Divers Cape Town)
APEX Great White Shark expedition out of Simon's Town, South Africa
APEX Great White Shark expedition out of Simon's Town, South Africa. May 18, 2014.
Shark Diving in Cape Town South Africa
30mins boat ride from Simon's Town, Cape Town in South Africa there is an island called Seal Island. Every year around July the Great White Shark comes to feed on the 1000's of seals which habit the island for mating. One of the best experiences I have ever done.
Watch right to the end for a great slow-mo.
Thanks to the captain, Ali and all the crew for an awesome day.
- African Shark Eco-Charters
Shot with GoPro Hero2 + Dive Housing 720p 60fps
Water Temperature: 13 Degrees (damn cold..)
Visibility: 4 meters
Blue Diamond Fishing
Fishing at Canyons, off Cape point South Africa
Sharks and Dolphins.mpg
This is a better edit with more shark footage. filmed in June 2011 and merges 2 trips together. The Dolphin footage is out of Simons Town and the Shark footage out of Gansbaai. Both superb trips.
Kob Fishing in False Bay
Local fishermen catching Kob at Berties Landing Harbour in False Bay.
Tuna Fishing/Cape Town South Africa
My friend went for Tuna fishing during his trip to South Africa
Shark Diving at Seal Island, South Africa with Shark Explorers
Video clips from shark diving in near Seal Island in False Bay, South Africa with Shark Explorers out of Simon's Town. Most of the clips are of a 12 foot great white shark. Videos were in August, 2015
Fished Out - South Africa
Oct 2003
Fishing communities in South Africa have been devastated by the introduction of controversial new quotas.
2014 Great White, Cape Town
Diving with Great White Shark with Shark Explorers, Simon's Town, Cape Town, SA
Surface Tuna Action - Fish Tales Charters 2018 (Watch in HD!)
Captains log 2018-11-15
The past few weeks were pretty frustrating, watching 80kg plus yellowfin tuna jump clear out of the water but not interested in anything we through at them.
The day before the charter:
Johann gives me precious information on where he saw the jumpers on his charter with Fish Tales II & I start to put my game plan together. Two popping rods, lots of surface trolling lures, enough bait & a seriously positive attitude.
D day:
I meet up with my clients for the day (Pieter, Dewald, Maansie & Simon). Pieter booked this trip for some of his clients a few months ago but unfortunately they were not able to make it (I bet they are kicking themselves now), so he called up a bunch of his friends to join him.
After meeting the guys & having a chat, I think to myself “ this is going to be a awesome day on the water”.
Its 6am & we start heading out on a FLAT sea, already the day is off to a good start.
As we arrive at the current-line things start to liven up & we catch a couple of bonitos on the first cast. But we are not here for the babies, we are here for the big boys.
I push forward for another 8 nautical miles & the water starts to get a brilliant blue tinge to it, birds flying around & it just feels fishy.
Right, with a nice spread of trolling lures set we start our search.
Its not long & we spot massive smashes & yellowfin jumping clear out of the water. There is an anxious feeling on the boat as we approach the school of yellowfin, waiting patiently for the lines at the back of the boat to start screaming off........ but nothing.
Change tactic.. Bring in the trolling lines, get bait lines & the chum ready & arm the popping rods.
Charl starts a wicked chumline & there's just boils of tuna all around the boat. Soon one of the boils changes direction & starts coming right at us. Then the poppers goes in... one pop, two pops.. Fish ON & then the second popping rod goes on with another Yellow.
After 10min, the first fish comes off the popper, but do not despair.. As Pieter casts the popper again, one of the bait rods goes off & he gets another chance, this time on heavy tackle.
He makes quick work & we boat the yellowfin while Maansie is still battling it out with his yellow on the popping rod. Pieter pulled the fish so hard that he tore his favourite shorts in half..
After about an hour & thirty minutes, poor Maansie is pretty broken by his fish on the popping outfit, but he is determined to boat the beast. He gets the fish close enough to the boat so that we can see its a real beast. Just as he thinks he will get some rest the fish makes another dash & empties enough line off the spool to bruise anyone's spirit.
Steadfast to get his fish, Maansie gives it all he's got & gets the yellowfin back to the boat & on the gaff.
There's more boils but nobody really wants to go for another round on the popper outfit so we make another few drifts on the bait. Simon gets a run on the bait rod & lands a nice size long fin.
Then Dewald gets a run, picks up the rod & says “it feels like a longfin”. His words are not cold & that longfin turns into a beast of a yellow, taking so much line that I had to go to sunset on the drag.
After about 30 minutes he has the fish in the boat, all 90KG of it!
It goes a bit quite & the sharks start pestering us so I decide to make a new chumline close to another boil in the distance.
Bam, there goes Simon's bait rod. He fights the yellowfin like a champ & quickly we get colour on it, just for it to make another run out of sight.
All of a sudden the fish just starts to come, dead weight.. What just happened, did the fish roll over & die? As Simon brings the fish up from the depths we see a shadow come up from behind it..
Its a Mako shark.
When we get the fish in the boat we see that the Mako bit the tail off, just leaving a bit of skin attaching it to the body. Wow, that's a first for me. I've seen it happen while the fish is on the gaff, but never while its still on the line, making furious runs.
By now its about 14:00 & everyone has caught a fish. Pieter says that the skipper should also get stuck in.. Well, I don't mind if I do.
After striking out at the first boil we see another massive boil of fish breaching & jumping out of the water.
I make my cast into the centre of the boil, give a few pulls on the popper but nothing. I keep at it, with the popper halfway back to the boat I see there's 3 yellowfin chasing it. The first one misses it, 2nd one misses it & I just leave it floating for a split second. BAM it gets hit & its a solid take.
Now its the clients turn to chirp the skipper.. Don’t lift your rod to high skipper, keep your line away from the boat skipper, keep tension skipper.. Haha, great fun!
After I get my fish in the boat we head back to Houtbay for a nice daylight group photo & a cold one.
Till next time.
Captain Justin
fishtalescharters.co.za
South Africa 11 - Shark Fishing
Off on the boat with the guys from Majors Hill