Mozambique, Africa

Mozambique, Africa

Cliff Hampton has been involved in an eco-tourisom project on the northern coast of Mozambique in Africa for the past several years. His love of the African wildlife first drew him to the project. His love of sportfishing was a key in his continued involvement. He and Capt. Eric have made two fishing expeditions to this very remote part of the world.

The Maluane project should be up and open for visitors in the late spring of 2005. This area will offer some of the best fishing opportunities in the world. On their first two trips they were able to catch many species of gamefish including yellowfin tuna, wahoo, sailfish, giant trevally, kingfish, dogtooth tuna, barracuda, and several species of reef fish. They have not yet fished the marlin season which seems to run from Dec. to Feb. but the locals have been documented with both Blue and Black Marlin catches. This area holds a very special and unique opportunity for the sportfisherman with the chance to fish huge numbers of fish that have been virtually untouched by modern commercial fishing operations.
Keeping these waters this way is a key goal of the Maluane Project. Cliff and Capt. Eric were able to record the first tag and release of both sailfish and yellowfin tuna off of the islands of the project. They both hope to return soon and continue documenting the vast fishing opportunities that this special place offers. For more information regarding this project check out www.maluane.com. The pictures below are from both trips last year. Click on the thumbnail for a full size view.

More great pictures of fishing in Mozambique can be found in our Gallery!

For a real taste of fishing Mozambique, read "Mozambique Revisited", by Captain Eric Stewart.

Check out "Sailfish Times Two" for some great reading!