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Durban Deep Sea Fishing and Fly fishing Guide Kwa Zulu in South Africa.
Durban Deep Sea Fishing, Game Fishing, Estuary Fishing, Fly Fishing Charters and Fishing Guide Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa
Game Fish, Light Tackle, Artificial Lures & Fly Fishing Specialist
EXCLUSIVE & PERSONAL
Nikao Fishing Adventures is a full time Owner operated mobile Sport Fishing Charter Boat and Fishing Guide service based in Durban and operating at many saltwater and freshwater destinations around Kwa Zulu Natal South Africa.
The service is for those anglers who are seeking an Exclusive Fishing Adventure with Personal Attention on a well appointed ski‐boat fitted with top class equipment, tackle and guiding from a professional specialised angler.
We do not share our bookings; which means that you, the angler get to do exactly what you want, with a professional guide giving you assistance at reasonable rates.
Specialising in 1 or 2 guests and equipped for a maximum of 4 guests. It must be understood that the more persons on the boat the less space, attention and fish areavailable per person.
Although we mostly get fish on our bookings and sometimes some nice big ones, there is no guarantee of fish, our best efforts are assured at all times. Otherwise we would call it “catching” and not “fishing”, the variables are too many.
Our Ski Boat is a 4.8m cathedral hull and is a full ocean going vessel with built in buoyancy and all safety equipment and is licensed category B for 40Nm (74Km/46Miles) from shore, for day and night operations and surf launching. The vessel is equipped with GPS, Sonar, Electronic Charts a 70lb sneaker motor and 2 x 40Hp motors.
With over 35 years experience Mike’s passion, knowledge, skill and expertise will provide you with opportunities.
Experienced anglers are welcome and those with little or no experience are also welcome, we will show you the ropes. Women and Children are also most welcome.
The boat, the business and Mike are a fully licensed and registered commercial charter boat/fishing guide operation with SAMSA, NPA, FGASA, KZN Tourism, DEAT, Department of Transport, KZN Wildlife, and Msinsi Holdings. These are legal requirements.
DEEP SEA FISHING
Deep Sea Fishing along the warm coastal waters of Kwa‐Zulu Natal produces good fishing all year round with good Game Fishing in the Summer months and Reef Fishing in the Winter months.
During the warmer months (October – May) targeting Game fish like Dorado, Queen Mackerel (Natal Snoek), King Mackerel (Couta), Sail Fish, Tuna, Wahoo, Garrick, Tropical Yellow Tails, Garrick, King Fish (Jacks) and Queen Fish according to their season, and there are always reef fish present.
In the cooler months (June‐September) we still target Game fish especially during the annual sardine run which is usually around July and then we target reef fish of which there is a wide variety and great fun on light tackle, and we also have the 2 Saltwater Salmon species (Geelbek and Kob) which can get large hanging around in the winter.
Our specialties are Game Fishing, Light Tackle Fishing, Artificial Lure Fishing and Fly Fishing, but we also make use of baits and live baits and are equipped with heavier tackle. Our Artificial Lure fishing consists of Drop Shot, Spinning, Vertical Jigging and Plugging and we also have an extensive range of artificial trolling lures.
We are well equipped with top class tackle in good condition and supply all the tackle that is needed with fly fishing equipment being thonly exception (Fly Fishing Tackle is personal and you need to know how to use it), and have recently rigged out the boat with new top quality light tackle trolling equipment.
We can offer you a specific style of fishing, or we can target a specific species, or we can do our very popular variety fishing which generally goes as follows:
We start out by fishing for some live bait; then we put out some light tackle trolling lures and troll along the backline and then out into deeper waters. Then we stop at some reefs and do some light tackle reef fishing, vertical jigging and drop shot, spinning, whist we put out the live baits hoping for a big one.
It is up to you and we are very flexible and will do what you want according to the weather, season and fish around.
We also take a lot of children and women out deep sea and they are more than welcome.
We are not just a charter boat, but a fishing guide also.
Deep Sea Destinations
• Durban ‐ Our Home Port is Durban where we launch from the harbour, Durban provides excellent Light Tackle fishing and Game Fishing and we do day trips
• Richards Bay – This is about 190km North from Durban, here we launch from the Richards Bay harbour. Richards bay has good Game Fishing and we do day trips here
• Cape Vidal/St. Lucia – This is about 300Km North from Durban, but the fishing here is spectacular. We launch from Cape Vidal which is a surf launch. Only Game Fishing is allowed in these waters. This area beautiful and can also be included in our Tailored Fishing Safari’s with Game Reserves, Tiger Fishing and good Estuary Fishing nearby.
• Sodwana Bay – This is about 400Km North from Durban, but the fishing here is spectacular. This is a surf launch. Only Game Fishing is allowed in these waters. This area beautiful and can also be included in our Tailored Fishing Safari’s with Game Reserves, Tiger Fishing and good Estuary Fishing nearby.
• Shelly Beach – This is about 180km South from Durban and the area is well known for good Game Fishing and Tuna. This is a Surf Launch and we do day trips here.
All our Deep Sea Fishing is Strictly Catch, Photo, Release (CPR)
MESTUARY/HARBOUR FISHING
Estuary Fishing can be the most fun you can have standing up and thwe target a wide variety of Saltwater Game Fish to be caught on Light Tackle using Artificial Lures for Spinning and Drop Shot Fishing. We altarget these Game Fish using Fly Fishing Equipment, and bait. Many juvenile game fish reside in these estuaries and the larger Fish come into feed and spawn.
This is an awesome way to target saltwater fish, but fishing in lake type conditions and generally the best estuary fishing is in the warmer months (September to May). We also have some superb estuaries in South Africa.
The species of fish that we get in the estuaries are Springer (Ladyfish,
Ten Pounder), King Fish (Jacks), Queen Fish, Garrick, Kob, Grunter, Queen Mackerel, Scads and several other species.
Estuary Fishing Destinations
• Durban Harbour – This is a harbour, but also a natural estuary and the fishing here can be good, but tough sometimes. This is our home estuary/port and where Mike started fishing some 35yrs ago.
• Richards Bay Harbour – About 190km North from Durban, this is also a natural estuary which provides some excellent fishing.
• St. Lucia Lakes – Around 250Km North from Durban and an awesome place to fish and surrounded by natural and wild nature reserve and is a good destination to be included in our Tailored Fishing Safari’s.
• Kozi Lakes – Around 450Km North from Durban and probably some of the best estuary fishing in the world, also surrounded by natural and wild nature reserve. This is a good destination to be included with our Tailored Fishing Safari’s especially Tiger Fishing which is en route.
The Captain/Guide:
In South Africa the “Captain” is called a Skipper, and to get this qualification one has to write exams, do a stringent practical and have certain amount hours and launches.
The Captain/Guide has over 35 years experience. Is a competent and qualified Captain/Guide and is extremely passionate about fishing and has many years experience in various disciplines. Sport fishing can become addictive and he is Hooked. Has fly‐fished for a very long time and was practising saltwater fly fishing long before it became well known, and is a specialist. Fly fished for Kwa‐Zulu Natal for several years and has also fished competitively for Bass and several other disciplines. Loves fish and birds and collected specimen saltwater tropical marine fish for many years. Has spent a lot of time on the water and has a lot of knowledge, skill and experience in various fishing disciplines. Is an outdoors person who loves, admires and respects nature. An extremely competent angler who loves to share his passion with others. Loves people and has an extremely soft spot for children.
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