Pargo man introduced me to this forum and I hope t

[ignatius]

Pargo man introduced me to this forum and I hope to find some answers. Me and my sons plan to fish the area between  Chapeu Armado and Lucira. Our trip will start on 27 December and we plan to stay for 8 days.

Mostly we will do surf angling, but we also take along a rubber duck. Please, we need all information on this area that we can get.

We do not even know where we shall stay, except that it will be rough.

Any info on what species are available and where will be welcome

I thank you.

Please help, Fedu

 

[fedu]

Fishing paradise!!!!!


From rubber boat:

Chapeu armado there are several rocks, two of them are near each other and are visible at the surface, great area.

a little bit to the north

River Inamangando mouth, after a couple of miles into the sea it's all rocky also

Just a few miles after Lucira, couple of rocky bottoms for Mero and Grouper.

Futher North after Lucira

Ilheus do Pina (a small rocky island), one of the best fishing places I've beeen, cast between the Iland and mainland for bluefish, troll around it for grouper, troll or cast for amberjack if it's that time of the year they are at the surface.

Before Ilheus do pina there is also a rock visible from the surface and after ilheus do pina another one.

In these places youll find Grouper, Mero, Snapper, bluefish , King Mackerel, amberjack.
I think you can not get futher into the ocean, if you could Marlin, Tuna, Dorado....

Not a Shore Casting guy, but you'll find:

Kob, Garrick, Shad, Gully Sharks, Hammerhead, Mullets, Westcoast Steenbras, Bronzies, Grey Sharks, steenbras, I don't know the list goes on.

The biodiversity of that region is incredible.

There's a report somewhere here in Sealine that was published in a South African Magazine, about fishing in Namibe (just there), and in one week the guys caught e released 6 Tons of fish!!!!!!!!!

I'll try to find it and post the link.

 

[Koper]

Hi Ignasius

& enjoy the site, Angola  - still on my to do list, hope you guys enjoy it!!!!!

 

[flippy]

  ignatius

hope you and family have a great time, wish i could be there

 

[ignatius]

Thanks for the welcome guys.

Fedu, What is a blue fish. The places north of Lucira, how far are they more or less.

Are crayfish available, and will we be able to find chocca.

Where would you recommend us to set up base camp.

Is it possible to find a local boat and at what cost.

How far out must you go to find dorado and sailfish.

Are tunny found in that areas.

Sorry for all the questions, but I have only fished up to Baba previously and my sons ask a lot of quetions from me.

Regards

 

[fedu]

Hi Ignatius,

This is a Bluefish that in Portuguese is know has "anchova"

Do you speak Portuguese ? If so I might find people to help you out along your trip.

Will ask my father (he lives in Namibe) about good places for base camp, I think Chapeu Armado is a great one, in December you'll find lots of familys camping along that coast and spending new years on the beach.

 

[ignatius]

Thanks Fedu

I think we shall move between Chapeu and Inamangando

 

 

[tremosso]

Ignatius what's your logistics like for that kind of trip?

 

[fedu]

I've found the report I was talking about, still working on the rest.

ESA mags of August, Sept, Oct 2006 on Flamingo Bay and Angolan fishing

http://www.sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=1495&forum_id=1

 

[ignatius]

Thanks fedu, I appreciate all your effort.

tremosso, the logistics could be a nightmare, but is made easy by our group. We have been fishing together for 16 years, competitively and social.

The youngsters do not mind to rough it a bit and they are all keen anglers.

We shall take along meat and drinking water, the rest we shall buy at a market in Angola. Should we not find something then we shall eat what the ocean provide. Luckily we can bake bread and open a tin or two.

Our biggest problem is to sort out the tackle eg. heavy surf rods, lighter surf rods, boat rods, spare rods should we break some. Frikkie, one of our group have tied some mean flies for the fly rods that he would like to test if we find the blue fish. Lures also create a problem. When is enough, enough? Space is limited.

We worry a bit about fresh bait, but with sign language and by watching the locals we should be able to provide.

We just hope the local Administrator will accept us as friends in his village.

Should you have any advise, we shall appreciate it.

Regards

 

 

[fedu]

Sorry, the river name at Inamangando it's called Carumjamba and that's the name it is locally know.

Chapeu armado beach

 

[ignatius]

What can I say,It is beautiful. Mind is made up.

 

[fedu]

ignatius wrote:

Our biggest problem is to sort out the tackle eg. heavy surf rods, lighter surf rods, boat rods, spare rods should we break some. Frikkie, one of our group have tied some mean flies for the fly rods that he would like to test if we find the blue fish.
 

Don't get misguided by the photo of the blue caught with the fly.

Bluefish are popular game fish along the Atlantic Coast. They are migratory predators that travel in schools with other bluefish of roughly the same size. It can be challenging to find bluefish schools and, once found, to land these powerful fighters who often take to the air in successive leaps. Try these different approaches to catching bluefish.

1
Cast into the surf with bait. One effective rig for bait is a wire leader on the other side of a pyramid sinker. Bait the rig with a live baitfish. Cut fish, squid and live shrimp are also effective bluefish baits.

2
Try fishing with lures such as jigs, plugs or spoons. Blues tend to prefer fast moving lures. Bluefish are voracious predators that don't discriminate much when eating. Sometimes they even eat other bluefish.

3
Troll for bluefish with plugs or baitfish. Try trolling with two lines behind the boat while moving in a zigzag pattern. By changing your direction the depths of the lures will vary.

4
Continue fishing in the same area once you catch a bluefish. Since bluefish travel in schools, the most difficult part of catching them is locating a school. Once you find them, you can fish the area until you are satisfied




Chapeu armado area

 

[tremosso]

ignatius wrote:

Thanks fedu, I appreciate all your effort.

tremosso, the logistics could be a nightmare, but is made easy by our group. We have been fishing together for 16 years, competitively and social.

The youngsters do not mind to rough it a bit and they are all keen anglers.

We shall take along meat and drinking water, the rest we shall buy at a market in Angola. Should we not find something then we shall eat what the ocean provide. Luckily we can bake bread and open a tin or two.

Our biggest problem is to sort out the tackle eg. heavy surf rods, lighter surf rods, boat rods, spare rods should we break some. Frikkie, one of our group have tied some mean flies for the fly rods that he would like to test if we find the blue fish. Lures also create a problem. When is enough, enough? Space is limited.

We worry a bit about fresh bait, but with sign language and by watching the locals we should be able to provide.

We just hope the local Administrator will accept us as friends in his village.

Should you have any advise, we shall appreciate it.

Regards

 

 

I'm very jealous of you. That kind of adventure, though risky, is a dream. My problem so far was finding a group of friends willing to go on a trip as yours.

I think your biggest problem is answering those doubts about the tackle. What I mean is everything can be solved here in Angola and the southern costal people are welcoming. Be carefull about your entry visas of course and if you think I can help (at least as a translator) PM me and I'll send you my cellphone number (let´s just hope you'll have signal over there).

Keep us posted Ignatius. Very interested to know every of those steps.

Fedu, a master, as always.

 

[fedu]

This is the area were you will be staying.

Chapeu Armado up to Lucira.

Please visit S. Nicolau, it's an oasis with the bentiaba prison, a must see location.

A view from the Bentiaba Farol

Cabo Sta. Marta, nice beach and stunning location also

Lucira

This is where I got most of my Bluefish in Lucira

 

[fedu]

ignatius wrote:

1) Are crayfish available, and will we be able to find chocca.

2) Where would you recommend us to set up base camp.

3) Is it possible to find a local boat and at what cost.

4) How far out must you go to find dorado and sailfish.

5) Are tunny found in that areas.

1) Lobster (in portuguese lagosta), chocca (in portuguese choco), squid (polvo)
At the river carumjamba you'll find something that looks a lot like you crayfish

2) No doubt Chapeu Armado

3) At lucira talking with fisherman, a small boat with yamaha outboard, you'll have to negotiate but unexpensive

4) If you're lucky dorado might be near, just a couple of miles away  the water depth goes deeper than 1.000 meters, but it's not that usual to find them near shore.

5) Yes, but small ones

In the attached pdf you will find Chapeu armado Nautical Chart with the rocks I've mencioned before

 

[fedu]

Google image of Chapeu Armado bay, on the bottom your beach and above those rocks again.

 

[fedu]

Carumjamba and Farol St Marta, those numbers are my fishing spots, and in that 013 I got amberjacks jigging and grouper bottom fishing.

 

[fedu]

The final Google image outlining the area that you want to drive around.

 

[ignatius]

fedu
I do not know how to thank you for all the information. thanks a lot for all your time and effort in helping some one you have never met.
When ever you travel close to otjiwarongo, let me know and the coffee? will be ready. I now realise why people on this forum rate you so highly.
Regards
Ignatius