Captain's Log

Crystal blue waters and adventure followed us last week as we headed out into the deep off Hout Bay in search of BIG tuna... and we found them. A record catch on board our boat of a single fish tipping the scales at 132 kg. This Big Eye tuna was landed on a rod and reel by a single angler. Read the full story in our latest blog post here.   We hope this inspires you to find your own adventure right here in the mother city where nature is all around us.   Once again, thank you for being...

Winter is on its way and the load shedding blues are in the air.   But don’t worry we have some creative ways to use your tuna sushi block come rain or electricity.   Here are four delicious ideas:   1. Plain or Seared Sashimi: Slice your tuna across the grain into bite-sized pieces. Serve as is or sear in a dry hot pan for a few seconds each side with a dash of 7 spice. Serve with soy sauce and wasabi for a simple yet elegant appetizer.    2. Tuna Steak Sesame Encrusted: Cut your sushi block into 2-2.5cm...

The colder mornings and the mix of fish coming out is an indication that our seasons are changing and winter is coming. The weather gaps to fish are becoming less and more unpredictable as the NW wind is starting to show.  We have seen some silverfish, yellowtail, kob, and some red fish over the last week and expect these catches to start increasing as we move on into winter. Tuna season is here and our Greenfish home chefs are loving it! We expect the tuna to run until the end of May. Fresh kob available today, buy Kob here. Fishing...

Tuna Season is here and we are in full swing with Cape Town showing off with its world class tuna fishery. April gives us the best quality tuna of the year, as they are very round healthy fish and at their fattiest. Fat = Flavour. Meet Moosa, he joined the Greenfish Crew on our hand line fishing vessel AJ a couple of seasons ago. up in Lamberts bay while we were targeting snoek and has become a regular crew member. He has joined us on a number of tuna trips helping with the preparation techniques and tuna handling and has...

TUNA TIME IS HERE!!! We have been fishing in some of the strongest weather we have seen this year in search of bringing you the freshest tuna in town.   Watch us in action (37 seconds) https://www.tiktok.com/@greenfishsa/video/7212587051244391686?_t=8aniwWYeP9K&_r=1 What we are getting for braving this weather is beautiful tuna that is starting to look more and more round as the month goes on and leads us right into April when our tuna is at their fattiest.   Line fish has been challenging, but we have had sporadic catches of yellowtail and silverfish. As we start to see the change in seasons,...