Greenfish Blog — behind the scenes

The Fundamental Sign For A “Tail” Of A Time In Cape Town  As another early morning dawns and the sun begins to creep up over the horizon, it feels like the first time all over again. Just before you turn the corner around Cape Point, your heart beats a little faster and the level of anticipation reaches an all-time high: All you want to see around the bend is birds dropping out of the sky and onto the bait fish that has been smashed on the surface by masses of yellow tail.  You spread your lines, and the next words...

Growing up fishing snoek on the west coast, catching with a single hook and hand line was simple all we knew.   It was only as I got older and saw how other fishing companies harvested, that got me thinking. So what is a one by one fishery and why does it matter? Unlike many industrialised fishing techniques that have continually improved their catches, one by one fishing is simple and dates back centuries. The fishing gear is very basic, a simple hook and line, manned actively by the fisherman.   This is fantastic as it reduces the risk of any...

Traditionally, tuna runs from October to June in Cape town. This year was the never-ending season and we kept catching bits and pieces throughout the winter months.October is the official start of the pole season and we kicked ours off this week at Cape Point with some great yellowfin tuna. The tuna start down South around 40 nautical miles from Cape Point. In the beginning of the season they are often longer and thinner in appearance as they have migrated long distances. As the season progresses they start working North past in an area we call the Canyon, then past...