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Cape Town, South Africa Fishing Calendar

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Albacore Tuna	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Atlantic Mackerel	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal
Bigeye Tuna	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Black Marlin	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great
Blacktail	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great
Bluefin Tuna	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Bluefish	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great
Bonito	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Bull Shark	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great
Dusky Shark	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Galjoen	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great
Hammerhead Shark	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Great	Good	Good
Kingfish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good
Lobster	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Mahi Mahi	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Red Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Red Snapper	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Rockfish	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good
Sandbar Shark	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great
Sevengill Shark	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great
Shad	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good
Skipjack Tuna	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Snook	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great
Squid	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great
Stingray	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great
Wahoo	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Weakfish	Good	Great	Great	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great	Good
White Steenbras	Good	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Great	Great
Yellowfin Tuna	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Yellowtail Amberjack	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

If you’re fishing in Cape Town, South Africa knowing when to toss out a line is key. Our Cape Town fishing seasons calendar lays out which species are running right now and with color-coded seasonality, it’s easy to see what’s biting in Cape Town right now. From which months to catch squid in Cape Town to which months are best for yellowfin tuna in Cape Town and every other species in between, we’ve aggregated the data so you can plan your next trip to Cape Town with confidence. Ready to book your trip? See here all our Cape Town fishing charters, find something you like, and let us set you up for the trip of a lifetime!

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