St
Lazarus Banks is situated in the Mozambique channel about 100 nautical miles east of the northern
Mozambique coast. St Lazarus Bank is rated one of the best fishing locations in
the world and offer some of the most amazing salt-water fishing opportunities
for anglers.
However,
just because it’s rated one of the best fishing locations in the world, doesn’t mean it’s by any means a
commercial fishing destination, on the contrary, it’s more of a unfished waters
destination and if you do get the wonderful privilege of ever fishing in these
waters, you can prepare yourself for a for a fishing trip of a lifetime.
So
what’s the catch?
St
Lazarus Bank is in fact a shallow seamount that is approximately 30km long and
20km wide, converging almost 600 square kilometres. That’s a huge area to fish
and unlike commercial fishing destinations you’ll have plenty of room to cast your
fishing rod in just about any direction you fancy.
You
will be spoiled for choice, as there are a huge variety of species of fish that
you can catch in these waters, on top of that, the fish swimming in these
waters are monstrous. Just search for catching fish in Mozambique to see what
we talking about, or why not do yourself a favour and come fish for yourself.
Here’s
but a short list of the large varieties of fish you can expect to catch: such
as snappers, jacks manta rays, sharks, whale
sharks, barracuda, king fish, red snappers, green and
For
the days you not feeling up for catching anything and maybe you fancy to go for
a dive, you will most likely be visited by hawksbill turtles, humpback dolphins
and humpbacked whales.
If
you looking for something completely out of this world; a fishing adventure of
a lifetime, then fishing in St Lazarus banks will be your ticket. It should be
on every hardcore fisherman’s list.
To
book a Holiday in Mozambique, contact Mozambique Yacht Charters, they have a fully
equipped fishing charter waiting to take you on your fishing adventure.
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