Silver Fish Lodge is a Full Service Game Fishing Lodge situated on an estuary in Mongue, 17km north of Maxixe, in the province of Inhambane Bay, Mozambique. It provides full Fishing, Meals and Accommodation services to a maximum of fifteen guests.
Located between Palm Trees, on its own private white sandy beach, guests can either fish the estuary on light tackle/ fly fishing, or can take to the open seas via the always open mouth of the estuary to the bay of Inhambane and Offshore, with the use of one of our three boats all guided by experienced fishing guides. You can catch anything from a Half Beak in the estuary, to a Black Marlin offshore, and everything in-between - we catch them all. We have a strong catch and release policy, as we want to conserve our oceans.
Our aim is to provide guests with everything they need to experience really good fishing, cold beers/ drinks and excellent food, combined with comfortable accommodation, where they only have to bring themselves, and we do the rest……
Guests are encouraged to fly into Inhambane Airport (one and a half hours from Johannesburg International Airport, accessible via LAM airways, four times per week), where we will come and collect you, and within an hour of landing, you would be fishing. Alternatively you can drive to the lodge (situated 450km north of Maputo) - safe parking at the Lodge is provided for. No 4x4’s are needed to get to the lodge.
Property Amenities
At present, the lodge offers two types of accommodation, all built with brick, tiled floors, and thatch roofing: All units are within fifty meters from the beach.
2x Double Chalets, each with two double beds/ or four single beds, Full bathroom, lounge, and undercover patio.
4 x Single Chalets, each with a single double bed/ or two single beds per room, with an en-suite bathroom, with hot water shower, toilet and basin, and undercover patio.
Each unit faces the estuary and has a sea view. All units have a covered patio, with comfortable seating/ coffee table. All units have an inside and outside lights, a plug point (for recharging cell-phones, cameras, etc) and a ceiling fan. All beds have a mosquito net, and fresh linen is provided.
Area Attractions
Saltwater Game Fishing:
Depending on the tides, we like to leave early morning, and return late afternoon each day. We can either fish in the estuary, in the bay, or open water for pelagic game fish. We often fish the late afternoon shift, and come back at last light. Early morning and late afternoon normally produce some good fish.
Inhambane Bay seems to be a breeding ground for Marlin, and juvenile Marlin is often caught on light tackle. We get Four different types of Trevally- Ignoblis, Bluefin, Yellowfin and Bludger (King fish), Queen fish, Spanish mackerel, Queen mackerel, Job fish, and then Sailfish, Marlin, Yellowfin Tuna, Dorado, Wahoo and Barracuda, are our favourite hunts. The best time of the year for fishing is from November till June.
We do live bait, dead bait, trolling, drop shot, Lure and Plug casting, jigging, spooning.
Our tackle is all Shimano and Penn equipment, 6, 10, 15, 24 kg IGFA line classes.
Fly-fishing:
There are a few places off the Mozambique coastline where one has protected water for saltwater Fly-fishing. We have it.
We either fish the estuary, or our boats allow us to go offshore for the big ones. The point of the estuary also produces some good fish one hour before high tide, and just on the turn of the tide.
Estuary Fishing:
We can always fish somewhere, no matter where the wind is blowing from. The estuary is navigable for ten miles and offers an exciting variance to offshore fishing. It also offers flat water for those who get seasick easily. Mangrove snapper, Grunter, Pompano and River Gurnard are caught, mostly on light tackle, and fly.
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