Looking for your next extreme fishing adventure?  Well, we are happy to be able to offer the very best popper and jig fishing Madagascar has to offer. Utilising either land based day fishing or our live aboard Catamaran trips and a range of top quality sport fishing boats , you will be fishing a huge diverse range of unspoilt and un-fished areas.

Our destination in Madagascar, Is either Diego Saurez in the East or Courier Bay in the west based on whichever offers the best conditions fior your chosen dates , both these areas will give travelling anglers the chance to battle with huge Giant Trevally, Dogtooth Tuna, Giant Grouper, Napoloean Wrasse , King Mackerel, Amberjack, Sailfish and Dorado to name just a few.

The popularity of Popper fishing and jigging has made this these areas a mecca for sport fishermen the world over , nothing gets the pulse racing in quite the same way as a massive surface take from a Giant trevally , these top predators will give you a fight like no othe fish caught on a surface lure. Most poppers work best when fished around rocky outcrops and underwater structures, as this is where many big predators will sit and wait for unsuspecting bait fish. This style of fishing can be particularly extreme at times, especially if you're regularly hooking up and battling with big Pelagics.

Speed jigging is also a killer method in both these areas , producing the frankly intimidating Dog Tooth Tuna , bully of the reef , this fish is on pretty much every saltwater anglers wish list and they are abundant here

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Fishing in Madagascars east coast can be undertaken on a daily basis (approximately 10 hours/day) departing from the hotel , aboard  our 10mt Sportfishers  (10m x 3m twin engined 150 hp Yamaha 4-stroke, fighting chair , VHF, GPS, plotter, color depth sounder, satellite phone).

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On the west coast we offer accommodation in full-board bungalows by the sea in the stunning  Courrier Bay ( basic comfortable but so friendly and clean} .

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Target Species  Giant  trevally, Red Snapper , Napoleon wrasse , Barracuda, Jobfish, Rays, Sharks, Groupers, Mackerel, Dogtooth Tuna, Dolphin fish, Sailfish, Marlin etc.

Our popper records : GT 63kgs. TDC 63kgs. Grouper 50kgs. Shark 150kgs. Yellowfin tuna 42kgs. Sailfish 60kgs. Thazard 30kgs. Barracuda 45kgs. Wahoo 46kgs. Marlin 252kgs. Etc...

Our jig records : GT 63kgs. TDC 78kgs. Grouper 148kgs. Napoleon 60kgs. Shark 250kgs. Yellowfin tuna 34kgs. Sailfish 40kgs. Thazard 33kgs. Barracuda 28kgs. Etc...

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Jigging is mainly targeted at Groupers, Dogtooth tuna, Gt , Bluefish and Spanish mackerel, etc...

Popper are mainly focused on GTs , Red Snapper, Spanish mackerel, Yellowfin tuna, Groupers and big surprises...

Coastal trolling allows us to catch almost all the predatory and billfish, numerous and often of exceptional sizes in Diego and Courier bay .

Tackle

- 1 spinning rod 80 – 100 – 130 lb with a reel (like Shimano 10,000 FA or 18,000 SW or Saltiga Expedition or dog Fight etc.).

 - 1 jig rod 80 – 100 lb with a reel (like Shimano 20.000 FA or 20.000 SW or Saltiga Expedition).

 - Approximately 600 m of braid minimum 120 lb (PE8) – 130 – 150 lb spare for casting and minimum 100 lb (PE6) for jigging.

 - 2 spools of Shock leader 150 – 170 – 200 lb or 120 lb fluorocarbon for jig and 1 spool of 300 lb or 250 lb fluocarbon for casting (leader).

 - Large single swivels 300 – 400 lb. split rings 300 – 400 lb. welded rings 300 – 400 lb.

 - Around thirty jigs between 150 and 400 gr.

 - Large hooks for jigs (like n°13/0 from fisherman or 13/0 from jigging master).

- Octoplus Phosphorescent for the Jig, like "Flashmer 11 cm".

 - Serious assist line 300 – 400 lb

 - Around 10 poppers like Halco Roosta  , cubera 125 gr, 150 gr for the more sporty, Orion Cono Cono, Fraser Pop, T-Rex, the classic but famous, Yozuri Surface Bull etc. well armed... (Hooks like decoy n° 8 or 10 in the tail and triple n° 5 or 1 to 2 jig hooks in the ventral and rather a single hyper-reinforced hook in the tail (like owner n° 5 ST 76).

 - 3 or 4 stick bait (like Orion: nambas – big foot 140…) Gunz etc.

 - 2 or 3 flappers 130-150-170, that can help.

 - And all your favorite lures. 

In short, only powerful, high-end equipment, recent or even new braid, perfect assemblies, well-mounted lures will allow you to win your often violent and difficult fights against the fish of your life which with a popper sometimes attacks between 5 and 10 meters of water...

We strongly advise against the use of light equipment that is unsuitable in our region and for the fish we are looking for.

We can offer you high-end equipment for rental: (zénaq rods, carpenter etc. DF reel, 18,000 SW, 20,000 SW etc.): a filled rod and reel set, casting or jig, for €30/day fishing gear (bring a spare braid).
Be careful in the event of breakage or loss of rental equipment, you will be billed at the current rate online.
To protect yourself against this risk you can take out insurance.