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         LATEST GAMBIA FISH CATCHES
                      (March/April/May 2010)

A selection of fish photos taken during March, April and May 2010.

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Cassava Croaker




















































 


 


 










Above:   Victor Kroon & Son enjoy a week's fishing on the reefs & sandbars.  Catches incl. Snappers, Cassava, Rays, Butterfish, Thick-Lipped Grunts, Angel Fish, Tapanda, Big-Eye, plus a host of localised fish species.

























































Above:  Regular anglers of The Gambia Leen & Elle spend a week's fishing over the reefs & sandbars trolling and live-bait fishing for Guinean Barracuda, Captain Fish and Cassava.  Their largest Barracuda was 40lb.






















Above:  Cpt's. Dembo and Cpt. Bala-Moses display Snappers, Barracuda, Butterfish & African-Threadfish (Pompano).






















Above:  Mr. Kalis & Friend enjoy 3 day's light tackle fishing for Cassava over the Atlantic reefs & sandbars - The largest Cassava being 27lb. 











Above:  Eric from Holland - trolling for Barracuda.


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Latest Catches
 March/April/May
 2010 in The Gambia
 
 



Fishing in The Gambia - What's Available
General Fishing Descriptions

   

TARPON FISHING
Fish for giant Atlantic Tarpon  in The Gambia river estuary.......
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REEF FISHING
Sport Fishing on the inshore reefs & sandbars
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CREEK FISHING
Light tackle species fishing in the oyster mangrove creeks................
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SHORE ANGLING
Shore Angling Safari's along Gambia's unspoilt coastline................
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    THE BOAT - Skippers - Location
Our Boston Whaler boat will get you to all major fishing grounds within 30 mins......................................
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FISH SPECIES OF THE GAMBIA

To name a few...........

West African Pompano....Barracuda & Guinean Barracuda.... Butterfish....Cassava-Croaker.... Catfish.... Cobia..... Grouper.... Giant West African Threadfin....Guitarfish.... Halibut....Nine-Bone (Ladyfish).... Long-neck Croaker.... Jacks (Trevally & Crevelle)......Snappers......Spanish- Mackerel....Large Rays....Tarpon....Tigerfish.....

For real life experiences of fishing in The Gambia read our Featured Articles by John Wilson and our 'Fishing Tales from The Gambia' by Daddy Chabi - Summertime Blues? - Never
& Beautiful Butterfish




 



























Below:  More Cassava-Croaker photos













Below:  we join a relaxing day out fishing in the creeks and bolongs with friends and staff






Tapandar

Known locally as Frog Fish

Captain Fish commonly known as West African Threadfin

Catfish


Below:  Marcel Aalbredt spent 6 days light tackle fishing over the Atlantic Sandbars and landed over 400 fish - here are a few of the species he caught

African Threadfish commonly known as Alexandria Pompano

Bone Fish

One of the many species of Stingray's caught in The Gambia

















 







 
Latest Fish Catches  March/April/May 2010                                Copyright (c) www.african-angling.co.uk 2010-2012