SEASON IN MAURITIUS
Summer time: November to April
Winter time: May to October
FISH SEASONS
FISH SPECIES
PACIFIC BLUE MARLIN
From 100 to 1430 pounds. Average weight 350 pounds. Caught all year round. Best months, November to April.
World Record: 1376 (Men)
Mauritian Record: 1355 lbs
BLACK MARLIN
Mauritian record 752 pounds. Average weight 400 pounds. A great fighter. Caught all year round but found mostly in winter.
World Record: 1347 lbs
Mauritian Record: 794 lbs
STRIPED MARLIN
Only a few specimen are boated every year.
World record: 494 lbs
Mauritian Record: 243 lbs
SAILFISH
Not very abundant but more could be caught if they were fished for.
World Record: 141 lbs
Mauritian Record: 142 lbs
DORADO
Found all year round. Rarely exceeds 50 pounds. A wonderful fish giving good fun when played on light tackle.
World Record: 82 lbs
Mauritian Record: 68 lbs
WAHOO
Found all year round. Average weight 45 pounds. Mauritian record being 125 pounds. Great fun on light tackle.
World Record: 149 lbs
Mauritian Record: 125 lbs
MAKO SHARK
Some specimens are caught every year. A dangerous shark and a fierce fighter.
World Record: 1115 lbs
Mauritian Record: 1115 lbs
HAMMERHEAD SHARK
Abundant in August and September and found also all year round.
World Record: 1280 lbs
Mauritian Record: 693 lbs
BLUE SHARK
Mauritius holds the world record in 130 pounds class for this species with a 400 pounder. Not abundant.
World Record: 400 lbs
Mauritian Record: 400 lbs
TIGER SHARK
Will swallow anything that floats. Generally a good fighter. Our record is 1218 pounds.
World Record: 1780 lbs
Mauritian Record: 1218 lbs
YELLOW FIN TUNA
Big specimen, abundant in March and April, found all year round in different size. Weight does not exceed 200 pounds. A great fighter.
World Record: 388 lbs
Mauritian Record: 212 lbs
DOG TOOTH TUNA
Biggest specimen boated weighed 230 pounds, the world record in 50 pounds line class. Many possibilities for new world record.
World Record: 224 lbs (80 lbs line)
Mauritian Record: 212 lbs