| Pacific Blue Marlin | Black Marlin | ||||
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From 100 to 1430 pounds. Average weight 350 pounds. Caught all year round. Best months November to April. |
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Mauritian record 786 pounds. Average weight 400 pounds. A great fighter. Caught all year round but found mostly in summer. |
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| Striped Marlin | Sailfish | ||||
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Only
a few specimens are boated every year.
Our record being 243 pounds. |
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Not
very abundant but more could be caught if they were fished for.
Mauritian record 142 pounds. |
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| Yellow fin tuna | Dog Tooth Tuny | ||||
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Big specimen are abundant in March and April, otherwise found all year round in different size. Weight does not exceed 200 pounds. A great fighter. |
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Found close to the reefs. Biggest specimen boated weighed 230 pounds, which is the world record in 50 pounds line class. Many possibilities for new world record. |
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| Skipjack Tuny | Wahoo | ||||
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Found all year round. Ideal bait for Marlin fishing. Mauritius holds all tackle world records with specimen of 41 pounds 15 oz and 4 other world records in different line classes. |
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Found all year round. Average weight 45 pounds. Mauritian record being 125 pounds. Great fun on light tackle. |
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| Dorado | Mako Shark | ||||
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Found
all year round. Rarely
exceeds 50 pounds. A
wonderful fish giving good fun when played on light tackle. |
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Many
specimen are caught every year.
A dangerous shark and a fierce fighter.
Mauritian and world record 1115 pounds. |
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| Hammerhead Shark | Blue Shark | ||||
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Abundant
in August and September and found also all year round.
Mauritian record is 693 pounds. |
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Mauritian
holds the world record in 130 pounds class for this specie with a 400
pounds. Not abundant. |
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| Tiger Shark | |||||
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Will
swallow anything that floats.
Generally a good fighter.
Our record is 1218 pounds. |
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