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About Us
The Fishing Charter Inshore Experience borns from an idea of a group of anglers that, driven for the passion of fishing and looking for new adventure and the belief in Catch & Release, they madly fell in love for Sal Island.
Sal or exactly ‘’Ilha do Sal’’, is an island in the Archipelago of Cape Verde located in the west coast of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a predominantly flat island, with an extension of about 30 km.
Famous all over the world for windsurf and kitesurf for the constant wind, Sal has become one of the main tourists center of the archipelago. The Amilcar Cabral airport is connected with direct flights to the major European capitals and this make the island easily accessible and perfect for any type of holiday, both for those who want to relax with their family and for those in search of fun; on the island there are many facilities for adults and children.
Symbol and center of the local economy is the wood wharf of Santa Maria, a small town with typical Cape Verdean colors and smells. The Folklore and the extremely welcoming and relaxed nature of the local population will accompany you on your ‘’no stress’’ vacation (typical mantra of the island).
In Sal you can admire several nature spectacles: the ‘’blue eye’’ is a 12 m hole among the rocks from which you can admire a shocking show when the sun is overlooking the sea or still the ‘’natural pool of Buracona’’ where the sand that surrounds the sea give way to the rocks of volcanic origin.
The morphological characteristics of the island allow to practice various land based fishing techniques. From the beach you can bait Bream, Murmur, Bonefish, Blue Runner, Horse-Eye Jack and Corvina. But this does not make fishing from the rocks less interesting; the north of the island is characterized by suggestive rocky coasts overlooking the sea from which it is possible to catch with the Rock Fishing – Spinning technique Horse-Eye Jack, Dolphinfish, African Pompano, Blue Runner, Amberjack and Yellowfin Tuna. Due to its morphology, the absence of flats and the weather conditions, especially the wind, the island of Sal is not very suitable for Fly Fishing, but we tried to do it from the cliffs with the “teasing” technique on less windy days. With a little perseverance and a good dose of luck you can get good results. You can catch Amberjack, Blue Runner, Parrotfish, Triggerfish, Scrawled Filefish, Horse-Eye Jack and Dolphinfish. It is definitely worth to try!!
In addition to the techniques with lures, it is possible to practice the Rock Fishing (Live & Dead Baits), making fishing a real adventure both for the nature of the spots and for the hard fights.
In our fishing trips it may accidentally happen to catch various types of sharks such as Lemon, Nurse, Tiger and Blacktip. But when this happens, thanks to our experience and our deep love for sharks, we know how to handle and release them in total safety, without causing any harm.
In all season s it is possible to practice Heavy Surf Casting, Drifting Inshore and Rock Fishing (Live & Dead Baits); as for Rock Fishing – Spinning the best period is from June to December, because there is less wind, but we know sheltered spots that allow us to practice it all year round.
We would like to clarify that all our trips are carried out in total safety for both fishermen and fish. Our philosophy is only and exclusively Catch & Release.
Same techniques and same equipment but completely different scenarios in the other island of the Cape Verde archipelago where the “Inshore Experience” fishing center offers other fishing trips….. we are talking about São Nicolau. It is an island located in the northern part of the archipelago, in the past it has had intense volcanic activity. It is easily accessible from both airports of Sal and Praia that is the capital of Cape Verde located on the southern shore of the island of Santiago. São Nicolau is one of the few places in Cape Verde where the original vegetation has been preserved. Some of the highest parts of the site are wooded, especially around Monte Gordo, the highest mountain on the island, where two rocky massifs meet. Compared to Sal, São Nicolau is much less touristy but equally fishy, you can almost talk about pristine fishing. Regarding the Spinning from the rock the fishing day is characterized by numerous topwater attacks by large Horse-Eye Jack that patrol the cliffs along with numerous shoals of Barracuda (Sphyraena Viridensis) of considerable dimensions that are an interesting and amusing alternative.
Magnificent sunsets, endless beaches, unique and unrepeatable natural spectacles will be the setting for an unforgettable fishing experience that will become an indelible memory.
The staff of Inshore Experience is at your service to organize the fishing trips that best suits to your needs, providing all the necessary and first quality equipment for your best fishing holiday.
