`Knysna Deep Sea Fishing`

Recreational `Charters`

28 ft Budcat

11 seater

2 x 125 Mercury Outboards

Fully Equipped, GPS, Radio, Fish Finder

Full safety equipment

We operate out of of the famous Knysna Heads in the Garden Route of South Africa

Wave Dancer is a registered passenger charter vessel, has full SAMSA (South African Maritime Safety Authority) safety certificates and always has a qualified skipper aboard.

Our top class skipper has many years of experience and is very safety conscious. We adhere to the highest standard when it comes to presenting a clean, well equipped and safe fishing vessel.

We have a 100 % safety record.

Fishing trips and chartering

The boat can be chartered exclusively.

We pride ourselves on our customer service and we will make your experience with us as relaxing and enjoyable as possible.

We do not allow children under 14 years or without the parents.

Fishing, tackle and fish species.

All the fish you catch can be taken home to show off to the family and friends. This is of course subject to size and bag limits.

Bait : Pilchard, chukka, octopus, small live bait.

The fish most commonly caught in our waters are, Red roman, Red Stump nose, Santer, Red Steenbras, Carpenter, Kabeljou/Cob, Shad, Bonito and sharks.

Please be aware tat every person wants to go on a fishing trip must be in possession of a valid recreational fishing permit, obtainable at any Post Office.

We request however that the client is responsible for his/ her own warm clothing, windbreaker, sunscreen, food and drinks (refreshments).

Launch Times:

We launch from Knysna in summer 05h00 and 07h30 i winter depending on the tides and weather.

It takes approximately 10 - 25 minutes to reach the fishing grounds during which time you may have the opportunity of viewing marine animals such as whales, dolphins, seals and penguins in their natural habitat.

We fish in depths from 8m - 150 m. The species of fish we catch in on the Garden Route vary, depending on the season. In summer, warm water fish are caught such as Cape Salmon and Cob.

In winter we catch cold-water fish, Hake and Red Roman amongst others. Some species such as shark are caught all year round.

Fish bounty consists of: Swart Steenbras; Red Steenbras, Red Roman, Santer, Cape Salmon, Seventy Four, Dageraad, Cob, Stock fish(hake), gurnet and shark