Fishing in Cape Verde
18 species across 10 spots
Cape Verde offers fishing across 10 spots with 18 species in marine, marine, brackish, marine, freshwater, brackish waters. Suitable for intermediate to expert anglers.
Top Spots
Located off the coast of West Africa, Cape Verde is a remote but rewarding destination for sailfish anglers.
Tropical Atlantic waters around Sal attract large Bonito aggregations, especially during the autumn migration.
Sheltered bay with nutrient‑rich waters that support large sardinella shoals during the late‑year spawning run.
18
Species
10
Spots
Species
18
Atlantic sailfish
Istiophorus albicans
marine
Madeiran sardinella
Sardinella maderensis
marine, brackish
Lutianus aya
Lutianus aya
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
marine, brackish
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
marine
Patzner's goby
Lebetus patzneri
marine
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri
marine
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Spearfish remora
Remora brachyptera
marine
Blackfin tuna
Thunnus atlanticus
marine
Atlantic white marlin
Kajikia albida
marine
Sargassumfish
Histrio histrio
marine
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
marine, brackish
Quagga goby
Pomatoschistus quagga
marine
Gigantactis macronema
Gigantactis macronema
marine
Acrostalagmus roseus
Acrostalagmus roseus
Bigeye sand tiger shark
Odontaspis noronhai
marine