Everything you should know about fish in Guinea Bissau and Bijagos archipelago!

Everything you should know about the fish in Guinea Bissau!

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Fishing in Guinea Bissau

jack trevally caught at kere beach at the bijagos archipelago

Fish

Barracuda, jack, red snapper, tarpon, cobia, shark, ray, captain, elops....Everything you should know about the fish at the Bijagos archipelago : behaviour, eating habits, biotope.

Fishing Techniques

Heavy or light spinning, surfcasting, jigging, fly fishing, troll, fishing at the beach or kayaking. Details on every efficient technique for fishing in Guinea Bissau .

fishing popper at the bijagos in guinea bissau

Equipment

You can bring your equipment or rent at the hotel, every detail on the equipment adapted to your fishing : reel, rod, lures, accessories, essentials.

The Bijagos archipelago counts around fifteen « sport » fishing fish species : the tarpon can weigh more than 100Kg, the majority of the worlds biggest barracuda ever caught were in Guinea Bissau, the common jack, the red carp, the liche, the cobia, the shark tiger, the guitarfish...

We share with you our 15 year fishing experience on the Bijagos archipelago : eating behaviours, preferential positions, the influence of the tides. Much information and knowledge to lure your opponents.

Barracuda

Sharp teeth for this terrible predator on the Bijagos!
Ladyfish

Amazing jumps for this brave opponent!
Common jack

Fierce fighter!
red snapper

Voracious and malignant!
Tarpon

The lord of the bijagos archipelago
Pompano jack

A first rush to make the reel sing!
otholith

one of the best fish of the archipelago!

Fishing Techniques

L'archipel des Bijagos est la destination multi pêche par excellence: toutes les techniques sont possibles.

Spinning fishing is the queen technique on the Bijagos. Poppers and stickbaits rule. Surfcasting, troll fishing and wedged are reliable techniques while new ones appear : jigging, kayak fishing, fly fishing.

On this page you will find all the information for an optimal fishing, weather you are a fan of a unique technique or several. Kere is the best place to enjoy new techniques ! Our guides will help and advise you.

Light tackle

By boat to track fish as closely as possible
casting

slow jigging and light fishing
Trolling

Classical technique, the best to catch the barracudas
Jigging

Very efficient and fun
fishing on kayak

approach the catches in silence
fly fishing

At the beach of Kere

Fishing equipment

reel shimano stella 5000 for cast bissau

Everything you should know on the equipment to bring for every fishing technique. You can rent reliable equipment on Kere and at a good price!

Exotic fishing demands a strong and powerful equipment. However, it is important not to oversize the importance of the equipment because it will take away your pleasure on fishing: a rod too stiff tires you and turns the combat less fun !!

On this page, we advise you equipment tested on Kere : a wide range of rods, reels, baits and accessories adapted to each fishing technique. High quality material and affordable.