Charter Operator
Outrageous Fishing Charters Pty(Ltd)

Member since May 2014 Cape Town, South Africa
Background
Outrageous Fishing is owned and operated by Skipper Byron Ashington. Byron skippers the Depth Charge. His other charters are skippered by long-time captains and friends. All of our captains and crew are experienced and dedicated to providing a quality service. Byron has been fishing his entire life and has over 40 years of experience on the water, particularly when it comes to deep sea charters. Byron has been a skipper since 1986 and fishing off Cape Town since 1984, with a number of South African and All Africa records to his name, as well as a World Record. He started his own charter company in 1999. Byron says, 'I was born into an angling family, and have been angling for over 40 years in the recreational, commercial, and charter sides of angling... Having reached my goals in competitive angling, I now get a thrill out of helping experienced and inexperienced anglers to catch their dream fish...'
Techniques
salt water boat based fishing

Hey, it's Outrageous Fishing Charters Pty(Ltd)

Cape Town, South Africa
Background
Outrageous Fishing is owned and operated by Skipper Byron Ashington. Byron skippers the Depth Charge. His other charters are skippered by long-time captains and friends. All of our captains and crew are experienced and dedicated to providing a quality service. Byron has been fishing his entire life and has over 40 years of experience on the water, particularly when it comes to deep sea charters. Byron has been a skipper since 1986 and fishing off Cape Town since 1984, with a number of South African and All Africa records to his name, as well as a World Record. He started his own charter company in 1999. Byron says, 'I was born into an angling family, and have been angling for over 40 years in the recreational, commercial, and charter sides of angling... Having reached my goals in competitive angling, I now get a thrill out of helping experienced and inexperienced anglers to catch their dream fish...'
Techniques
salt water boat based fishing
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Reviews
12
Fishing Reports

My Charter Listings

Outrageous Fishing - Depth Charge

Excellent
4.5 / 5
(38 reviews)
Cape Town
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Trips from US $485

Outrageous Fishing – El Hombre

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(1 review)
Cape Town
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Trips from US $1,244

Outrageous Fishing – El Capitan

Excellent
4.3 / 5
(3 reviews)
Cape Town
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Trips from US $735

Fishing Reports

Yellowtail on the bite
Yellowtail on the bite
Mar 2, 2026 Cape Town
This past two weeks has produced some lovely catches of beautiful sized yellowtail, mackerel and and squid in False Bay. Today was a great day for the commercial vessels with wonderful catches of Yellowtail. So the season keeps getting better and better. Whilst the bite is on, come and join us for a family day on the water. Keep the rods bending Capt Byron
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Red hot inshore fishing
Red hot inshore fishing
Feb 25, 2026 Cape Town
We are getting to enjoy some really good fun with loads of fish around at the moment, especially some very decent size yellowtail coming out of False Bay aboard our vessels Depth Charge and El Capitan. Our clients are having awesome catches and reviews. Come join us on board for your Bucketlist fishing experience Capt Byron
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Great fishing at the moment
Great fishing at the moment
Feb 8, 2025 Cape Town
Between our various trips over the past weekend we caught Tuna offshore on our larger vessels. Aboard our smaller inshore vessels we had great success with young yellowfin Tuna(seasonal), and yellowtail. With our reef fishing we had red Roman and good catches of Cape Bream
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Reef fishing with the Louw family
Reef fishing with the Louw family
Dec 22, 2020 Cape Town
This morning, we had the pleasure of hosting the Louw family for some light tackle reef fishing around the Atlantic seaboard. The two children had wonderful fun catching bronze bream and had a big sunfish come to swim by the boat. Unfortunately the young lady was a bit seasick, but the excitement made up for it. This is the perfect trip for the family to come and experience together
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Karlo and family day
Karlo and family day
Dec 21, 2020 Cape Town
This morning the Kuhn family joined Captain Kevin and Frans for a morning of light tackle reef fishing and reported back, saying that the family had a wonderful experience for the children and caught plenty bronze bream(hottentot). The children had a blast with regular catches during the morning. Tonight, they will be enjoying a feast of fresh fish
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Dad's and lads trip this morning
Dad's and lads trip this morning
Nov 30, 2020 Cape Town
This morning Capt Kevin and his assistant Frans had a fun dad's and lad's trip, with a mixture of yellowtail, red Roman and cape bream. The lads had so much fun. Young Connor and his dad return almost every to fish aboard "Depth Charge" Thanks for your support Carsten and we look forward to seeing you again next month. Don't Delay, come and book your fishing outing with us. These half day trips are ideal for the whole family to enjoy
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 42 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.2 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (85)
Best trip ever!
Best trip ever!
Best trip ever!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
87%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
90%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
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Chris B.
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Highlight of Our Africa Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Reef (PM) on June 1, 2026
Brought my 18-year-old son to Botswana and South Africa with me as a high school graduation present. The one thing he most...
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Elaine W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Memories made, amazing day out!

VERIFIED   Special 6 hour trip for Elaine Walker on December 11, 2025
What a great day out. I went with my two boys 16 and 13. Mike and Francois were very knowledgeable, had a great sense of humour...
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Richard B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great Trip in off-season

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (PM) on July 4, 2026
What I really appreciated with Marius and Francois was their honesty (fishing conditions were tough) and their commitment (they...
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Cindy M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic day fishing off the point

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on March 5, 2026
We did an early morning launch with Francois (skipper) from Millers Point. Perfect fishing day, caught a couple of yellowtails...
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Lev T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Absolutely incredible day on the water

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Reef (AM) on March 11, 2026
Francois and Gabriel provided an incredible day on the water - all in all we caught 6 yellowtail and a handful of reef fish....
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