Charter Operator
Outrageous Fishing

Member since May 2014 Cape Town, South Africa
Background
Outrageous Fishing is owned and operated by Skipper Byron Ashington. Byron skippers the Reel-a-Lure. 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 30 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..."

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Cape Town, South Africa
Background
Outrageous Fishing is owned and operated by Skipper Byron Ashington. Byron skippers the Reel-a-Lure. 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 30 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..."
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Fishing Reports

My Charter Listings

Outrageous Fishing - Depth Charge

Excellent
4.2 / 5
(15 reviews)
Cape Town
trips from US $390

Outrageous Fishing โ€“ Reel-a-Lure

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(5 reviews)
Cape Town
trips from US $312

Outrageous Fishing โ€“ Stiek Yt

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
Cape Town
trips from US $234

Fishing Reports

Dad's and Lads trip- Friday 07/01/22
Dad's and Lads trip- Friday 07/01/22
Jan 7, 2022 Cape Town
Friday morning, we had Jonathan and his son Trey, spend the last Day of their SA vacation with Capt Steve and deckie Taigen. The reef fish played ball and gave young Trey an exciting morning if light tackle fun throughout the morning. These are the type of trips that makes our crew happy, to see the wonderful bonding between the dads and youngsters. Priceless moments
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White Stumpnose trip with our regular cl
White Stumpnose trip with our regular cl
Jan 6, 2022 Cape Town
A wonderful morning on Thursday, was had by our client Johann targeting reef species catching White Stumpnose and Cape Bream around the Historic Robben Island. He has already booked his next trip this weekend with our Captain Kevin and deckhand Frans.
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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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Red hot gamefish
Red hot gamefish
Nov 30, 2019 Cape Town
Saturday 30th November- Depth Charge, another beautiful morning at Cape Point, for our regular guests Kurt and his friendly, with good number of Atlantic Bonito and yellowtail, as well as some squid. Come and join us for your dream fishing trip this festive season..
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.4 / 5
out of 5 stars from 21 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.1 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (30)
Full day trip with Kevin
Full day trip with Kevin
Full day trip with Kevin
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
90%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
90%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Luthfiya E.
Cape Town, South Africa
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day fishing trip

Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on July 24, 2021
Amazing fishing trip ! With our experienced skipper and efficient services, it was an amazing and well spent day
Luthfiya E. recommends Outrageous Fishing โ€“ Reel-a-Lure
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Jamie G.
Cape Town, South Africa
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great afternoon of fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (PM) on April 20, 2019
My wife, son (5), and I had a great half-day of fishing. The crew was great with my son and worked hard to make the trip enjoyable....
Jamie G. recommends Outrageous Fishing - Depth Charge
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David S.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Very good
3.3 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
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Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain Kevin

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Reef (PM) on February 10, 2020
The boat was dissapointing and probably 50% of how it appeared it the online promotion.It was a bad fishing day although Kevin...
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Stephen K.
South Africa
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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In-shore half-day with Captain Kevin

Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on November 11, 2020
Nice to spend some time out on the water with my son. Beautiful views of Cape Point from the boat. Caught some Yellowtail....
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Jeannine B.
Halle, Germany
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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A great fishing experience with Outrageous Fishing

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - DeepSea Tuna/Marlin on March 5, 2019
It was a great fishing experience. We did not catch a tuna, but still we have a lot of fun. We catch three cape salmon. The...
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