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 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 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..."
Techniques
salt water boat based fishing

Hey, we're Outrageous Fishing

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 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..."
Techniques
salt water boat based fishing

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.4 / 5
(21 reviews)
Cape Town
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Trips from US $423
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Trips from US $1,044
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(1 review)
Cape Town
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Trips from US $621

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.4 / 5
out of 5 stars from 22 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (33)
Full Day Tuna trip with Capt Byron and crew Monique, Marius and Francois
Full Day Tuna trip with Capt Byron and crew Monique, Marius and Francois
Full Day Tuna trip with Capt Byron and crew Monique, Marius and Francois
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
88%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
85%
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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
Overall

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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Nico D. K.
Cape Town, South Africa
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on January 3, 2019
We enjoyes our trip immensely. Great crew and we caught LOTS of fish. I will gladly recommend this group. Fantastic experience.
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Brian B.
Littleton, CO
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Full Outrageous Day!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - DeepSea Tuna/Marlin on March 25, 2018
Family day for fishing - crew took great care of us and shifted the trip as the weather and our needs changed.ย  Saw whales,...
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Gary N.
Kempton Park, South Africa
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

December fishing trip

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip - DeepSea Tuna/Marlin on December 6, 2019
Trip and experience were enjoyable , however fish and weather did not cooperate . Kevin and Frank were good company and very...
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