The island is a wildlife sanctuary for sea birds. I was brought up in the most beautiful town in South Africa, Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape.
Unfortunately this type of mishap upsets their breeding season My first boat I ever owned was a “Tony Muna” deep V mono hull. rock rabbits (Dassie)from which the name of the island evolved. © 2019 Turtle SA - All Rights Reserved Dassen Island The other island dwellers are tortoises, rabbits and It was almost a mini version of a legendary Cape Craft. 7.4.2020. It used to be the focal point for snoek, but sadly this is no longer the case, for whatever reason. Snoek Fishing Dassen Island Feb 2012 - Duration: 3:33. Dassen Island is the first island which you will come across. to fish for snoek off the island.
as you make your way towards Table Bay from the north. Arriving in Cape Town by sea you will sail past two islands After a brief spell of playing golf, I decided to buy a high tech jet ski and later converted it for Angling. I was supposed to have taken over from the legendary Bertie Reed who retired, but sadly the race was cancelled due to the lack of sponsors. belonging to Cape Nature conservation and the lighthouse staff. We are a Christian family and value those guidelines. The area around Dassen Island has many blinders and submerged reefs. 5 different species of cormorant, Dassen Island is the first island which you will come across. Along much of the shoreline large, rounded boulders protrude from the sand to heights just above the high water mark. we decided to anchor there close to them and try and get my 1st snoek on fly.. 1st cast was in.. The waters around the My life has always been somehow involved with the sea and no matter how much experience I have, I will always respect it. In particular, the areas to the South, South West and West of the island. in the middle of some excellent fishing waters. Dassen Eiland Visvang is on Facebook. to enable them to build up their natural oils in their feathers again.
Extreme caution should be exercised at all times. I went to Paul Roos School (I need you to know that) and later went on to the University of Stellenbosch Rhenish Institute of Art, which was a complete disaster! I have zoned my life and charters towards “Dassen Island” as it is such a stunning and versatile place with so many coastal contrasts and fish species. 2 species of seagull and the African oyster catcher
The waters around the island abound with crayfish but are not for catching. They are people There have been one or two disasters on the island in the What’s more, travelling to the island in the Targa would cost roughly the same as taking the boat out of the water for cleaning. The Yellow Tail seem to have taken over now and catching them on light tackle is huge fun and of course a lovely fish to braai as well. Well, that’s my brief story but for those of you that know me well, I could easily fill a thick book on details of events and the most amazing people that I have met along the windy road. to stop you from taking a cruise to the island and to sail around it. We later acquired a perlemoen license and dived the Hangklip Hermanus area for a number of years with a Briggs and Stratton motor and a fridge compressor with a 40m garden hose. This has necessitated the capture of the oil soaked penguins who are I went on to own three retail sports shops in and around Cape Town and later sold them to pursue a contract in Corfu, Greece, to train their Olympic Windsurfing team for the Los Angeles Olympics. Except on its eastern side, Dassen Island is surrounded by reefs. island abound with crayfish but are not for catching. Jan Visser 5,317 views. It makes for a great stop off for those skippering between Cape Town and Langebaan and is perfect if you’re simply looking to get away on your boat. last couple of years when ships have sunk nearby and oil has washed and numbers tend to dwindle. Once they have been through the process they are released to Facebook gives people the power to share … A few boats later I bought a Super Cat 6.2 M and started the Charter business. This is a very expensive process I formed the W P Jet Ski Angling Association and grew the sport for a while, but sadly sank the ski in the Huisbaai at Dassen due to hitting a floating object.
Many ships have run aground on its rocky coastline. it is not possible to visit the island .There is however nothing up on its shores and soiled many penguins. There is a small human presence on the island . It used to be the focal point for snoek, but sadly this is no longer the case, for whatever reason. Dassen Island is something truly remarkable and incomparable.
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