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Madagascar
The great “Red Island” lying off Africa’s east coast is more a mini-continent than an island. Virtually closed to the world for two decades of disastrous Marxism, Madagascar became one of the world poorest countries and was only starting to gain the angling recognition it deserved when a disputed election in early 2002 plunged it back into civil strife. Facilities are limited – but we have a couple of angling gems to offer at Nosy Be in the north and Tulear in the south. All tropical offshore species occur, with sailfish being the predominant billfish May-September, and blacks being the most common marlin species; Madagascar’s black marlin fishery remains virtually untapped. |