Name’s Artificial Lure here, checking in with your Mozambique coast fishing report. Along most of the central and southern coast today, we’ve got light to moderate south‑easterlies early, swinging more easterly as the day goes on, with a gentle sea and a long, easy swell. Skies are partly cloudy, keeping things cool, with air temps in the mid‑20s Celsius and sea temps around 25–26°C – proper winter warmth for the Indian Ocean. Tides are running on a fairly standard cycle: a higher morning high pushing bait tight to the reefs and rocky points, then easing into a mid‑day low that opens up some good beach structure and sandbanks, before building again for a late‑afternoon push. That afternoon flood has been the money window the last few days, especially around the river mouths and inshore reefs. Sunrise came in early, with first light just before six, and sunset is still early enough that your prime bite has been that last hour of light into dusk. The grey‑light periods either side of the sun are when things really wake up. Inshore, the surf guys have been doing well on **pompano, stumpnose, and smaller kingfish**, with the odd **kob** (dusky kob) coming from deeper gutters. Fresh sardine fillets, chokka strips, and crab baits have been the top producers on simple slide traces. Where the water’s got a bit of color near the river mouths, bigger kob and honeycomb rays have been sniffing around. On the reefs off places like **Ponta do Ouro** and **Inhaca**, the ski‑boats and kayaks have found decent numbers of **yellowfin tuna, kawa‑kawa, bonito, and the odd dorado** still hanging in the blue water. Live bait slow‑trolled on light wire has been deadly, but if you’re throwing artificials, small **metal spoons, feather jigs, and shallow‑running plugs** in blue/white or pink have been getting smashed. Further north toward **Tofo** and **Vilankulo**, the drop‑offs and inshore pinnacles are holding **king mackerel (cuta), queenfish, and GTs**. Early‑morning topwater sessions with big stickbaits and poppers are worth the effort – work them hard along current lines, bait shoals, and reef edges. When the sun gets higher, switch to **deep‑diving minnows, weighted soft plastics, and vertical jigs**. If you’re more into bait fishing from the rocks, don’t overthink it: **sardine, chokka, and live mullet** remain king. A simple running sinker rig with a sharp 5/0–7/0 hook, fished near a point with some working white water, will put you in the game for kingfish, kob, and even a surprise rock salmon at night. Couple of hotspots to circle for this week: - **Ponta do Ouro and Malongane reefs** – good mixed bags of tuna, cuta, and reef species on trolled lures and bait. - **Inhaca Island channels and sandbanks** – excellent for kingfish, grunter, and the odd cobia on live bait and soft plastics. - **Tofo inshore pinnacles** – prime for game fish on topwater at first light. Best artificial choices right now: medium‑size **spoons (30–60 g), slender stickbaits, and 120–150 mm diving minnows** in natural baitfish colors. For bait, keep it fresh: **sardine, chokka, crayfish tails, and crab** will all produce if you match your trace to the species you’re targeting. That’s your Mozambique coast update from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a session. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn