A tiger shark is one of the big predatory sharks of tropical and warm temperate seas, named for the dark bars on its back that fade as it grows. It will eat almost anything, from fish and rays to sea turtles and seabirds, and it moves between shallow coastal water and the open ocean. The species is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
On Reelzy it appears on the species list of Big Game Fishing, a boat from Rivière Noire on the west coast. The crew are clear about what they go for: yellowfin and bigeye tuna, blue and black marlin, and sailfish. The trip leaves at 09:00 for 4 hours with up to 4 guests and two skippers, who will help you or teach you the method, and the fishing is jigging and popping along the coast and offshore.
Read the tiger shark as a fish that can show up on that kind of day, not one the boat sets out to find. Sharks follow hooked tuna, and a big one near the boat is something you remember. If seeing or catching a shark matters to you, ask the skippers before you book what they do when one takes a fish or a lure, and what they would do with a hooked shark.
Questions and answers
Short answers to what people ask before they book. Anything else, ask the captain in chat.
Can I book a tiger shark fishing trip in Mauritius on Reelzy?
Not as a dedicated trip. The only boat that lists tiger shark is Big Game Fishing in Rivière Noire, and its targets are tuna, marlin and sailfish. A tiger shark is a possible encounter on that day, so ask the skippers how often they see them before you book.
What is the Rivière Noire trip that lists tiger shark like?
It leaves at 09:00 for 4 hours, takes up to 4 guests and has two skippers on board to help or teach. You jig and pop for big tuna and fish the coast and the deep water off the west of the island.