Good weather but fishing season ends quietly.
Kilifi held their Easter Frolic competition in calm conditions despite it being late in the season, and the winner was Katisa fished by Mr Rosana with a sailfish. Not many boats have been out in the last week, despite the Easter holiday, and hotels were not as full as usual with worries about security. From […]
Few boats out but tuna plentiful
As it moves on towards the end of April, the fishing season comes to an end. Both technically, as end April is the date when fishing boats work out their annual catch figures, and (hopefully) submit them to the secretary for the annual collation, together with applications for annual prizes, biggest of each species for […]
KASA Open Sport Fishing Tournaments 2014-2015
K.A.S.A. Open Sport Fishing Tournaments Calendar 2014-2015 2014 17 October – Churchill Light Tackle – Malindi 18-19 October – The Malindi International Festival – Malindi 23 November – Charity Eye-Go Fishing – Mtwapa 14 December – Christmas Hamper/Open Boat – Mtwapa 20 December – MSFC Christmas Fishing Competition – Malindi 26 December – Kids Family […]
Marlin bite resumes despite late season
The wind continues to veer in strange directions, but it seems to be settling into the normal kusi, or south-easterly wind, now. Traditionally, this causes the marlin to move away on their annual migration path, but this year seems different and those few boats that have continued fishing have been having a large number of […]
Fish still around, but anglers in short supply.
The wind seems to have swung south again at last after veering in different directions for the last ten days, but after all the activity up to ten days ago the fishing scene has gone very quiet with very few boats out. Most of the international anglers who have been with us for the tournaments […]
Grander blue marlin caught on Ol Jogi II.
To big game fishermen, a grander means a marlin of a thousand pounds or over, and while many anglers hope to make such a catch, few achieve it. So when visiting angler Roger Sutherland, who has made many visits to Kenya from England and caught marlin before, set out from Hemingways in Ol Jogi II, […]
Ol Jogi II makes Grander History!
Article from http://www.gonefishingkenya.com The biggest Marlin ever caught in Kenya was 1196lbs caught by Angus Paul of Neptune 8-9 years ago. The fish was brought into Malindi and the mold hangs on the fishing club wall still. Stu’s fish yesterday was 1062lbs caught on the rips off Watamu, Kenya. There was a 2 and a […]
Marlin catches slow with changing winds
With the wind changing, first to the south-east, then back to the north-east, the fishing has slowed in the last few days, and billfish have been hard to find in the Rips. Early last week a group from Monsato South Africa fished for four days from Hemingways, with teams in nine boats, and found good […]
Wind changing but plenty of marlin still around.
The wind has started to change, blowing from the south-east for a few days then reverting to easterly, with some heavy rain, but there are still plenty of marlin around in the Rips so good fishing should continue for some time. Last Sunday, the annual Kilulu Charity Competition was held from La Marina restaurant at […]
Good marlin weather holds for Watamu tourneys.
The Watamu SFC Festival was fished in nice weather over last weekend, with 26 boats finding a total of fourteen marlin, seventeen sail and a mako shark over the two days with all the fish released. The first day leader was White Bear with two striped and one blue marlin, followed by Seyyida with two […]
