With the weather having improved and the sun shining expectations were high as twenty-two boats set out last Saturday for the first day of the Capt Andy’s Kilifi Classic tournament. White Mischief and Clueless both ended the day with three marlin each, while Simba, Joint Venture, Jasiri, De Grand Cat and Kipapa also all caught […]

The cloudy weather continues along the coast but without rain, and fishing is still slow, but what the cause is no one is sure. Marlin action is quite good from Diani to the Pemba Channel but the fish difficult to hook up, while in the Rips off Watamu marlin are few and far between, but […]

Fishing has been difficult this last week as the strange weather, with overcast skies and variable winds, continues. Usually, this is indicative of cyclones further south in the Indian Ocean, although there has been no rain locally at the coast. Most of the action has been in the Rips off Watamu, and while some boats […]

February is generally regarded as the peak marlin month in our coastal waters, and the marlin fishing has certainly improved over the past ten days, probably as the result of less strong winds. Both the Pemba Channel and the Watamu/Malindi areas have produced some good catches. Eclare, following on their success in the Delamere Trophy […]

The Delamere Trophy was fished last weekend at Kilifi, where fourteen boats tackled rough seas to compete for this long standing prize. The first day, Saturday was quiet with sailfish seen but few caught, and Katisa, a local small private boat was the leader at the days end with two sailfish tagged, while some other boats […]

With the strong winds abating over the past few days, the fishing has improved in the Malindi/Watamu area while the good conditions have persisted south of Mombasa with plenty of blue and striped marlin around. White Otter at Shimoni has had a good run with regular angler Mike, who caught marlin every day, a blue […]

Fishing is very dependent upon weather conditions, and the recent overcast days with strong winds are far from ideal for billfish particularly. The winds have churned up silt in the bays outside the rivers Tana and Sabaki, and a cold southerly current is pushing this dirty water into the main angling areas along the northern […]

Fishing in the Pemba Channel has always been a very special experience, and for decades local anglers would visit, often in their own boats, especially at peak season in February to early March, to try for the striped marlin and big blacks and blues for which the area was renowned. So it is good to […]

Twenty-eight boats and over a hundred anglers fished the Watamu SFC Christmas tournament, sponsored by Capt Andy’s, with sixteen marlin and twenty-two sailfish caught, all released. Always one of the coast’s most popular events, it is specially biased to benefit small boats as the weight of the catch is divided by the length of the […]

Strong north winds have inspired the marlin fishing in both the Rips, off Watamu, and the Pemba Channel with good reports of fish most days, although there is still a shortage of clients among the charter boats, but with the Christmas holiday here private boats are taking to the water and making up the numbers. […]