Quieter on the fishing front
There has been a lull in activity on the fishing scene, as both the fish have been torpid and anglers fewer after the peak period of August – while the latter must be expected there seems no obvious reason why the fish have not been biting – but that is a normal situation in fishing. […]
Big tuna arrive on the scene
While marlin continue to be caught, the arrival of big yellowfin tuna in areas as far apart as the Pemba Channel, Watamu and the North Kenya Banks has introduced a new perspective in the fishing scene. While runs of these big tunny were a regular feature some years ago, they seemed to vanish after the […]
Good fishing continues with big tuna arrivals
With reports of big yellowfin tuna being seen and caught from different areas, at Shimoni, the North Kenya Banks and the Watamu banks, it looks as if a good run of these exciting fish is about to materialize. Several years ago, with huge shoals of mantis shrimps around, these big tuna virtually took over the […]
New season gets going with strong winds, marlin and big tuna.
The new fishing season has been underway now for a few weeks, and Ol Jogi from Hemingways started well with a black marlin and three sailfish on an exploratory trip with her crew at the end of June, while Tarka found another marlin of 100kgs on July 6th to start her season. A few days […]
Summary 2012-2013 Fishing Season
The charter boats start fishing much earlier in recent years than was the case before, and Tarka is usually amongst the first to start catching, out from Watamu on the Banks in early July – last year it was with a couple of sail, three wahoo, three dorado and a kingfish, while a couple of […]
Captain Andy’s & the 5th International Touch Rugby Tournament – Diani
Captain Andy’s sent a “formidable” team down to Diani to join the 5th International Touch Rugby Tournament. The tournament in Diani, as in the last two years, supported the Age Grade Program which was begun by the Rugby Patrons Society together with the Kenya Rugby Football Union. The object of the program is to […]
Pembroke House fly fishing club
Captain Andy’s has donated 8 fly fishing rods to the enthusiastic young anglers of Pembroke House. The Gilgil prep school, celebrating its 86th birthday this year, has a long history of fishing enthusiasts who have gone through their ranks. Current deputy headmaster and Master i/c Fly Fishing, Mike Aung said “We have a healthy […]
KASA Party rounds off fishing season.
The official season for the Kenya Association of Sea Anglers, KASA, runs to the end of April annually, for recording purposes, but as April progresses the sea gets rough as the wind blows, and most boats are taken out of the water for their annual overhaul or laid up in placid harbours. There is no […]
Small fish plentiful for fun days
Over the Easter holidays good catches of smaller fish have continued, with wahoo, yellowfin tuna and dorado the main catches, and some lucky boats have run into the odd sailfish, so with mainly families on holiday trying their luck they have had good fun. Earlier, the Penn Challenge tournament had a very successful four days […]
Wind blows from south to change the fishing pattern
The wind seems firmly set blowing from the south-east now, and this has changed the pattern of the fishing with the billfish having moved away from the Rips, far out, on their annual migration, presumably to their spawning grounds as they do not seem to breed in our waters. At Malindi, the boats are still […]
