Marlin hard to find for Delamere Trophy
The 48th Delamere Trophy tournament was fished out from Kilifi last weekend, and eleven boats set out for this prestigious competition, sponsored by Snoo Colvile. The first day, Saturday was very rough and windy in the Rips and fish were hard to find, but the next day saw more settled weather and the crew on […]
Sailfish galore off Malindi,but Rips quiet.
The waters directly off Malindi saw a sailfish bonanza last week, with boats catching up to fourteen in a day – fishing more characteristic of late November and early December which is normally the peak time but which was quiet this season. A group from the UK was fishing on Neptune and caught six sail […]
Sailfish galore off Malindi,but Rips quiet.
The waters directly off Malindi saw a sailfish bonanza last week, with boats catching up to fourteen in a day – fishing more characteristic of late November and early December which is normally the peak time but which was quiet this season. A group from the UK was fishing on Neptune and caught six sail […]
North wind continues with good billfish days
The weather continues much the same as last week, with the north wind blowing firmly in the afternoons, and the billfish continue to appear though some days are better than others, and while some boats have an excellent day others struggle and sometimes return empty! Most of the Malindi boats have moved their moorings to […]
Wind settles after holidays and marlin back
The wind seems to have finally settled into the north-east, blowing strongly some nights, and the mornings are overcast with the sun coming out later in the day, while the fishing in the Rips is reverting to the normal pattern for this time in the season with billfish around, though more sail than marlin. Last […]
Marlin hard to find in Watamu tourney
With the wind swinging back to south a few days before the Watamu SFC Christmas tournament billfish were hard to find, and the splendid entry of 28 boats and 120 anglers worked hard to record a total catch of two marlin and 26 sailfish tagged and released, as well as tuna, wahoo, dorado and many […]
Marlin caught, but the wind the wrong way!
Just as the wind seemed to have settled. it suddenly calmed down and for a few days including Christmas and Boxing Days it was blowing from the south again, which I cannot recall happening before – probably global warming at work!! But the first day, Tuesday, it did not seem to affect the fish and […]
Fishing newsflash!!!
Fishing newsflash!!! Today the billfish are biting…. a brief radioed report follows below: Pintail – has a stripey and a blue and lost a blue Alleycat – one sail and lost a blue Tarka – has a blue and had a stripey up Shika – lost a stripey and had a black up but didn’t […]
Marlin and sail appearing in the Rips.
Showers of rain continue along the coast and confuse the wind pattern, but on the whole the north-east wind continues to blow, although not as hard as it can do, and some marlin are being found in the Rips where the fishing should continue to improve. Out from Watamu, Tarka released a small blue marlin […]
North wind blows – will it bring the marlin?
The north-east monsoon wind, the kaskazi, is blowing properly at last, although it has arrived much later than usual, and this is the change which has been eagerly awaited by the angling skippers, as it should signal an increase in billfish activity. The sailfish, which are already around but have been difficult to catch, should […]
