Kenya boats on the podium at Latham Island tourney
Latham island is a small uninhabited rocky isle that rises out of very deep water forty miles out from Dar-es-Salaam, notable because of the great variety of gamefish in it’s vicinity. This tournament has become an annual fixture with excellent sponsorship, and due to it’s popularity there are not enough game fishing boats locally for […]
KASA dinner awards annual trophies
The Kenya Association of Sea Anglers annual awards dinner was held at Ocean Sports Resort at Watamu last Saturday, reflecting some great fishing achievements over the past season which ran to the end of April 2011. Neptune, skippered by Angus Paul, won five trophies, most sailfish on a professional boat, most marlin tagged and released, […]
Mixed bags mark September fishing.
September is the transitional month when the rough weather of the June-August period starts to moderate, the strong winds abate and the sea is calmer, but the consequence is that the billfish move on from the Watamu banks area and wahoo, yellowfin tuna and giant trevally often make up the daily bag on the fishing […]
Rainy days good for fishing
Rain is always welcome in drought stricken areas of Africa, but not so good for the unfortunate boat skipper who, high on his flying bridge, has to face the sleety squalls and chilly winds with the water dripping down inside his not so waterproof jacket! But the fish enjoy this weather and rise to the […]
Happy 80th Birthday David – “Honeylulu”!!
A very Happy 80th Birthday to David Slater!! David has been writing fishing articles for Captain Andy’s for over 10 years and we look forward to many more articles in the years to come. Thank you David
Marlin run continues as September progresses
We have moved into September now, and it is in the middle of this month when the weather usually changes with warmer temperatures and calmer seas, but so far the wind has continued to blow strongly. making for those choppy days, particularly in the afternoons, when billfish seem to come up to the surface to […]
KASA Annual Awards & Dinner, 2011
KASA ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER, SATURDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER, AT OCEAN SPORTS, WATAMU Dear Members and Friends, To view an invitation to the Kenya Association of Sea Anglers Annual Trophy Awards Dinner to be held at Ocean Sports, Watamu, on Saturday 24th September 2011: Click Here Please do come along, make up a table […]
Good run of black marlin on the Banks
Action on the Banks has been good this week with plenty of black marlin being raised, with the average size between 40 – 80kgs, although one or two bigger fish have been reported as hooked, but lost. Alleycat released two marlin on Monday, but they had three more hook-ups which failed to stick on, so […]
Black marlin starting, and still plenty of sailfish
A week ago we were wondering where the marlin had got to, but in the last week significant numbers of black marlin have been seen and raised on the Banks so boats have been focussing on these more. Although most of them have been small, a marlin is still the angler’s prime target, as it […]
Lots of sailfish, but where are the marlin?
The last few years have seen the new fishing season open with plenty of small black marlin on the Banks, but this year has been different. While a few marlin have been caught, the main emphasis has been on plentiful shoals of sailfish right outside the Watamu mlango, running along the outer reef in the […]
