Marlin turn on in the Pemba Channel.
The north-east wind, the kaskazi, has been blowing well for over a week now, starting about nine in the morning after a calm night, and this seems to have had the desired effect down south at Shimoni, although further north around Malindi and Watamu it is not so noticeable. Veteran skipper Pat Hemphill took his […]
Winds still gentle but few fishing trips made.
The fishing scene remains very quiet along the coast, with very few trips being reported, and not a lot of fish being caught as the wind has continued gentle, and only the last couple of days has a north-east wind, the kaskazi, started to blow a bit, which if it continues should liven up the […]
Hot and calm and the fish sluggish too
Ever since the very heavy rain last week the weather has been very hot and calm, the sea often like a mirror and with what little breeze there has been coming from different directions. Very bad conditions for fishing and for billfish in particular. This has been noticeable in Malindi waters, where the sailfish have […]
Heavy rain brings out big sharks
The team of scientists from the London Zoological Society have had a busy week out from Watamu in their quest to tag tiger sharks with satellite tags. Fishing with skipper Pete Darnborough on Alleycat, they started with a tiger estimated at 320kgs, which was duly released with the tag safely in place. They then caught […]
Sailfish running off Malindi.
Fishing seems quiet along most of the coast, but the sail are beginning to build up off Malindi, and when the winds veer into the north as is due later this month or early December, then we can expect good action on these traditional grounds. Early in the week, Neptune had a busy day raising […]
Eye Go Fishing, 2014!
This year’s Eye Go Fishing Competition was held this past weekend and was, once again, a huge success. The event is run to raise funds for the Kwale District Eye Centre who work tirelessly caring for, repairing and restoring the eyesight of thousands of Kenyans across the country. This year’s competition was very well supported, […]
Sailfish bite starts off Malindi
Calm weather continues at the coast, with some early morning showers and gentle breezes, although these are still more from the south than the east, and there is little sign of the switch to the north wind, the kaskazi, yet. With the arrival of sailfish off Malindi boats are concentrating in this area, alternating some […]
Monster trevally claims world record.
Visiting angler Manfred Schmitt from Germany, fishing on Tarka with skipper Callum Looman out from Watamu, boated a monster giant trevally, locally called karambesi, which weighed in at 71kgs and is being claimed as a world record on 24kg line. The previous record, caught three years ago in Tanzania, was 56.6kgs so this indicates what […]
Billfish activity improving in northern waters.
Good weather continues at the coast, with some rain showers but the winds are gentle and seas remain calm. While it was slow on the fishing scene early in the week, recent days have shown improvement and some black marlin have been caught with others lost around the Watamu Banks, and the odd sailfish also […]
