The good weather has continued, with gentle breezes, calm seas and sunny skies, but fishing trips have been few and fish hard to find, excepting perhaps on the North Kenya Banks. Around the Watamu Banks, boats have continued to raise small black marlin and there are some big wahoo and the odd yellowfin tuna to […]

Fish were hard to find at the Malindi International Fishing Tournament in the waters around Malindi, but on the first day Clueless, fished by P. Dawson, A and D Ogden and Jamie Walsh ran out to the North Kenya Banks where they found  big schools of yellowfin tuna, and ended the day with twenty five […]

The seas remain calm despite the wet weather and more trips are being made as anglers arrive for the first major tournament of the season, the Malindi International Festival. Recently the fish have been caught mainly around the Watamu Banks so this might be the area where the competition boats will concentrate rather than the […]

There have been very few boat trips this week, but strange weather – three days of heavy rain from Sunday, followed by brilliant hot sunshine the next two days. The Malindi Festival next weekend should get the boats working. From Shimoni, veteran skipper Pat Hemphill writes that the Dobson brothers, out from England, lost a […]

The Latham Island Tournament, held annually out of Dar-es-Salaam, was a great success with large catches of yellowfin tuna from most of the boats. Tarka from Watamu won first place with over 600kgs of tuna, retaining the title which the same boat won last year, while Unreel, also from Watamu, took third place to follow […]

The strong winds of the last few weeks have died down and calm days and gentle seas have made for good fishing conditions, but there have been few trips out as the charter boats lack clients, while the private boat owners have returned up-country after the August holidays. The Malindi Festival which is due to […]

Stormy weather has continued, but while this may deter the fishermen, it does not always affect the fishing. But there have been very few trips made this week, a sad reflection of the very depressed state of the tourist industry along the coast. While September is usually quiet after the August holiday rush, it is […]

The strong winds have continued in fishing areas, leading to rough seas and cold green water, not ideal conditions for fishing, but a few boats have had clients and are finding fish. The North Kenya Banks is a long way offshore, but recent trips have shown that it is well worth the long run. Clueless […]

The weather has turned rough and windy again, unusual as September normally brings much calmer seas, but good catches of yellowfin tuna continue and quite a number of black marlin have been caught, with many more lost as is normal! White Mischief, now with new engines, started her new season well with a black marlin […]

The weather has improved with warmer days and calmer seas, and the fish seem to have responded positively with some very good big yellow fin tuna being caught and several small black marlin showing and being more active at taking the baits. Live baiting with frigate mackerel is catching these big tuna around the canyon/mountains […]