Big tuna and marlin still around
There are not a lot of fishing trips being made at present. With a lull in the tourist presence in local hotels charter boats have not been busy but some of the private boat owners have started fishing, and both billfish and tuna are being caught. ` Contagious, a big catamaran built in South Africa, […]
Kenya Big Game Fishing Tournaments
Kenya Big Game Fishing Tournaments 2013 – 2014 18 October – Churchill Light Tackle – Malindi 19-20 October – Malindi International Festival – Malindi & Herbie Paul Memorial Trophy 24 November – Charity Eye-Go Fishing – Mtwapa 15 December – Christmas Hamper/Open Boat – Mtwapa 26 December – Kids […]
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 […]
