The billfish went quiet for the Captain Andy’s Kilifi Classic, fished from the Kilifi Boatyard last weekend, with five marlin and a sailfish between the nineteen boats that competed. A good start for Minerva though, when Ron Beaton reported having tagged a striped marlin at 8am on the first morning – this won him the […]

The weather has been strange this last week, with winds varying in direction and hazy, overcast conditions, while on Monday there was heavy rain at Watamu, more than 30mms pouring down all morning. This affects the fishing, as on those days when the wind blows strongly from the north most boats come in with flags, […]

Both marlin and sailfish continue to be caught in most areas along the coast, and the weather holds fine, with gentle winds and calm seas. Fishing from Watamu, offshore in the Rips, Unreel had two very successful days, tagging a pair of blue marlin from a triple-header strike last Saturday, and following this up next […]

Boats fishing at Shimoni have been having some amazing fishing this last week. Clueless motored down from Watamu and last Saturday kicked off with a blue marlin which weighed at 180kgs, two striped marlin and two sail. The next day they had three striped marlin and a sail, and followed this with another three stripeys, […]

Nineteen boats competed in the 52nd Delamere Trophy tournament at Kilifi last weekend with a total tally of one black, three blue and six striped marlin, while thirty-five sailfish were also caught. Good numbers too of dorado and some wahoo were also caught to make for a very successful competition for all. Fishing on Little […]

Both sailfish and marlin are being caught in the main fishing areas, and a particularly good run of sailfish is on around Diani and Shimoni, areas where marlin usually predominate. Shuwari, at Diani, has had a very good week where Igor and friends from Russia found a striped marlin and some good sized dorado. Ole […]

The north wind continues to blow well, but the seas are not too rough, good conditions for fishing but there have not been too many trips this last week, with many of the boats sitting on the moorings awaiting clients. At Watamu, Tarka has had a good week with their best day yielding two black […]

After the quieter period over the holidays, during which various tournaments were held along the coast, the fishing looked up and the billfish came on to feed again with good catches both north and south of Mombasa. White Otter at Shimoni had a great day out tagging four stripeys and a sail last Sunday, following […]

The Watamu SFC Xmas tournament, fished from Ocean Sports Resort last week, was notable for what must have been the closest finish on record. Unreel seemed to be well ahead when she came in flying flags for a striped marlin and four sailfish, but, under the handicap system by which the points for fish are […]

Both marlin and sailfish have been caught over the Christmas holiday, with a fantastic days fishing on White Mischief notable when the boat went out on Monday evening for an over-night trip. Catching three broadbill during the night, anglers Danny, Jodie and Sean added three sailfish, and both a black and a blue marlin before […]