Sail, marlin and tuna main catches
Boats are not making many trips at the moment, as the August tourist season moves to slacker months, but there have been some good catches with bigger tuna now coming in. Clueless from Malindi, skippered by Rob Duff with his friend Ian Fenton and two sons Marcus and James, found plenty of action around the […]
Wahoo run starts as well as billfish
With August ending, the weather seems more settled with winds less strong and though we have had some days of rain, this change would indicate the beginning of the biannual run of wahoo in September. These fish prefer the area of the top of the Banks, and at this time the fish are big and […]
Captain Andy’s co sponsor of the Malindi Fishing Festival
Captain Andy’s & Imperial Bank are all set to sponsor the Herbie Paul Malindi International Festival on 20th & 21st October. This year prizes will be presented to the top small boat ( under 23ft ) in addition to the usual awards which include top tournament boats, top angler, top lady angler and biggest […]
Marlin and sailfish herald the new season
It’s been almost four months since the last news, but this doesn’t mean there has been no fishing – the ‘off season’ in the sea fishing community is indicated by many hotels shutting for annual maintenance, and the same applies to boats, but some boats keep working all year these days, and good action has […]
World Ocean Day
Picture of our stand at the World Ocean Day celebrated recently on Bofa Beach, Kilifi. Institutions present at this event were KMA, US Navy, KWS, CAST (ngo), NEEMA, ECO-ETHICS (ngo), KWETU (ngo), Eco-Clubs. Representatives from Kenya Fisheries, KMFRI, NEEMA, & DC office were also present. World Ocean Day is an opportunity every year to honor […]
Diani Rules 2012
Diani Rules is a sports & fund raising event held annually on the South Coast with the view of supporting Kwale Eye Clinic. Captain Andy’s had a mean team again this year! Our thanks to Rob & Sandra Hellier, Callum Looman, Stewart Simpson, Jenny Brown, Kimmy Darnborough, Adrian Paul and Steve Webb for attending the […]
A great start to some “off season” fishing in Mida!
Danny Thomas & Sean Darnborough have been fishing in Mida Creek now that the wind is blowing and the seas are rough – not so nice for deep sea fishing! Having grown up on Mida Creek they know the water well & report that this week has been unusually exciting with some large koli and karambesi […]
The Ocean Sports Easter Mida Fishing Competition
There were 7 entries in the Ocean Sports Easter Fishing Competition this year. THE RULES: No limit on number of fishermen or rods off any boat. The points were awarded as 1 point per 10g of fish caught, divided by the number of rods fished. There had to be at least one […]
Fishing season coming to an end.
The Easter weekend saw a few trips out, with a late flurry of marlin activity when both Clueless and Unreel tagged a blue marlin on Thursday and Friday respectively, and the latter boat finding a couple of sailfish the previous day. The wind has now swung easterly and it is hot with gentle breezes, not […]
