Fishing quiet this week
It has been a bit cooler since one heavy shower of rain earlier in the week, and the fish have been quieter, while not a lot of activity was recorded amongst the boats as tourism is still at a low level at the coast. But next week looks busy with good bookings, and towards the […]
Late marlin clinches win for Alleycat
The Herbie Paul International Festival was fished last weekend with eleven boats, including three teams from Germany and anglers from Britain, Mozambique and up country Kenya matching their skills against the difficult sailfish and tuna, but it was Alleycat, fished by Peter Suddaby from UK with friends Oggy and Beefy who won the tournament, coming […]
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We offer long term boat rental or leasing for marine projects.These could include crew transfer, guard boats, safety boats, survey boats, law enforcement, surveillance and film & media. We can also provide dive boats and expeditions support, should they be required.
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Tuna predominate as sailfish stay shy
For the week ending Thursday 21st October: Tuna predominate as sailfish stay shy. The weather has remained good this last week, although the breezes have strengthened on some days leading to choppy seas in the afternoons, often good for tuna fishing but less so for sailfish. At Malindi, where the Herbie Paul International Festival will […]
Sailfish and bigger yellowfin around
Week ending Thurs 14th – A definite change in the weather in the Malindi/Watamu area, with calmer days and warmer breezes making for ideal fishing weather, has improved prospects for anglers, and indeed, not before time as the strong winds have persisted much longer than normal while the rain seems to have dried up with […]
Bigger yellowfin tuna start to show
We are now into October, the traditional month for the bigger tuna to arrive, and the good news is that these bigger fish are now being seen in Malindi and Watamu waters. But seeing is not the same as catching! Big tuna are notoriously difficult to catch, often moving very fast and with fantastic eyesight […]
Strong winds keep the fish down
More boats have been going out this week, but with strong winds making for rough seas many do short days, mornings only, which keeps the score down, particularly for marlin which tend to come up better in the afternoon. Only two marlin were caught last week, Ol Jogi tagging a black estimated at 120kgs caught […]
