KAMARA II returns to Shimoni after a month away in the North.

Simon left Shimoni with his “Kamara II” back on 10th November for Malindi where they were to be based until last week. About that time there had been excessive unseasonal rains all along the Kenya coast and the roads were suffering from the effects. (more…)

The monsoon has changed, the marlin have arrived.

The monsoon has switched in to the North-east, which always marks the start of the marlin season in the Pemba Channel, and marlin are being seen every day now. It never ceases to amaze me that as soon as the wind switches from the south to the north the marlin start to appear almost immediately. (more…)

Pat and Simon took Broadbill out on test having just fitted a brand new propeller, which we hoped would be better balanced and give her increased speed. Well that it most certainly did, and we were able to run in at 16.5 knots very smoothly indeed. And the fishing results were pretty good, too. We managed to tag and release a small blue marlin as well as a sailfish and also caught 17 yellowfin tuna, a wahoo, a dorado and 2 frigate mackerels so not a bad day’s testing. We did see a striped marlin tailing but could not entice a strike but the sea was a beautiful blue and the wind in the right direction.

A family from Johannesburg staying at the brand new Cove Resort at Kinondo Beach (www.cove.co.ke) came down for a day’s fishing on our two boats. None of the six guests had ever done any deep sea fishing before so it was a completely new experience for them all, and what a day to have first up. Danger is they may now expect every day to be just as good ! (more…)

In the week leading up to Christmas and New Year we have had some very strange weather on the Kenya coast. The tropical cyclone “Bondo” may have been the cause of some of the thunderstorms and variable winds around Christmas but most likely it is simply the effects of El Nino that we are experiencing. (more…)