Sport Fishing Kenya Tour - Big Game Fish: Sport Fish Kenya Fishing Tour

The marlin fish caught in Kenya big game sport fishingsushi!
can weigh anywhere from a 100lb to well overThe biggest yellow fin tuna, fish that in recent years
1000lb, indeed the heavies fish ever caught on rodhave included specimens to over 220lb, have
and line in Kenyan waters was a 1,248lb blue marlinappeared in August and September, but be warned,
caught on march 1995 aboard the Kingfisher boatfighting these brutally strong fish is certainly not for
Neptune out of Malindi.the unfit or faint hearted! Several other species of
This humongous great fish is displayed along withTuna can also be caught in these waters including
many other fish for all to admire on the walls of theskip jack, long tail, big eye and kawa- kawa- the
Malindi Sea fishing Club (MSFC). The MSFC is a trulyeastern little tunny that are widely referred to as
wonderful place, steeped in angling history, where notbonito.
surprisingly the conversation is invariably of fish,Tiger and Mako sharks
fishing and fishermen, and where they make what isMany species of shark can be encountered off the
undoubtedly the finest prawn curry in the world!Kenyan coast, but in recent years it is the fearsome
Nocturnal Broadbill sword fishtiger shark that has attracted most attention from
There are barely a handful of destinations scatteredanglers. A sizeable population of tiger sharks has been
around the world where that most elusive memberlocated off Watamu and when these fish are in
of the billfish clan, the nocturnal broadbill swordfish isfeeding mode, which is more often than not, hooking
regularly caught; Kenya is probably the best, fishingone, can almost be described as a formality;
for these elusive fish involves an overnight trip, whichsuccessfully playing a hooked tiger shark to the boat
in itself is a wonderful experience.to be tagged and released is entirely another matter!
Broadbill are caught year round but the prime time isThese wonderful apex predators average from
generally regarded as being January-March when the300-800lb but many 1,000lb plus specimen are caught,
seas offshore are generally at their calmest. Boatstagged and released each season. Giant bull sharks of
target broadbill out of Malindi, Watamu and Shimoni,similar proportions are also occasionally encountered
often on extended 30-hour trips to distant areasand while mush rarer, the much prized mako shark is
such a the legendary North Kenya Banks, and oftenanother species that is occasionally encountered by
it is during the daytime on these trips that anglersanglers fishing off Kenya.
encounter outstanding sport marlin, large tuna andIn addition to the major species listed above, a day's
many other species.offshore fishing in the Indian Ocean off the coast of
The giant TrevallyEast Africa will almost invariably produce many other
In recent years the giant Trevally has becomespecies including highly sought after species such as
something of a cult angling species, and yet againthe incredibly fast Wahoo, the gloriously coloured and
Kenya offers the visiting angler an excellent chancesweet tasting dorado or felusi as it's known in Swahili,
of doing battle with this immensely powerfuland let's not forget the large snapper and grouper
members of the jack family. Giant trevally, or GTsthat can be caught fishing baits or lures near the
are commonly known to live over reefs and banks,bottom. Two species of barracuda, king
often in large shoals of fish that can include individualmackerel-known as kingfish, cobia, rainbow runner
specimens in excess of 100lb.and many others can all be encountered on a typical
A few years back it was the early part of theday's fishing off Kenya.
season that was considered prime GT time, but inJournals of an avid angler
recent years exceptional fishing has beenI have fished in this wonderful; country for over 10
experienced through out the entire season, almostyears, during which time I've made some 16 trips to
certainly as a direct result of a significantly increasedthe coast averaging four-five day's fishing per visit,
amount of angling effort specifically targeting trevallythat's around 70 days fishing off the Kenyan Coast.
that these days are tagged and released. Over aSure I've had a few quiet days but I've never had a
dozen other species of trevally can be caught inday when I've caught nothing, while on other days
Kenyan waters.I've almost wished the fish would go off the feed to
The yellow fin tunagive me a rest!
Tuna notably the yellow fin tuna found in suchEach year I fish extensively around the would,
abundance off the coast of Kenya are one of thefrequently visiting exotic countries and enjoying world
strongest fish in the sea; guaranteed to raise aclass sports fishing, but Kenya remains my all time
sweat on the brow of even the fittest angler! Schoolultimate angling destination. I've said it before and I'll
size yellow fin tuna, fish from 10-40lb, can be caughtsay it again, were I ever restricted to fishing just one
through out the season, usually in abundance andweek a year in tropical waters, then I would not
occasionally in such numbers that they can evenhesitate in choosing Kenya as a destination. If nothing
become a nuisance when attempting to target otherelse, the prospects of a plate of curried prawns at
species, but at such times, you are guaranteed anthe Malindi Sea Fishing Club and an icy cold beer or
action packed day followed by a plate of the finesttwo would be sufficient to bring me back.