Beside our normal daily trips we offer the following Specials:

North Kenya Bank: Broadbill&Marlin Special
South Mlima: Night fishing for Broadbill
Inshore fishing with Malachite
Several day fishing safaris (on request)
Deep Sea Jigging
Tiger Shark Special

THE NORTH KENYA BANK
The North Kenya Bank (NKB) starts 36 miles from Malindi. It is a steep Bank, which rises up from very deep water. It is these steep banks that attract Bait Fish and in turn bring in the predators.Due to the distance one must cover to reach the Banks we do a 2-day / 1 night trip out there. We leave Malindi harbour at l0 am and cruise out at 15-20 knots. It normally takes 2 1/2 hours to reach the closest point where the Bank starts to rise “the inside Ledge”. From here we start trolling at normal speed. All 3 of the Marlin family and Sailfish are found here, and it is these fish that one targets during the day. Any fish caught on the fist day are tagged/released unless they are needed for bait. From August to November the Banks hold shoals of big Yellow-fin Tuna ranging from 25 - 100kgs. At this time of year we do Day Trips out to the NKB, as these fish are great sport.With the 2-day trip we fish slowly out to the "outside drop off" where the water is very deep and the night is spent hunting the elusive Broadbill Swordfish. Billfish and Tuna have been caught right out to the Broadbill spot, which is 55-60 miles from Malindi. At sundown the crew prepare for night fishing. This either entails "drifting" with squid deep down or “trolling" very slowly with lures and light sticks. The latter technique is proving to be the most successful. It was first used in Kenya three some years ago and is now spreading worldwide. The next day is spent fishing back to Malindi. Most of the time we fish until 2pm and then cruise back, getting in at around 4.30pm. We have had some incredible results from this area.

Eclare returning from another sucessfull NKB-Trip: Grand Slam incl. 3 Broadbill!

Releasing an NKB Black Marlin!

Nice NKB Broadbill (T&R)!

SOUTH MLIMA
For those who find the North Kenya Banks trip too long, yet still want to catch a Broadbill, there is the South Mlima. The South Mlima is about 25 miles from Malindi and therefore it doesn't take too long to get there and the Broadbill fishing has been very good in this area.
Our biggest Broadbill was caught here
We offer two different options on this trip:
1) Leave Malindi at 2pm and fish out to the Mlima (mountain) giving you a chance for other Billfish before it gets dark. At sunset the crew will prepare for Broadbill fishing which will either be spent drifting deep with squid or trolling slowly with strip baits and lures. The next morning fish back to Malindi arriving back by l0am.
2) Leave Malindi at 5pm and cruise straight out to the Mlima, as soon as you arrive the crew will prepare for Broadbill fishing as above. On first light cruise straight back to Malindi, arriving back by 6.00am.

 

INSHORE FISHING
Over the many years we have fished out of Malindi, it came to our notice that some people prefer to stay closer to shore and target smaller Game Fish on lighter tackle.
Therefore we commissioned a small boat just for this. "Malachite" is a 25 foot center console fiberglass craft with plenty of walk round room. She is powered by twin 25hp engines and is very seaworthy. We provide all necessary tackle, although we do encourage anglers to bring their rods, reels and lures if they have any.The majority of the time we fish along the reef and target the smaller Game Fish such as Giant Trevally, Kingfish, Barracuda, Five Finger Jack etc. "Malachite" has an ideal platform to cast into shoals of Trevally and Bonito feeding. We recommend that clients bring spinning and/or fly gear along. The most productive area for this kind of fishing is about 16 miles north of Malindi along the Ngomeini headland. We regularly come home with 6 or 7 different species of fish. On calmer days she can also venture out deeper targeting bigger fish.
"Malachite" is also an ideal boat to Fly Fish from, due to the ample room all round.
"Malachite" is perfect for 2 anglers. She is chartered by the hour, with a minimum period of 6 hours. 7 hours is a perfect day.

FISHING SAFARIS
We can organize several day fishing safaris to e.g. Shimoni, Lamu etc. on request! Please use our contact form and tell us your plans.
Here is an abstract of a recent report from a trip up north:
"Neptune was fishing in the Kui area which is very close to the Somali border. Fantastic fishing up there, and first reports indicate that neptune had 26 sail, 2 or 3 wahoo over 30 kgs each - big fish - 1 yellowfin of 35 kgs plus many smaller on the first day. All these fish were released...In the 4 days that Neptune was fishing up in the north they got 118 sail..."

One of the 118 Sailfish that were released during a 4 day fishing safari up north in Nov 2007!

Grouper (Rockcod) are only one of many options when jigging

Well hooked 600lbs(T&R) Tiger Shark