KINGFISHER Fishing Species

*The waters off Malindi offer an unique variety of Sportfish!*
Sailfish Malindi is world renowned for “Sailfish” which is the smallest yet most acrobatic of the Kenyan Billfish family. Sailfish are great fun on light tackle (20lb and under), with their difficult takes and searing runs. They are found throughout the season, but the best period seems to be November to February.
Marlin Three of the Marlin family occur on our coast, Black, Blue and Striped. Black Marlin can be found throughout the season, but August seems to be the best month. They roam shallow and deep water and have been caught up to 850lbs. The Blue and Striped Marlin inhabit deep blue water. They appear for a short time in August and September, but the most fruitful time is from January to March. Kingfisher has caught the biggest Blue Marlin on the Kenyan coast, a grander of 1250lbs.
Broadbill Swordfish The “gladiators” of the sea are caught at night throughout the season, the best time is over the new moon. Kingfisher's best night (and Kenya's) saw 12 broadbill caught on Neptune. The biggest broadbill was caught on Eclare in March 2000, which weighed in at 362 Lbs. Pound for pound the Broadbill is probably the hardest fighting fish in the sea. Kingfisher run two night trips, the long-day-night day and the shorter night only.(check Special Trips in the left menu)
Sharks The Indian Ocean is also home to the largest of the shark family, namely Tiger, Bull, Hammerhead, Silver Tip, Black Tip, Mako, and many others. Kingfisher broke the All Tackle world record for the Bull shark twice in the 2000/2001 season and 2 line class world records in the 2001/2002 season. Malindi also holds the world record for Silver Tip, Spinner and Black Tip Sharks.
Other Gamefish Wahoo are one of the fastest fish in the sea, with speeds up to 40kph and are a delight to catch. Kingfish and Barracuda with their terrible teeth put up a good fight on spinning gear. High jumping Dorado show a presence throughout the season. Giant Trevally have been recorded up to 60kg and offer a tremendous fight. The last seasons some big Yellowfin Tuna appeared on the scene: The current African All Tackle record was taken by Kingfisher: 98kg!