Without exaggeration, the best places for fishing Marlin in Africa, and one of the best in the world is the village In this band of ocean with a width of approximately 23 nautical miles, sails passing many varieties of fish for sport fishing. Here are caught 75% of all billfish caught continent. Here is the oldest in Kenya, a fishing Lodge, founded over 40 years ago and is a center of sport fishing in East Africa. The Lodge combines African tradition with colonial heritage. Despite its simplicity, the Lodge provides a very high level of service, provides very comfortable accommodation and excellent cuisine.
Fishing at the Lodge:
- Day fishing (fishing 9 hrs) mainly focused on the hunt for Marlin, because Kenya is one of the few places where you can catch three main species of Marlin (black, striped and blue). The exception is the beginning of such fishing, when the aim is fishing, which will serve as bait for billfish.
- Night fishing for sword fish. Sword fish is a common trophy . When trolling at night with fluorescent lures for the night is to an average of 15 bites. Here was caught a record for Kenya trophy weight of 116.5 kg. This fish was vivagals for 4.5 hours and in the process uprooted a fighting chair.The release of night fishing usually begins after a late lunch at 16.30. Before nightfall goes fishing in the usual ways, and then put bait for night fishing. Lure the sword-fish begin anytime after sunset and before 5.00 am. It's always exciting fishing a wonderful night under the African sky, is covered with a scattering of large bright stars.
Climate
A tropical climate. In the year distinguish the short (October to December) and long (March to June) rainy seasons. The average annual temperature is 30C by day and 15C by night. The summer is arid. The hottest months are October, November, December, January and February.
How to get there
Flights Nairobi – Mombasa
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High season for trophy fishing depends on the northeast monsoon (Kaskazi), which usually begins around the end of November - beginning of December and lasts until mid-March, when the monsoon begins to turn back to the Southeast.
From may to August, the probability of severe storms and to plan a fishing trip for this time is undesirable