Worldwide Fishing Safaris

Tournaments
THE SUNSET BILLFISH CHALLENGE 12th to 24th February 2006
THE SUNSET BILLFISH CLASSIC 22ND OCT – 6TH NOVEMBER 2005
SUNSET KINGFISHER CUP 4TH – 12TH SEPTEMBER 2005 - MALINDI – KENYA
THE TOURNAMENT TRAIL

THE SUNSET BILLFISH CHALLENGE - MAURITIUS - 12th to 24th February 2006

The 3rd Sunset Billfish Challenge was fished out of Black River in February 2005, and once again we were fortunate with the weather conditions and the fishing. There were 60 strikes reported resulting in 26 Billfish being tagged and released, these consisted of 20 Blue Marlin, 2 Black Marlin, 2 Spearfish and 2 Sailfish. This was a great result and compares favourably to many of the top billfish tournaments worldwide considering the amount of boat days fished.

Top Angler was Michael Jones from the team ‘New Venture’ and second placed angler was Tony Green. Top Lady Angler was Mary Batterby from team ‘Us Two’.

Team winners were Keith Ford and David Campbell from team ‘The Heavyweights’ and the second placed team were Regal 2 fished by Charlie Brogden, Dan Wingrove and Daniel Cruz. Top Boat was Thalassa skippered by Elvis and the second placed boat was Tora Tors 2 skippered by Curtis. The estimated heaviest fish released was a Blue Marlin of approx 550lbs tagged by Daniel Wingrove. Congratulations to all of these anglers and to everyone that participated with such enthusiasm and great spirit. Our thanks to Le Morne Anglers Club for their hospitality and making us feel at home during the tournament days an a special thank you to all the skippers and crew who worked so hard to obtain strikes.

Mauritius continues to produce excellent Marlin fishing, it is one of the few destinations in the world that produces Blue Marlin over the 1000lb mark, and the fact that most of the top tournaments held on the Island are now mandatory Tag and Release and is spreading rapidly through the International Game Fishing fraternity.

The 2006 Tournament will again be fished out of Black River Bay, The headquarters will be the Le Morne Anglers Club.

The tournament will once again be fished in two sections A and B on alternate days and we welcome beginners, Novices, ladies and experienced anglers to participate. Anglers may enter a two or three man team. If you are a single angler and need to join a team no problem, we can arrange this for you. The tournament will be fished in accordance with the Worldwide Fishing Safaris policy of Tag and Brag and the Tag and Release of all Billfish is Mandatory.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SUNSET BILLFISH CHALLENGE MAURITIUS ENTRY FORM

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Sunset Kingfisher Cup 6th – 11th September Malindi, Kenya. 2005

Sunset Kingfisher Cup 6th – 11th September Malindi, Kenya. 2005 Talbot Brogden

Sunset Kingfisher Cup 6th – 11th September Malindi, Kenya. 2005

The Inaugaral Sunset Kingfisher Cup proved to be a success as far as the fishing was concerned, 6 x teams fishing for 3 days tagged and released 54 Sailfish and 2 Black Marlin. The winning team was Rigel 1 fished by Talbot Brogden and Peter Petzer who released 15 Sailfish and a Black Marlin, second place team was The Marsh Harriers, fished by Russell Brumby and Kevin Thatcher who released 14 Sailfish, another feature of this tournament was that 18 Giant Trevally were tagged and released with the largest specimen to be estimated at 110lbs.

Tournament Stats were

Team Event First Place ‘Rigel 1’ Captained by Peter Petzer,

Second Place ‘The Marsh Harriers’ Captained by Russell Brumby

Top Individual Angler was Talbot Brogden.

The winners now represent Kenya in the Rolex/IGFA World Championshio fished out of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in May of 2006 – Good Luck to both of you.

Next Years Dates 2006 The 2nd Sunset Kingfisher Cup will now be held in Malindi , between the 10th – 19th of September 2006 Contact Jim or Pete for details and entry Form.

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SUNSET BILLFISH CLASSIC Kenya, 25th October to 3rd November 2005.
348 Billfish Releases claims new Tournament Record for Kenya

SUNSET BILLFISH CLASSIC Kenya SUNSET BILLFISH CLASSIC Kenya.

34 Anglers representing 16 teams experienced some incredible action during the Sunset Billfish Classic fished out of Hemingway’s in Kenya. When the dust had finally settled an amazing 348 Billfish had been tagged and released. The fishing was spectacular with countless packs of sailfish finning on the surface and balling the shoals of whitebait and sardines that gather in these waters from September through to March. After a hard fought competition with plenty of good humoured rivalry.

The top Individual angler was Chris Smith from Worthing fishing in team Blue Power, with 19 sailfish releases.

Top Lady Angler was Moyra Illsley from Yateley, Bucks with 9 Sailfish Releases.

The 1st placed team was Team Tornados from Bae Systems, Saudi Arabia with 38 Sailfish releases, the team comprising of ‘Lefty’ Lefever, Duncan Chambers and Max Bowler, these boys were total novices to the game when they started but they held on to their lead in great fashion and good sportsmanship.

Other notable catches came from Duncan Gillies with a Black Marlin of 60 kg, Richard Horsefield who landed a Wahoo of 33.5 Kg, Ian Mitchell and Talbot Brogden with Dorados of 11.5 and 11 Kg, Yellow Fin Tuna of 20.5kg for John Illsley and a Giant Trevalley of 28 Kg for Ken Horsfield. The biggest Sailfish released went to the Ladies Winner Moyra Illsley with a terrific fish estimated at 45 Kg.

The Highlight of the trip was on the 29th October when Keith Ford aboard B’s Nest and skippered by Ali Al Harazi decided to have a days fly fishing and what a day it proved to be, not only did he tag and release 3 Sailfish, he tagged and released Africa’s first Black Marlin on fly, a specimen of approx 85 Kgs, he refused to kill the fish and claim the record, Keith we salute you.

Why not join the group next year and relax in the comfort and hospitality of one of the Worlds best Small Hotels of the World, Hemmingway’s in Watamu, Kenya, their operation is a first class one and our thanks as always goes to Garry Cullen, their MD and his staff who make our stay a wonderful experience. This is a truly great location for Big Game Fishing.

Join us next year for the 2006 Competition that is being held at Hemingway’s between 21st October to 4th November 2006.

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THE TOURNAMENT TRAIL

Congratulations to our many clients who have successfully competed on tournaments worldwide proving that UK anglers are becoming a force to be reckoned with. There has been an increasing interest by anglers wishing to fish social and international competitions, these are great fun and give you a chance to meet and establish friendships with many anglers from different countries.

Listed below are some of the group departures and tournaments available to anglers wishing to join a group, or enter a team to fish an International Tournament.

INDIAN OCEAN : - Group Departures
The Sunset Billfish Challenge	Feb	Mauritius*
The South Indian Ocean Billfish Challenge	Feb/March	Mauritius
The Sunset Kingfisher Cup	Sept	Kenya *
The Sunset Billfish Classic	Oct/Nov	Kenya *

CARIBBEAN
The Tobago Gamefish Championships	March	Tobago
The Mount Bay Billfish International	March	Barbados
The Carib Billfish Tournament	April	Tobago
The Ernest Hemingway Billfish Tournament	June	Cuba

NORTH ATLANTIC
The La Guerra Shootout	Sept/Oct	Venezuela

PACIFIC OCEAN
The Presidential Challenge	June	Fins and Feathers	Iztapa, Guatemala
Father and Son Shootout	June	Fins and Feathers	Iztapa, Guatemala

Please contact us for any further information you may require.

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