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WORL RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 71.50 Kg - 80 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (22 Feb 2003)
- Boat: Miss Linda
- Skipper: Jasper Samaras
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Sven Liebchen, Ali WORLD RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 kg - 130 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
- Mate: Jason Alexiou/M. Martinengo WORLD RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 kg - 130 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
- Mate: Jason Alexiou/M. Martinengo 
- Dogtooth
- Place: Latham Island 2006
- Boat: Hanna
- Angler: Hussein
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard   WORLD RECORD 30 lbs 
- Dogtooth 71.5 kg - line 30 lbs
- Angler: Jason Alexiou
- Place: Latham Island (25 March 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard   Tanzanian Record on 130 lbs
- Dogtooth 103 Kg
- Place: Latham Island 2005
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard   
- Dogtooth Tuna 82.0 Kg
- Place: Latham Island - April 2007
- Angler: Habbasi
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
Please note: Fish on gauntry are either Tanzanian Records, All Africa Records, World Records or part of a competition catch.


DOGTOOTH TUNA

* * * * *                Latham Island: Very Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * * *                   Mafia Island : Good (Noveber/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * *                      Kilwa: Kilwa: Average (November/April - Best: November - February/March
*                          Dar es Salaam: Almost non-existant

LATHAM ISLAND
Latham Island, as of now, is the best area in the whole of Tanzania to find a large size Dogtooth Tuna; several World records and All Africa records have been set in its water.
The sizes range from 30 kg to 95 kg. The biggest Dogtooth Tuna caught at Latham Island was a 103 Kg.(Kelly II - Jason and Mady - Angler: Tennis Cabby)
The season runs from November through to April. The best months usually are November, beginning of December and February and March.

MAFIA ISLAND
Dogtooth Tuna are also found in Mafia Island.

KILWA
It offers Dogtooth Tuna, but until now not as many as Mafia, Pemba and Latham Island. Mainly on the 20 / 30 kg range

SOUTH ZANZIBAR CHANNEL
Very few dogtooth have being caught in this area over several years, so it shouldn't be consider a dogtooth destination.

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Following are datas of dogtooth catches done at Latham from the Dar es Salaam Yacht Club during the season 2004:
   
Jan 01: 1 dogtooth 74.9 kg - dogtooth 23.3 kg
Jan 25: 1 dogtooth 56.7 kg
Feb 08: 82.0, 73.5, 62.0, 42.5, 35.5, 36.5 kg
Feb 15: 81.5, 93.0, 74.5, 66.0, 87.0, 54.0 kg
Feb 19: 91.8, 55.6, 73.0, 64.0, 67.3, 67.5 kg
Feb 22: 79.0, 73.5, 53.0, 88.0, 37.0, 32.0 kg
Feb 25: 100.0, 45.5, 77.0, 72.0 kg
Feb 28: 58.0, 34.5, 40.4 kg
Feb 28: 61.6, 69.9, 56.3, 36.9, 13.9 kg
March 06: 90.5, 33.5, 67.0, 53.0 kg
March 06: 80.0, 62.5, 33.5 kg
March 14: 67.5, 58.0, 44.5, 75.5, 23.5 kg
March 20: 43.7, 74.0, 33.7 kg


- Dogtooth
- Place: Latham Island 2004
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Dogtooth, 100 kg
- Place: Latham Island, 2005
- Boat: Shuwari
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou
- Mate: Baraza 
- Dogtooth Tuna
- Place: Latham Island May 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Dogtooth Tuna
- Place: Latham Island - 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Dogtooth Tuna
- Place: Lsthsm Island - 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou WORL RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 71.50 Kg - 80 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (22 Feb 2003)
- Boat: Miss Linda
- Skipper: Jasper Samaras
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Sven Liebchen, Ali WORLD RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 kg - 130 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
- Mate: Jason Alexiou/M. Martinengo WORLD RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 kg - 130 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
- Mate: Jason Alexiou/M. Martinengo 
- Dogtooth
- Place: Latham Island 2006
- Boat: Hanna
- Angler: Hussein
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard   WORLD RECORD 30 lbs 
- Dogtooth 71.5 kg - line 30 lbs
- Angler: Jason Alexiou
- Place: Latham Island (25 March 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard   Tanzanian Record on 130 lbs
- Dogtooth 103 Kg
- Place: Latham Island 2005
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Dogtooth
- Place: Latham Island 2004
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Dogtooth Tuna
- Place: Latham Island May 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Dogtooth Tuna
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Dogtooth Tuna
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou WORL RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 71.50 Kg - 80 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (22 Feb 2003)
- Boat: Miss Linda
- Skipper: Jasper Samaras
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Sven Liebchen, Ali WORLD RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 kg - 130 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
- Mate: Jason Alexiou/M. Martinengo WORLD RECORD WOMEN

- Dogtooth Tuna 91.79 kg - 130 lb
- Angler: Maddalena Martinengo
- Place: Latham Island (14 Feb 2004)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
- Mate: Jason Alexiou/M. Martinengo 
- Dogtooth
- Place: Latham Island 2006
- Boat: Hanna
- Angler: Hussein
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard DOGTOOTH LATHAM

- Angler: Jason Alexiou
- Place: Latham Island (2005)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard   WORLD RECORD 30 lbs 
- Dogtooth 71.5 kg - line 30 lbs
- Angler: Jason Alexiou
- Place: Latham Island (25 March 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Habbasi, Bernard   Tanzanian Record on 130 lbs
- Dogtooth 103 Kg
- Place: Latham Island 2005
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard   Latham Open Competition
- Dogtooth Tuna 81.4 Kg
- Place: Latham Island - 16 Oct 2004
- Angler: Jason Alexiou
- Boat: Miss Linda
- Skipper: Jasper Samaras
- Mate: Ali, Bernard, Maddalena Martinengo
Please note: Fish on gauntry are either Tanzanian Records, All Africa Records, World Records or part of a competition catch.


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GIANT TREVALLY

  Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island April 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou



- Giant Trevally
- 50 kgs
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel (Aug 2006)apri
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel - 21 May 2007
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel - 21 May 2007
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou   Giant Trevally
- One of the many 24 kg fish
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel April 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou


GIANT TREVALLY

* * * * *                 Latham Island: Very Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * * *                   Mafia Island : Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * * *                   Kilwa: Very Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * * *                   Dar es Salaam: Very Good (November/April - Best: November - March/April)

Giant Trevally are found all along the Tanzanian coast , and the best season is November through to April.
Their sizes vary from 15 to 45 kg with some over 50 kg. They are found in large number at Latham Island, especially during November and February/March. You can have very good catches with good sizes also in Mafia Island, South Zanzibar Channel and Kilwa area. deep sea, big game, sportfishing, fishing, tanzania, zanzibar, pemba, latham island, fish, jigging, marlin, sailfish, yellowfin, tuna, broadbill, world record, record, IGFA, giant grouper, giant trevally, bigeye, trevally, dogtooth, jason alexiou, maddalena martinengo, nelson shayne, kilwa,

Following are examples of catches done in March/April in the South Zanzibar Channel area (from Dar es Salaam)(1 angler only):

12th March (1 angler):
- 16 GTs: one 49.8 kg, 2 on the 30 kg, one 26.4 kg, 5 over 20 kgs, the rest from 14 kg up to 19 kg.
- 2 King Mackerel 15 kgs. - 1 Dorado 10 kg. - 2 Bonito

20th March (1 angler):
- 15 GTs: the biggest one 30 kg, 8 from 22 to 26 kgs, the rest smaller (smallest one 14 kg)

25th March (1 angler):
- 16 GTs3 between 33 and 29 kg, 4 over 25 kg, 6 over 20 kg, the rest between 15.3 (smaller one) and 20 kg.
- 5 Yellowfin Tuna biggest one 20 kg. - 2 King Mackerel biggest one 14 kg. - 1 Red Snapper 10 kg. - 1 Bonito.

31st March (1 angler):
- 8 GTs: Biggets one 37 kg, the rest one the 20/25 kg mark.
- 1 Hammerhead 109 kg Club Record on 80 lbs. - 1 Rock Cod 19 kg. - 1 Yellowfin Tuna.

2nd April:
- 19 GTs: 2 around 43 kg, 5 over 30 kg, 4 over 25 kg, 5 on the 20 kg range, the rest between 16.5 kg (the smallest one) and 19 kg.
- 1 Giant Grouper 50 kg. - 1 Wahoo 22.9 kg. - 5 Dorados between 7 and 10 kg

17th April (1 angler):
- 14 GTs: 1 on the 40 kg range, 3 on the 30 kg, 3 on the 25 kg range, the rest on the 15/20 kg range
- 2 Dorado around 7 kg

23rd April (1 angler):
- 22 GTs: 4 over 31 kg, 7 over 25 kg, 7 on the 20/25 kg range, the rest between 15 and 20 kg range.
- 1 Yellowfin Tuna 84 kg. - 1 Wahoo 24.5 kg. - 1 Rock Cod 8 kg. - 1 Red Snapper 4 kg. - 1 Garfish 1.8 kg


  Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Trevally
- 50 kgs
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel (Aug 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel - 21 May 2007
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel - 21 May 2007
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou   Giant Trevally
- One of the many 24 kg fish
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel April 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel 2006
- Boat: Hanna
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel (6 Mar 2005)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Madalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island (21 May 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou   Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Trevally
- 50 kgs
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel (Aug 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Trevally
- South Zanzibar Channel (21 May 2007)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Trevally
- South Zanzibar Channel (21 May 2007)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Treavally
- Place: Latham Island 2007
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou   Giant Trevally
- One of the many 24 kg fish
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel April 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel 2006
- Boat: Hanna
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island (6 Mar 2004)
- Boat: Miss Linda
- Skipper: Jasper Samaras
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Ali 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island 2006
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard 
- Giant Trevally
- Place: Latham Island (21 May 2006)
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Captain: Jason Alexiou





Releasing Giant Trevally

Thanks to the help of the local fishermen, it is several years that we are comparing measurements of Giant Trevallies, with their weights in order to find a formula which could give the most realistic weight of the fish, just by measuring its fork length and girth, allowing us to release the fish and knowing the approx weigth of the fish.
We have found that the following formulas are the most accurate giving a mistake of +/-2 kg :

GT up to 30 KG and over: (girth x girth x fork length x 2.74) / 100000
GT of 40 KG and over: (girth x girth x fork length x 2.70) / 100000
GT of 50 kg and over: (girth x girth x fork length x 2.60) / 100000

All the scales used for this purpose have been yearly certfied by the Tanzanian Bureau of Standard.

Some people along the coast apply a different formula for any fish size:
(girth x girth x fork length x 3.46) / 100000

Please be aware that such a formula does not reflect the true weight of the fish giving differences from 2 to 5 kg for the small critters, up to HUGE differences of 15 - 20 kg and OVER for the bigger fish of 40/50/60 kg.






- Trevally
- Place: South Zanzibar Channel - Dar es Salaam
- Boat: Kelly II
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Bernard
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BLUEFIN, BIGEYE and other TREVALLIES

* * * * *                 Latham Island: Very Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * * *                   Mafia Island : Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* * *                      Kilwa: Good (November/April - Best: November - February/March)
* *                        Dar es Salaam: (November/April - Best: November - February/March)

They are found in big numbers and good sizes at Latham Island.
One World Record Bigeye Trevally and several All Africa Record were set here in Latham Island.




GROUPER, SNAPPER, JOBFISH, RAINBOW RUNNER and other REEF FISH

* * * * *                 Latham Island: Very Good (November/April - Best: November - February)
* * * *                   Mafia Island : Very Good (November/April - Best: November - February)
* * * *                   Kilwa: Good (November/April - Best: November - February)
* * * *                   Dar es Salaam: Good (November/April - Best: November- February)

LATHAM ISLAND
Latham Island has plenty of reef fish and some of them in very big sizes.
The ALL TACKLE WORLD RECORD Giant Grouper was set in Latham Island with an enormous 179.50 kg fish caught by Shayne Nelson (Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo - Captain: Jason Alexiou - Boat: Shuwari).
Another large Giant Grouper was caught in Latham: a 130.80 kg fish, caught by Vince on Hanna, skippered by Maddalena Martinengo, captain: Jason Alexiou.
This Giant Grouper would have also been an All Tackle World Record if we would have not just caught the 179.50 kg one.

MAFIA ISLAND
Mafia Island is another good place for reef fishing.

SOUTH ZANZIBAR CHANNEL and KILWA
Kilwa and the South Zanzibar Channel can also offer some good reef fishing during the period of February, March, April.


WORLD RECORD ALL TACKLE

- Giant Grouper, 179.50
- Angler: Nelson Shayne
- Place: Latham Island, 12 March 2004
- Boat: Shuwari
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Baraza     WORLD RECORD ALL TACKLE

- Giant Grouper, 179.50
- Angler: Nelson Shayne
- Place: Latham Island, 12 March 2004
- Boat: Shuwari
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Jason Alexiou, Baraza     
- Giant Grouper, 130.8 kg
- Angler: Vince
- Place: Latham Island 2005
- Boat: Hannah
- Skipper: Maddalena Martinengo
- Mate: Khallaf, Mhubin, Iddi, Jason Alexiou, Bernard     
- Red Snapper
- Latham Island (21 May 2006)   
Please note: Fish on gauntry are either Tanzanian Records, All Africa Records, World Records or part of a competition catch.
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