Activity Calendar

Seasons and animals

General Information, Seasons - Animals (Move the mouse over the colomns.)

Animals

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Turtle season

Whale season

Fishing season

Large mammals at the beach

Hippo visibility

Large Primates (gorillas,
chimpanzees), Large mammals,
Elephants, Buffalos, Monkeys,

Crocodiles, Waterbuck

Birds

Fourous / mosquitos / Tse Tse

Small dry season:	Dec-Jan	Clear blue sky, very little rainfall
Long wet season:	Feb-April	Heavy rainfall with "tornades", warm
Long dry season:	May-Sept	Covered sky, no rain, smooth mornings
Small raining season:	Oct-Nov	Heavy rainfall followed by sunshine

Atlantic blue marlin: May to mid October, with July to September (locally known as the Gravanna) being peak season. Fish have been caught in all calendar months though, for example in March 2006 a 1000 pound fish was caught. December and January regularly produce a run of smaller fish in the 300 pound range.
Sailfish - Atlantic: peak season runs from September to December with mid September to mid November normally producing the best results. Sailfish can also be commonly caught from late March to August.
Yellowfin tuna: difficult to pin point when these fish make appearances on the island and
great fishing has been had as soon as February and March. Large fish however seem to be most consistent from May to October.
Wahoo: can be caught year round, but more predominant during the Gravanna season as well as during the height of the sailfish season from September throw December.
Dorado: most predominantly from May to September, some years they are caught well into December, January and even February.

Good all year round
Best during the months of October through February
March and April tend to be wetter, resulting in more run-off that adversely affects the visibility.
June through September see the waters cooling and the winds picking up slightly, bringing manta rays to the island as well as other larger fish. This is also the time of year when humpback whales visit the island.