Kenya’s warm waters offer some of the finest deep sea fishing in the world, with a wide variety of different species close to shore.

A full range of game fish can be caught in the waters off Lamu’s coast including: black marlin, blue marlin, striped marlin, broad bill swordfish, mako, tiger shark, hammerhead shark, bull shark, yellow-fin tuna, wahoo, king fish, giant trivally and many others.

The fishing season starts at the beginning of August and runs through May.