Fishing enthusiasts have the chance to land an impressive range of species including sailfish, marlin, swordfish, barracuda and shark. Kenya’s long stretch of offshore coral reef, with its deepwater drop-offs and predictable northerly currents, is ideal for near-shore angling. Watamu, Malindi, Diani and the resorts around Mombasa are the most popular places.
Kenya is fortunate in having superb fishing almost all the year, but there are two very definite seasons, the yellow fin tuna season, which runs from August through the end of October, and the marlin season, which runs from December to mid March. Some of the most exhilarating and challenging deep sea fishing is available in the blue waters of Shimoni and there is a better chance of catching a striped marlin from the Pemba Channel than anywhere else in the world. Usually when the Kaskaz blows – the north east monsoon – the billfish arrive in great numbers.