KENYA SPORTFISHING GROUP EXPEDITION —
LAMU ISLAND GROUP II · NOV 2025

The second group of November arrived ready. This Kenya sportfishing group expedition was built around technical jigging — slow and fast — reading the structure and varying the presentation until the fish committed. And the fish, unlike the week before, were ready to commit.

What followed over three days was the kind of week that justifies the entire operation. This Lamu Island group fishing trip produced more than thirty fish to the boat — not thirty bites, thirty fish. Species after species, angler after angler, the Lamu offshore banks produced a catalogue that covered everything this coastline is capable of.

The technical focus of this Kenya sportfishing group expedition was the jig at every depth. Slow jigging for the deep structure species — spot grouper, emperor, jobfish — and Kenya GT jigging November sessions on the banks when the current ran hard and the fish moved up.

Spot groupers above 10 kilograms came up from the deep. Emperor fish of serious proportions followed. Jobfish, barracuda, a variety of reef species that made every session different from the last. This Lamu Island jigging report covers the full picture — not just the headline fish, but the consistent, technical fishing that produced results throughout every day of the week.

One session defined the entire week. The GT were active across the bank — not a slow build, not isolated takes, but a sustained feed that kept every rod on the boat bent for hours.

Six Giant Trevally above 20 kilograms landed in a single session. All on the jig, all fought properly, all released. The kind of numbers that make experienced anglers put down their rods and take a moment to register what just happened. This was Kenya GT jigging at its best — the species, the technique and the location all performing together without compromise.

Beyond the GT sessions, the variety this week produced was remarkable. Spot grouper above 10 kilograms on the slow jig, emperor fish of significant size, jobfish that lit up the deeper structure, and reef species that kept every angler engaged between the headline moments.

The tuna added another layer. Yellowfin came to the popper on the offshore banks — a change of pace after days on the jig. And one sailfish showed long enough to remind everyone that this water holds everything, before disappearing back into the blue.

The cherry on top came from José. A GT took his jig deep — a fish that immediately communicated, through the rod and the reel and the line angle, that it was in a different weight class. What followed was not a fight but a chase: more than two nautical miles of boat work, following the fish as it ran, holding pressure, refusing to give ground.

Eventually, exhausted on both sides, the fish came to the surface. This is the defining Kenya 55kg GT jigging moment of the expedition — the biggest GT Sparidae has landed in Kenya. Two miles. One fish. Worth every metre.