Destinations

DAY CHARTER
9.00 am – 6.00 pm.

Good fishing can start as close as ten miles from Chalong Bay where the boat is kept.

The islands of Racha Yai and Racha Noi offer some of the best fishing to be had on a day charter. Sailfish roam the islands and during the afternoons the action can be quite spectacular with multiple hook-ups possible on this the most graceful and acrobatic of all the billfish.

RACHA YAI

Without doubt over the course of a year this island produces more sailfish strikes than any other mainly because most people head straight there. The islands hold a good bait population and often sailfish can be seen with schools of small tuna attacking the balls of bait. Free jumping sailfish are so common that sometimes it's hard to know which way to look. Often during the Phuket International Sportfishing Classic held each November the competitors come in after each days fishing with stories of how many sailfish they have seen. Livebait and belly-strips with teasers seem to be the most productive methods. Often King Mackerel and Wahoo can be a nuisance biting the livebaits in half.

Dolphin fish of a good size are another good sporting fish that often take the baits intended for sails. If it's a Sailfish your after this should be your choice destination. The island is only a one hour run aboard REEL HOOKER which gives you more fishing time during the early evening when the fishing is at it's best which the slower boats miss out on.

RACHA NOI

Before reaching the island there is a very large coral reef known locally as Tan Kram where on the right phase of the moon shoals of Giant Trevally can be seen crashing bait schools. This sight gets my adrenaline going into top gear.Casting poppers into the shoal of often several hundred fish as big as 30 kg can be an experience you will never forget. Once hooked on light spinning outfits these fish are the toughest pound per pound fish that swim in the sea. Several other pelagic species also hang around the reef including Black Marlin.

On the east side of the island is where I have caught my biggest sailfish 65 kg during a fantastic run of large sailfish Dec 2000 and Jan-Feb 2001.No one was fishing for them there before so they had gone untouched. I will target them again this season.

This side of the island often produces several Wahoo during June- Feb.
As you reach the top of the island you look out into an area that looks like it holds fish.

Three underwater reefs provide up-swellings and currents that make big fish feed around this area.

Several large Black Marlin have been landed here including my second largest of 200 kgs which took 3 hours 25 mins and a tough 133 kgs fish which took 4 hours 45 mins to land on 30 lb stand-up by Kam Ka Ng from Singapore. (A very worthy capture).

Wahoo patrol these reefs as if they own them and during the full moon period several fish can be caught often of a good size.
Giant Trevally shoal on these reefs and again the action can be fantastic. Quite often sharks are seen amongst the Trevally shoals here.
For good all around action RACHA NOI should be your choice of destination.

THE DROP OFF

Roughly 25 miles out from Phuket lies the Continental shelf. Although not a very steep drop compared to other areas the drop off still holds some good fish. Black Marlin hang around the shoals of tuna and can be caught using lures or live baits.
Some nice school size yellow fin tuna up to 15 kg can also be caught along with Wahoo, Dolphin Fish, Barracuda and even the odd Sailfish.

All DAY CHARTERS include lunch, soft drink, water, equipment and bait.

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