Joanna James
The thing about deep sea fishing is that in reality, it is not as difficult as you would assume it to be. You can go out in a boat with a well-experienced crew and learn how to catch fish and make a few catches all in a day. Here's everything you need to know about deep-sea fishing.
Mirissa is one of the more popular places where you can find plenty of deep-sea fishing tours to go out on. These tours maybe half a day or a full day long and added benefits will be available if you would like to request them. You can also take your children out with you when you go fishing.
Sri Lanka is well known for its abundance of marine life and game fish are part of this multitude. Fishing in the unspoiled reaches of the Mirissa sea, you will be able to catch Barracuda, Tuna, Indian Mackarel, Seerfish, Trevally and Marlin among others.
Professional fishing boats for deep-sea fishing are usually a 34 ft inboard Isuzu diesel engine. The boat is customised to suit the requirements of deep-sea fishing with rod holders, a sunroof, GPS, life vests, seating and a portable toilet for guests to use as well as emergency rations. If you would like you can request for lunch or breakfast on board. The minimum crew will be about 2 persons; the assistance and the Captain, one or both of whom will be able to carry out a conversation in English. They are well trained and will have a lot of experience in navigating the seas.
Professional equipment required for fishing will be made available according to the International Game Fish Association or IGFA. These will include lines, reels, rods, lures, bites, live bait, harnesses and fighting belts.
The programmes are available on various tour groups and you can speak to your local hotel the likes of Sri Sharavi Beach Villas & Spa if you'd like them to find you more information. They will have a better understanding of what tours are available during which seasons in the local areas.
Some of the more common tours are the Morning Tours, Afternoon Game Tours and Full Day or Night Fishing Tours. They can begin as early as 4 am and afternoon tours at around 3 pm and are usually available for you to join. Whereas with night fishing tours and full-day tours you will have to contact the tour agency and make earlier arrangements. If you are staying in one of the villas in Mirissa getting up early for some early fishing is the ideal.
As with other tours, you should inform your hotel before you set off and visit local websites to check and see what sort of tours are available and at what prices. You can request your hotel to help you catalogue some tours and pick one that is most suited for you. You can also bring children along on these tours.
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