IHi,  the fishing trip was a trolling one using special lures that attract fish while trolling.  I took the clients to the fishing grounds, first in a place where tuna migrates and used to be caught by old system nets like they do in Sicily.  These nets used to be in Mellieha Bay where the Tunnara used to be set up and many times we see tuna jumping out of the water.

With no luck in this area, we proceeded to the north west of the island of Gozo to the tuna and swordfish fishing grounds.  Infact we passed many fishing floats and long surface fishing lines for swordfish and tuna, but again no luck.

This not to mention that the clients tangled the lines several times as they were more interested in drinking wine than watching their fishing lines.  Inspite of telling them to hold the rods away from each other and use different lengths, they still tangled.

I do not know what they wanted to know about trolling which is just pulling the lines behind the boat and waiting for a hungry fish to get hooked as in this fishing there is no special experience needed.

I can understand their disappointment especially when one of them had gone on a fishing trip not in the Mediterranean but I believe in the Caribean which has much more fish than the Med. 

They can watch a video on Utube (big game fishing malta ) and they can see that we do catch fish but this depends on luck too.

I did my best to take them close to the island so that they could enjoy the scenery once we had given up.  I also took them to the Blue Lagoon and Crystal Lagoon round the island of Comino.

Nobody can guarantee any catch and this should be known by all customers, experienced or not.

so I did all I could do and I must admit that I was as disappointed as the clients.

IHi,  the fishing trip was a trolling one using special lures that attract fish while trolling.  I took the clients to the fishing grounds, first in a place where tuna migrates and used to be caught by old system nets like they do in Sicily.  These nets used to be in Mellieha Bay where the Tunnara used to be set up and many times we see tuna jumping out of the water. With no luck in this area, we proceeded to the north west of the island of Gozo to the tuna and swordfish... More

Dear Daniel,

Many thanks for your review.  Sure the open sea is not always calm and especially when you stop to fish on the bottom the boat will rock and roll even in calm waters.

Jamie told me that you still got some nice fish which you released again.  I am sorry to hear that you felt seasick but glad that the skipper did his best to help you out.

Many thanks again for coming on our boat and just an advise, if you are not so good at sea, try trolling, that is fishing with a long line behind the boat which does not stop but keeps going.  This way it is more probable that you do not get sea sick.

Wish you all the very best and thanks again.

Frankie

Dear Daniel, Many thanks for your review.  Sure the open sea is not always calm and especially when you stop to fish on the bottom the boat will rock and roll even in calm waters. Jamie told me that you still got some nice fish which you released again.  I am sorry to hear that you felt seasick but glad that the skipper did his best to help you out. Many thanks again for coming on our boat and just an advise, if you are not so good at sea, try trolling, that... More