Despite bumpy seas and the inevitable visitation of over board sea sickness we had a good day out on the Lady Diana.
The crew were very knowledgable and helpful and made sure we enjoyed the experience as best we could in the circumstances.
We caught a nice little haul of 2 Dorado (Mahi Mahi), 1 Mackerel and 9 yellow tail (salmon). Also we have ‘the one that got away’ story which would have been the biggest of the day.
Highly recommend this charter to anyone either experienced or not, and I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again…although I’ve asked the wife to never let out on the sea again.
Many thanks to Adil and his crew for an experience.

Boat Owner Adil met us at the hotel and took us to the boat. On Board skipper Michael and first mate Karl looked after us really well, thanks guys.

Even though it was the winter season the guys knew their stuff and the good marks. They soon found fish and we hooked up quickly. The fish came steadily over the day and we caught a good mixed bag of Dorado up to 20kg, Yellow Fin Tuna to 7kg and Bonito, also to 7kg. In addition we landed 2 small White Tip Sharks and one small Trevally. In total we landed 18 fish and lost 2 or 3 more. Altogether a great days fishing :)

I would definitely recommend Adil and his team on board the Lady Diana.

Phil

Saturday, April 21, 2018

Due to bad weather we made our fishing trip ready on Saturday instead of Sunday. The sea was very rough but we were in good spirits. We are fishing
4 mahi mahi and a very big wahoo (1.60 meters). Another big mahi mahi was lost.
Tuna was unfortunately not there on the day.

We were at sea for 10 hours instead of 12 hours because one of us was seasick. The waves were high and the wind strong
It was a difficult fishing but the crew was always there for us and very professional. Baits were changed many times to catch the fish.
Equipment was good so far. A roll broke during a drill.
The crew helped immediately and was always very attentive.

I would go fishing with the Diana and crew again because that’s real big game fishing. The ship is a bit older but perfectly fine and the skipper is a cool guy who knows exactly what he is doing.
I absolutely recommend the tour.
The owner of the ship, Adil Toorabally, is very friendly and helpful. He has advised us very well in all matters. He even gave us filets from a mahi mahi because we did not make the 12 hours of fishing.

Conclusion: I was very satisfied and hope that I can once again make a trip with the Diana.

Greetings to the crew and Adil,

Three of us went for a half day fishing trip we had two bites in the first hour (So only two of us catch something) but nothing after that so literally drove around for another 4 hours. While i understand that there are no guarantees with fishing it did not seem as though they had a back up strategy. We weren’t in it for the BIG fish catch which we told them, we just wanted a great day out deep sea fishing. I have been on other charters where after two hours the captain could see that trolling wasn’t working gave us fishing rods so we could bottom fish changed a very boring fishing trip into a fun filled day.
The crew was friendly and boat and equipment more than adequate but my suggestion would be to speak to your clients see what their expectations are and be prepared for a strategy change. I would still recommend this carter to the fishmen that only wants to troll which is why i still gave them a 4 star.

Before trip communication: Excellent, Mr. Adil made sure all our questions and concerns could be answered and considered.
Boat: Obviously built for the job, plenty of space and shade.
Crew: The champions at all! It appeared they keenly compeated with other boats being out this day, for the biggest catch-as you may imagine, we finished as the winners.

Fishing tackle: Serious approach, heavy quality gear, new sharp hooks and plenty of different lures (size and colors) were fished. The crew didn‘t get tired to change and try.

Kids: No problem at all to bring your kids, as said before there is spacious and comfortable cabin, crew is very friendly and made our boy land his first Bonito.

Catch policy: As usual the fish belongs to the boat. Nevertheless we could take a good size bonito with us.

After trip communication: Excellent! It appeared the cought fish had worms and had to be dumped,Mr. Adil was so nice to offer another one the following day.