After being picked up at our hotel by Artef the captain we arrived safely to the boat. We set sail and started trolling straight away and had our first take but we lost the fish. We continued trolling and had another take that resulted in a small dorado. This was then cooked for lunch and was very nice. We then did some jigging and caught a variety of reef fish to use as bait. A bit more trolling and then it was time to catch some calamari. We were set up with electric reels and fished in 750M of water and caught large squid up to around 7 kg. Again the skipper cooked the calamari for us to eat. We had a great day and would not hesitate to go again when in Egypt.

My wife, brother-in-law, nephew and I had the great pleasure to be guests of captain Atef and his cool crew at the end of April.
The trip started at 8 o’clock from Makadi Bay with no wind and 30 degrees already. On the way to the first spot, captain Atef explained the plan for the day and prepared the rods.
After about half an hour we arrived at spot #1 and we did some jigging in about 20-30m of depth. Luckily the wind picked up a little and we could do 2-3 drifts, on which we each caught our first fish (coral trout, grouper, snappers). But due to the hot temperature and lots of jellyfish captain Atef wasn’t really happy with the catch so on to the next spot.
Spot #2 was at about 80m of depth and we did some deep jigging. But heavy lures (200-250g) and the rising heat (38 degrees) already took it’s toll on us Middle European freshwater anglers, so we kept this stop rather short to have our previously caught fish for lunch (very tasty!) and a snorkeling break to cool off a bit.
Due to our “unlucky” first stops captain Atef asked us if we would like to try some deep sea fishing for squid with electric reels. We happily accepted and off to spot #3 we went.
In the middle of nowhere we stopped and Atef and his crew prepared the squid lures. It was so amazing - the lures went down (which took forever) and at a depth of about 650m we hooked some squid out of nowhere. Reeling them up took even longer, maybe 15-20 minutes - quite an eternity for perch anglers 😉. We caught 5 squid in total - what an experience, so cool!
On the way back to the pier we did some trolling and hooked a skipjack tuna for a perfect ending of a hot day on Hottuna on the Red Sea.
Thank you captain Atef and crew! You really took good care of us and introduced us to new world of fishing. Hope to go fishing with you again in the future!

I was delighted to make this trip out with a friend of mine with the hope of getting a few runs, Yellowfin, Skipjack, Dogtooth were the target primarily and maybe the outside chance of a Sailfish (a bit early for them). We had a blast with 6 runs 2x Skipjacks, 1x 20kg Yellowfin Tuna to the boat between us, also I lost a very big DogTooth Tuna which gave me the middle finger and went hell for leather! Runs I’ve never experienced in my 30 years of angling, electric beyond comprehension!

Atef is very clearly knowledgeable and knows exactly what is possible and what is not, I can’t recommend him highly enough and if I find myself back out on the Red Sea coast I’ll certainly try to get back out there with him.

You won’t be disappointed. However, this is angling and it won’t always go to plan!

Thanks guys for the memories 💪

I am an experienced angler from England and this is my second time with Captain Atef and his crew. Honestly this guy is an expert professional - I have fished on charter boats in the UK, Barbados, Cuba (many times) and other places and nothing beats Captain Atef’s trips. I have hooked Sailfish, Yellowfin, Dogtooth, Skipjack and Barracuda with Atef so far. He looks after you like you are family whilst providing the best fishing he possibly can with his genius tactics. This is the best value charter fishing I have genuinely had anywhere in the world and I have already bookedany more trips with him! I can’t wait for the next one!

Managed to arrange a group of solo anglers through Facebook- so if you’re thinking of going but don’t want full boat cost give it a try!
The boat and the crew were great with everything. Rods are quickly set up and within first couple of hours 3 fish on board, had a slower spell when captain and crew worked non stop changing and trying different lures.
Lovely lunch stop were able to snorkel on a great reef and try some spinning. Fresh barracuda was lovely.
Afternoon then continued with effort and rewarded with some late tuna!
If you’re thinking of going I’m
Sure you won’t be disappointed with Hot Tuna!