Booked the 6am start to watch the sun rise and not to impact the whole day, which was awesome ! Boat and crew were also awesome, captain was very friendly and the boat is immaculate!
Unfortunately as it turns out,  August is NOT the time for fish . Captain did send a message saying only small fish at this time of year which was a very disappointing message to get 10 days before our trip but there’s small fish and then there’s tiny ones . Paid €500 for a private trip hoping the fisherman’s ’Small’ fish weren’t as small as mine but as it turns out they were very much smaller .
We supposedly tried trawling on lures for some bigger fish for an hour with no joy so we went back to what I can only describe as some sort of nursery where we dropped pea sized bate on kids rods and caught fish the size you might keep in a goldfish tank one after another as soon as the bate hit the bottom . Definitely not fishing . Bitterly disappointed for my 2 kids as I paid a lot of money for a very boring morning on what was supposed to be the highlight of our weeks trip to Cyprus 😔.
I don’t blame the captain as such he did warn me of small fish before we even left the uk but happily took the whole €500 even though I called it a wash out 45mins before our 4hrs was up as we’d gone back to trawling for nothing again ,the kids were bored and I was loosing the will to live !
A small gesture of maybe €50 off the full price would of softened the blow and might of stopped me writing a poor review but tbh I don’t want another family to spend what I did thinking they’d get good fishing in August so that’s why I write this review. Considering the pea sized bate was being cut up as we set off tells me the captain knew exactly what we’d be fishing for . Such a shame 😔

Booked a 3 hour afternoon fishing trip for my son and I. Socrates was great. Very easy to deal with. He warned us in advance that this is not the best time of day or season to catch big fish, but this is when we are here so let’s fish!

He moved around quite a bit and we caught a bunch of little fish. Fun trip and nice afternoon with my son. Socrates is a great captain. Very attentive.

The weather was lovely. The boat was well equipped and clean. Me & husband were first time on sea fishing, but we got clear instructions and catched some fishes. Some of them we were allowed to take away.

This is our 4th trip with Socrates and we always have a great time. We’ve always come away catching lots of fish which is enjoyable for all involved. My son (8) caught 7/8 on his own and the first within the first minute of casting!

Will definitely book again. Thank you Socrates.

Stav and James (London)

Socrates was genuinely a really nice experienced skipper.
Many years of experience in these waters. Woke us all up with a refreshing coffee and breakfast sandwiches as we prepared to catch a load of beautifully coloured fish. Never heard of a Nicholas.But we had a few. Wrasse. Mouse fish. Loads of puffer fish.Perch to name but a few.
Love to come over when the water temperature goes up August/September and have a few steady tuna.
Bit too early yet. I’m Posotive this guy and his crew will know all the marks for a blistering tuna trip.Socrates is one switched on guy.
Tight Lines Guys.
NEIL Bannister-Smith Staffordshire.