Our goal with the game fish trip was to get into the big ones, ideally a sailfish, with more quality than quantity. The all-Thai crew led by Capt Dan worked hard and were terrific. They fixed an amazing lunch, especially considering the tiny galley. The boat and equipment were in excellent shape and the crew efficient in getting everything set up. By midafternoon we landed a very nice sailfish and more were jumping in the area. Captain Alexey was very responsive to my queries and the trip ran on time with a solid eight hours of fishing.

We were a party of 6, 3 adults and 3 kids. Crews (2 Thais) were kind and professional. We did trolling with 5 different rods, and got 5 bonitos in the going and one Mahi-mahi in the returning. In the returning, we hit a marlin tuna seeing its fin coming up above the water, while unfortunately it bit the bite off and gone. We also did bottom fishing, getting more than 20 groupas and various other fishes. For lunch, we anchored offshore of the island and had sashimi and fries of fishes we caught. We could dive into the sea from the vessel. Totally enjoyed from the morning till evening. Recommended!

After having mixed outcomes from various join-in Phuket fishing trips taken in the past year and then experiencing an excellent outing on another private booking from a different tour operator, I wasn’t sure what to expect as we steamed out from Chalong pier towards the Racha Islands.  Boy, were we pleasantly surprised when this outstanding full day of fishing with Beluga Fishing Tours exceeded all expectations!

I don’t know what could’ve made this reasonably priced private charter any better (other than maybe getting it for free, along with dancing girls?  LOL!), as all aspects of what makes for an enjoyable, hassle-free trip were easily met.  Pre-arranged hotel pickup was on time; personal attention from the boat crew (of course there were only 2 of us that day); conscientious, hard-working skipper & guide who put us right in the midst of school after school of tuna; delicious lunch prepared onboard; and timely return to port as the sea kicked up in the mid-afternoon.

We must’ve had 2½ to 3 hours of nonstop action as we were pulling in fish left & right, often with doubles and triples on the line – and twice nailed quads!  At day’s end our final count totaled 46 tunas, including skipjacks, blackfins and yellowfins.  Thank you, Capt. Alexei for delivering a fun, memorable adventure!

Although we didn’t end up with Alexei as our captain we couldn’t have been happier with the captain and mate on this trip. Hassan and Ali were great. There were some language barriers but Google translate to care of that. We trolled and bottom fished and caught more than 30 fish. Nothing big but that’s fishing. The lunch were were served was incredible!