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!

We wanted to cstch atleast something interesting but the crew did not help us mutch and didnt show us how to fish correctly. Theyr english is not the best but they could atleadt Show us a good technique and how it works. At the end they didnt even say goodbye and bottom fishing was maybe 2 hours and every 3 - 5 minutes they changed the spot. We catch nothing interesting

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!