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!

I’ve fished everywhere from cabo to phuket and I’d be happy woth this boat and crew any day of the week. communication was top notch prior to and after booking. Anytime a boat I choose has multiple trip options, I ask what is recommended. In this case, I was told we could play it by ear and make a choice based on current fishing, weather and instinct. I forget the name of the trip but they were all within 100 usd range so I didn’t pay too much attention to it. We caught a few tiny tuna, a barracuda, a beautiful sailfish and a nice wahoo. The boat is huge, the gear is solid, captain and mate were top notch. They even prepared a lunch on the boat that I would have been happy to receive in any restaurant. I will definitely return on my next trip to phuket

Captain and crew were great most professional crew i have fished with i would recomed fishing with this crew anytime thinking of doing another day with them cought black sail baracuda tuna and a few other species and the food on board was great could not recomed more highly