What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Chalong for the first time?

I would give them a 6 star rating if I could. That would be for the crew and the day my wife and I had. The process of booking and also having Captain Alexey organise a return hotel transfer was seamless. When we got to the boat it was ready to go. Captain Alexey handed us off to the two crew and away we went. We started with trolling and for the first 2 hours not much happened. The whole time the deckhand was constantly preparing bates, changing out lures and doing everything to put us onto a fish. First hookup was a nice Barracuda. We then continued trolling, which then put us onto tuna 16 in all. Then also got onto a nice mackerel. We then bottom fished for some reef cod before heading to an island for lunch. This is where the crew again shined, cooking fresh fish, also cutting up fresh tuna sashimi and providing an amazing lunch. Then back to trolling, in a short space of time, we hooked a sailfish, which I lost when it was leaping from the water. Within 40 minutes we had a double Sailfish hookup. The fish jumped over each other and the other line broke, I was able to catch my first ever Sailfish. Thank you to the crew, the boat was clean, had clean toilet facilities and the fishing gear was all well maintained.

Great trip! We booked for one days and caught a lot of tuna through trolling. We also had a good haul of grouper with bottom fishing, and jigging yielded some excellent catches as well. I'd like to particularly highlight that the top anglers were two 12-year-olds.

Beer is not included and due to Thai law is restricted to sale during specific times. If you want to drink beer on the boat, bring it yourself. The food is great and we were never hungry, but if you are particularly prone to snacking, consider bringing some along. Overall, definitely keep funthaisea on your list. The experience was genuinely incredible.

Just do your homework go down the day before and talk to Some boat owners and captains meet the crews. Make sure everyone is fluent into the language that you speak or additional language if you speak one. Also asked him about the options for different types of fishing if one particular style is not working out. Say you troll for four hours and don’t catch anything. Would you then be able to go reef fishing?

This was our first experience fishing in Chalong on a private booking for 3 best friends (although I had previously booked myself on several join-in trips), and there is no comparison! Expect more personal attention from the crew and more opportunity to catch fish on the private bookings, rather than sitting around waiting for your turn to take a pull whenever that rare "Fish on!" call is heard. Highly recommended for more serious anglers in a small fishing party, as well as for the first-timers!

You need to check the boat and crew match the reviews. We were disappointed. The crew had a great time fishing with all the best gear. We paid for a great day out for them. Not us.

Do not have high expectations when you book this trip. Bring sunblock, hat, long sleeves and sunglasses with you. Bring your own beer (water and soda is provided).

Make sure you know exactly what reel models you will be fishing with. Ask for pictures to see if the reels are full of line.

Enjoy the ride and don’t worry much about the outcome. You might catch big - you might not. That’s fishing - and life

You might catch big - you might not. That’s fishing - and life. Enjoy the ride and don’t worry too much about the outcome

It's a hit or miss so don't expect to catch every time you go fishing here. I fished back to back two trips and the first one was a bust. The second one was very successful.

It’s a hit or miss. If the weather is fishable you’ll catch. Conditions are hard to predict and change all the time.

Just don't set your expectations too high but we had a blast and caught over 30 fish all together. Just nothing big.

Would recommend fishing earlier in the year January,February and March according to the crew is the best time

Try to get face to face contact with charter co to fully explain trip, boats etc .

Bring SUN SCREEN. and Most importantly Good Vibes. Its not every day you get to fish in Phuket.

Go with this captain and crew you won't be disappointed if the fish are bitting you will catch

Definately a family trip with kids The bottom fishing was none stop and bery easy for

Be patient but know there’s looks of fish here. Know the seasons and conditions.

Rough sea in the morning, calm and flat in the afternoon. Shallow water avg 40m

Make sure about the weather for the selected day you want to go out on the sea if possible.