Overview
Fishing in Bentota is challenging fishing experience in Bentota and fishing in Bentota is tour simply make your own sea food in Bentota. Bentota fishing tours take place 5 NM away from the shore and trolling fishing in Bentota 4–5 hours.
North-East Monsoon Season (December–February) brings the more fish to Bentota coast. Fishing in Bentota best period is January–March period and possibility fishing that period over 90% but Bentota fishing season starts from November–April. Bentota has south coast sea food cuisines and you can celebrate with chilled beer cooking own fish.
Deep sea trolling fishing is the best way to do the fishing in Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka naturally blessed with warm water around the island. Sri Lanka is the one of best fishing spot in the world. You can do fishing throughout the year and fishing spots may vary because of the monsoon effects.
There are 4 monsoon changes in Sri Lanka and 2 major monsoon changes affect fishing in Sri Lanka.
First Inter Monsoon Season (March–April)
South-West Monsoon Season (May–September)
Second Inter Monsoon Season (October–November)
North-East Monsoon Season (December–February)
Fishing in Bentota
Bentota fishing tour in deep sea trolling fishing is taking place 5 - 15 NM away from the shore and it is 4 - 5 hrs trolling fishing tour in Bentota. There will be a local fishing guide, who has experience over 20 years and he will take you hop fishing spots based on his experience. If you are beginners, then he will teach you using the fishing rods and he will share some fishing techniques with you.
Possible Fish species
Yellow fin tuna
Barracuda
Seer
Giant trevally,
Queen Fish
Sailfish
Blue or Black Marlene
Tuna
Wahoo
Operational Details
Starting Point
Near the Bentota bridge (Boat house)
Starts At
Morning fishing tour starts at 6.30 a.m–10.30 a.m and evening fishing tour starts at 3 p.m–6.30 p.m
Note: we are highly recommending morning fishing session and possibility of fishing so high
Finishing Point
Near the Bentota bridge (Boat house)
Pick Up
Pickup from the hotel 1 hrs before starting the fishing tour
Duration
Between 4 - 5 hours
Included
Guide
Equipment
Encampment
Transport
Entrance
Food
Refreshment
Not Included
Drinks
Additional Details
Standard Local Fishing Boat Specification
- Local standard motor boat 15 – 19 ft length and 5 feet width boat.
- Boat engine capacity 25 H.p.
- Life Jackets available
- maximum capacity 2 pax per boat
Professional Fishing Boat Specification
35ft ft length and 9 ft width boat.
Centre cockpit
Toilets
6 pax capacity and at once can-do fishing 4 pax.
Life Jackets available
Recommendations
casual dress
Good sunscreen
Hat and sunglass
Rates Per-Person
Fishing trip on Standard Local Fishing Boat with Sri Lankan seafood lunch
Professional Fishing Boat and fishing trip with Sri Lankan seafood lunch
Grilled Supplement with Two beers
Tour Highlights
Private guided fishing tour (4 - 5 hrs)
Local sea food lunch at Boat house
Tour Locations
Payments and Cancellations
Payment policy
- Tour will confirm up on the payment.
- You may need to check the availability before making the payment.
Cancellation policy
- If you are going to cancel the activity before the 24 hours of the operation, take place, then we will not apply for any cancelation charge.
- If the activity cancels from My Ceylon Adventures (our) end because of unexpected weather condition effect then Fully refunded (100%) or you can book alternative activity instead of the refund.