Information GT popping and Jigging in Sri Lanka

[Gamefishing Asia]

A lot of you must have heard some whisperings about good fishing happening in Sri Lanka so we are going to get the ball rolling with some information first, have a good read people 

GAMEFISHING ASIA FISHING ADVENTURES AT SRI LANKA

SRI LANKA

Situated to the south of India and extending into the Indian ocean where the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal meet, this island nation with thousands of years of history has a varied landscape of tropical beaches, cool hill country with tea gardens, wetlands, lagoons and estuaries. Being close to the continental shelf means it has deep drop offs with big fish and plenty of natural flora and fauna. This undiscovered gem is our newest destination for any form of saltwater angling.

We fish in the South of Sri Lanka and base ourselves out of Krinda just a few minutes away from the famous Yala National Park. The oceanic up-welling bringing a continuous supply of nutrition rich oxygenated water means one thing....spectacular fishing!

FISHING

Huge Giant Trevally, dog tooth tunas, black and blue marlin, large sailfish, big groupers and sharks are all found on the reefs and drop offs of the southern coastline of Sri Lanka. Best known for explosive surface action with heavy chugging poppers and high octane vertical jigging, the Giant Trevally and Dog-tooth tuna are known to win more battles than the angler as you fish the reef edges and jagged drop offs.

Heavy tackle popping and jigging, trolling, live and dead baiting are some of the highly addictive fishing styles we employ.

Popping and Jigging rods and some lures are available for hire

Get the tackle list here
http://www.gamefishingasia.com/tackle.pdf

View the season and species guide here
http://www.gamefishingasia.com/season.pdf

ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS

On arrival at Colombo you will be met and taken to one of the two options for accommodation we have or just make your own stay arrangements.

Hotel Elephant Reach

It is situated just a 10 minutes drive away from the jetty. It has rooms as well as independent chalets all air conditioned with attached baths, continental buffet meal or a set menu.
This option is ideal for couples travelling together or anglers with partners who would like to also enjoy the numerous other options that make Sri Lanka a fabulous all round holiday destination.

Open House/ Guest House

The other is an open house concept with attached baths a barbeque area and an on call attendant & cook  to see that  all your needs are well taken care of. There is no air conditioning but it is naturally ventilated along with electric fans and is very comfortable for upto 8 anglers at a time.

BOATS

28 ft Centre Console Citrus 1
A customized Vicksund, powered by a 200hp Yamaha 2 Stroke outboard engine and a 40 hp kicker backup engine. It gives us a comfortable +20 knot cruise. Its been chosen as the ideal fast gamefishing vessel to fish the South and East coasts of Sri Lanka from Krinda and Tricomalee.
It can carry 3 anglers plus 2 crew.We have a range of latest quality tackle from 20lb-100lb all suited to the stand up style of big game fish fighting especially popping and jigging.
 With a  large open deck and all gamefishing options fitted, this is a fantastic platform for popper casting and jigging as well as trolling and baiting.
It features state of the art GPS plotter, VHF and sounder. We have a 2KW sounder capable of finding the deep underwater canyons down to 200+ meters.

31 ft Centre Console Rampageous

This is a purpose built Popping platform, powered by a pair of 200hp Yamaha outboard engines, giving a comfortable +20 knot cruise. The boat has been purpose built as a fast game-fishing vessel.
It can carry 4 anglers plus 2 crew. We have a range of the latest quality tackle on board.
The spacious and user friendly layout along with state of the art electronics make it one of the fastest and most capable popping, jigging and game-fishing platforms and of course, it's unique hull provides the smoothest ride of any boat in its class.
It is equipped with a state of the art GPS plotter, VHF and 2Kw sounder of 200+ meters range.

Pictures for this boat will be up in a week she is ready and final engine fittings are being carried out she is similar to our "37 ft Rampage" from the Andaman Islands but a bit smaller http://www.gamefishingasia.com/inboats.html

Prices & PackagesPackages include:
   1. All accommodation from arrival to departure from Sri Lanka
   2. All meals as per the provided itinerary
   3. All fishing and boat hire charges.
   4. All transfers from arrival in Sri Lanka except additional sightseeing

Packages exclude:
   1. Airfares both international and domestic.
   2. Personal expenses such as table drinks, rooms services items, laundry, telephone calls, tips, portage at Guest Houses or airport etc.
   3. Any additional expenses caused by or liability for disturbance in trip program due to circumstances, weather conditions, sickness, natural disasters, riots etc.
   4. Liability for or insurance against injury, loss of life, accidents or loss of goods.
   5. Travel Insurance

FISHING SEASONS

The season in the South of Sri Lanka is from September to November and January to April.

On the East coast from Trincomalee we will be fishing from mid May to the end of August.

Next we will start putting out reports from our exploratory trips around Sri Lanka


Tight lines till next time.

Darran & Akshay