3 options for fishing charter in Phuket — real operator prices, routes and guest reviews, all in one place.
Fishing off Phuket is sold by the boat, not by the seat, and the cheapest whole hull is ฿15,900 for one to four anglers — a nine-and-a-half-hour day out of Chalong with trolling to Racha Yai, lunch at anchor and bottom fishing in the afternoon; tackle, transfers and lunch are included.
The evening has its own boat: ฿18,000 takes the 17-metre Big Tuna whole from 18:00 to midnight, up to eleven guests, with gear, bait, ice, insurance, dinner and soft drinks inside. Fishing runs year-round, with November the month of greatest variety.
The rest of the hulls, by party size:
Phuket fishing charter to Racha Island — trolling on the way out, bottom fishing over the reefs, the catch cooked on board. From ฿29,000 per boat (up to 10 anglers; about ฿2,900 each with a full boat), a nine-hour day, meeting at Ao Chalong Pier at 08:00.
A whole Thai fishing cruiser to yourselves for the day: trolling out to Racha Yai, lunch at anchor in a bay, bottom fishing for grouper and snapper in the afternoon. ฿15,900 per boat for one to four anglers, ฿16,900 for five to eight, ฿19,000 for nine to twelve. Tackle, transfers and lunch included; Chalong pier at 08:30–09:00, back by 17:00.
Bottom fishing and jigging by lamplight between Coral Island and Racha Yai, on the operator's own 17-metre boat Big Tuna. ฿18,000 for the whole boat, up to eleven guests, from 18:00 to midnight. Gear, bait, ice, insurance, dinner and soft drinks are included, and the crew prepare sashimi from what you catch.
| Tour | Duration | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phuket Fishing Charter to Racha Island — Private Boat, Tackle Included | 9h | up to 15 guests | ฿29,000 per boat |
| Budget Private Fishing Charter to Racha Yai — Whole Boat from ฿15,900 | 9h 30min | up to 12 guests | ฿15,900 per boat |
| Phuket Night Fishing Charter — Private Boat, 18:00 to Midnight | 6h | up to 11 guests | ฿18,000 per boat |
Operators: Nikorn Marine · Phuket Fishing Charters · Sabai Tour
Great day spent fishing on one of the budget boats. The crew knew what to do and where to find fish. We had some slow patches, but that is what happens when trolling. Highlight of the day was the lunch they cooked on the boat — they used the fish we had caught that day and made sashimi, fish soup and fried fish. Awesome meal.
I enjoyed a great day on the water. Well organised, from hotel pickup to drop-off. The fish we caught were cooked on the boat for our lunch. We moored at an island for lunch with time allowed for a cooling swim. The skipper and his team were very helpful. I would definitely do this trip again.
Great trip. We booked for two 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 would particularly highlight that the top anglers were two twelve-year-olds.
After seeing all the big fish caught by happy faces on their website I booked two separate days with them, one at Racha Yai and one at Racha Noi. They did not disappoint. Fishing is seasonal and luck, but the experienced crew knew where to put us on the spots. The first day out it was only two of us with the captain and he did everything, including cooking our catch.
The Racha Island fishing boat is a private charter: ฿29,000 buys the whole boat for up to ten anglers, ฿35,000 per boat for 11 to 15. Split across a full boat that is about ฿2,900 a head — which is why a family or a group of friends fishes cheapest, and why a couple pays the boat price rather than a per-person fare.
Rods, tackle, life jackets, lunch, fruit, soft drinks and snorkel gear are all inside the price. The cheaper way in is the Racha Yai cruiser at ฿15,900 for one to four anglers, and the evening one is the Big Tuna night charter at ฿18,000 for the whole boat.
Check-in is at 08:00 at the Nikorn Marine office on Ao Chalong Pier, the boat leaves at 08:30 and is back by 17:00 — about nine hours.
You troll on the way out to Racha Yai, drop for bottom fishing with rod or hand line, then anchor around 13:00 for a buffet lunch and a swim before trolling back. Whatever you land can be cooked on board.
The boat leaves from Ao Chalong Pier in the south, and how far that is depends on your beach. The road transfer is not included and a local guide is not either — ask what the drive will cost when you book. Everything on the water is already covered: boat, crew, all the fishing equipment, lunch and drinks.
| From | Drive to the pier, minutes |
|---|---|
| Kata | about 12 |
| Phuket Town | 25 |
| Patong | 30 |
| Kamala, north-west | 48 |
Fishing runs all year round off Phuket; the operator names November as the month with the greatest variety of fish. There is no closed season for Andaman fishing, so any month works — November simply widens what you might catch.
Shared join-on trips exist on the Phuket market from about ฿2,300–3,500 per person, where you share a boat with other anglers.
Be honest with the maths: on the ฿29,000 boat a private day matches a shared seat per head only when it is full (฿2,900 at ten anglers), and a group of four pays about ฿7,250 each — more than a shared seat, not less.
The budget cruiser moves that line: ฿16,900 split by eight is about ฿2,113 each, below the shared market floor, while ฿15,900 split by four is ฿3,975. Above those numbers you pay more because you buy the whole boat — your route, your pace, no strangers — not a cheaper seat.
Fishing is one way to spend a day at sea from Phuket. There are also island tours to Phi Phi, James Bond, Coral and Racha; for the reefs there is diving, and for riding your own machine, jet ski tours.
Important
open-sea fishing is the first trip to stand down in bad weather — ask about the operator’s terms when you book, because a cancellation for conditions means a new date or a refund.
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