Whale-Watching with a difference...

Would you like to experience the whales and dolphins of the Mediterranean off the Ligurian coast at close range? Nevertheless, you would like not to be caught up with many people on one boat, but rather to have this special experience individually? You can have this wonderful experience on Marco’s, Enrico’s and Luca’s boat from April to November! Decide for yourself whether to fish, to sit idlly in the sun or take a bath in the sea. Depending on the arrangement you can set off from Imperia, Alassio or Diano Marina. The tour starts at 8.30 a.m. and lasts till 6 p.m. in the early evening. Apart from lots of expert information, you will also be pampered on the way with a small Ligurian snack in between, as well as a delicious meal for lunch and the traditional Aperitivo. Drinks are of course free on boat.

The boat costs inclusive of the crew €900 for the whole day. Up to 6 persons can find space on the Proteus. Half day trips can of course also be booked – even here one can watch the dolphins very well. These last either from 7.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. or from 2.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. and cost €450 inclusive of the crew. Marco, Enrico and Luca also speak English and French besides Italian

Kontakt: www.pescainliguria.com
Marco 0039335 12 43 554 (marco@pescainliguria.com)
Luca 0039349 47 68 275 (luca@pescainliguria.com)
Enrico 0039 393 33 41 972 (enrico@pescainliguria.com)

Fishing trips to Corsica and to Côte d’Azur

Daily trips by boat from Imperia (Porto Maurizio), Alassio and Diano Marina. Daily trips by boat

The daily trips are possible on every weekday after consultation. You can set off with the crew from Alassio, Imperia (Porto Maurizio) and Diano Marina.

The duration varies according to the fishing techniques. Normally one sets off early in the morning for fishing on the coast or fishing with live baits, and returns at noon. For high-sea fishing, one sets off in the morning and returns in the evening. Half-day trips can also be organized on request.

The price is calculated depending on the fishing technique, number of participants as well as the required boat (including diesel, equipment). Breakfast, a good lunch and fresh drinks await you free on board. Upon request, even fishing trips lasting several days with overnight accommodation on the boat (4-6 people) or a weekend special are possible.

Fishing techniques

Fishing with live baits

After catching them live (cuttlefish, sepia, horse mackerel, garfishes), one uses them as baits. You then move into the area where there are dentexes, giltheads, groupers and lecce. There you fish with an extra lead weight or according to the Downigger technique. You set off one hour before sunrise and come back at noon; one can also set off in the early afternoon and return after sunset (half-day trip).

Fishing along the coast

You go on the search for dolphin fish, bonitos, tuna fish and big mackerels. The best time for this is from the beginning of May to the end of November. We recommend you a half day trip for this.

High-sea fishing

You go out to the open sea; the distances vary depending on course of the pelagic species from 5 mg to 30/40 mg. After you have cast 10 to 12 fishing rods with different baits like Kona, Rapala or feathers which are suitable particularly for the fishing of middle and big fish like red tuna, dolphin fish, Marlin and white tuna, we enjoy the quiet on the sea and wait. The fishing is done according to the relative agreement between size and weight of the fish (for tuna fish one acts according to the principle of catch & release). One usually sails out early in the morning and returns in the late afternoon. But half day trips are also possible. During such trips one catches mainly red tuna.

Deep-sea fishing

During deep-sea fishing one fishes at a depth of between 200 and 600 m. The catch is mainly big Augen, hake, groupers, big and small knife fish.

Vertical Jigging, Kabura, Inchiku and deep Jigging

You go on the search for dentexes, amberjacks, bonitos and others. You will find these mainly at isolated rocks, lashes and old shipping wrecks in approx. 20 to 100 m depth. On request we can also use the vertical jigging in the depths for knife fish, hake and grouper (deep Jigging). Since 2009 they use the Kabura fishing technique for catching Augen in a depth of 100-120 m.

Fishing in the night for cuttlefish and calamari

This fishing tour is something quite special and is interesting for all those who would like to experience something extraordinary. We leave the port before sundown and will meet cuttlefish and calamari after a short while. These are caught with the hand fishing rod or with the fishing rod. Whoever wishes can have the latest Tataki technology from Japan shown to him by us.

Fishing trips to Corsica and to Côte d’Azur

On request we also undertake fishing trips lasting several days to the northern side of Corsica or to the banks of Saint Tropez and the Porquerolles islands located before it.

Fishing with long cords

We also organize special fishing tours with long cords (according to the local regulations) into deep waters and along the coast. Giltheads, hens, knife fish and hakes, are usually the catch here. Upon request, we can organize the fishing trip in such a way that we plan the tour according to particular fish types.

Under-water fishing

Experienced divers can accompany you, on request, for spear-fishing. In a depth of 10 -40 m you will meet primarily sea breams, drum fish, conger, moray eels and lobsters. Dentexes and amberjacks are also possible.

Different fishing courses:

5-day course "Sport fishing" (at least 2 participants, max. 4 ) price €750/person (incl. boat, equipment, meals)

2-day Vertical-Jigging-Kabura-Inchiku course (max. 3 participants) price €250/person (incl., boat, equipment, meals)

2 times ½ day course "Fishing with live baits" (max. 4 participants) price €120/person (incl. boat, equipment).

Kontakt: www.pescainliguria.com
Marco 0039335 12 43 554 (marco@pescainliguria.com)
Luca 0039349 47 68 275 (luca@pescainliguria.com)
Enrico 0039 393 33 41 972 (enrico@pescainliguria.com)

There are also boat excursion which start and end at the habour of Diano Marina (1st June - 30th September)