Side Fishing Tour: What to Bring for a Morning at Sea
Packing for a fishing morning is mostly about the sun, the cash and a little food. The rods, the lines and the bait are already on the boat.
Short answer
Bring a hat, sunglasses, sun cream and a camera, any food, snacks or drinks you want, since none is included, and cash for the €5 sea fee per person, which is paid on the boat. You do not need to bring rods, lines or bait: they are supplied. A rod of your own may come along, though none is required.
The short list
- A hat that stays on in a breeze.
- Sunglasses.
- Sun cream, put on before pickup and packed for later.
- A camera or a phone with space for photographs.
- Your own food, snacks and drinks: none is included.
- Cash for the sea fee: €5 for each person on your booking.
- The fare in euros, since it is paid on the day and not online.
Everything on this list fits in one small bag. You will be glad of a bag that does not mind a splash.
Sun protection
The morning is spent out on the open deck, and the sea throws light back at you as well as the sky does. A hat, sunglasses and sun cream are the three things the trip itself suggests you bring, and none of them can be bought once you are aboard.
Put the first layer of sun cream on at the hotel before your pickup. It is easier there than on a moving deck with bait on your fingers.
Food and drink
No food is included on board, so pack whatever you will want to eat between 07:00 and 12:30. That is a light start, not lunch, and lunch is not part of the trip. If you know you get hungry mid-morning, bring something.
Your own snacks and drinks are welcome on board. The boat sells cold drinks as well, so a little extra cash covers that if you would rather not carry them. For more on food, see our guide to eating on the fishing morning.
Cash for the sea fee
Every guest pays a €5 sea fee, in cash, on the boat. It is not in the total you see when you book, and your ticket shows it as the balance due on the day. Count the people on your booking and bring that many times €5 in notes or coins, in euros.
The reasons it is handled separately are in our sea fee guide.
What you do not need to bring
Rods, lines and fresh bait are supplied for everyone, and the captain shows you how to use them. You do not need any fishing experience or equipment of your own. If you own a rod you like and want to use it, bring it; nobody will mind, and nothing about the trip depends on it. Our page on rods, tackle and bait describes what is provided.
What to leave at the hotel
Anything you would hate to see go over the side: jewellery you are fond of, a watch you treasure, a wallet fuller than the morning requires. A fishing deck is a practical place, with bait, lines and the odd fish moving about, so wear clothes you do not mind getting a little dirty and shoes with a grip.
If you are booking for a child, bring whatever that child needs for a morning out, from a snack to a spare top. Every guest, whatever their age, pays the same fare on the shared deep sea fishing morning: €45 per person, plus the €5 sea fee in cash on the boat.