Shared, Private or Big Game Fishing in Side: Which to Choose
Three ways onto the water with a rod, and they differ more in what we can tell you in advance than in the fishing itself. Here they are side by side, with the gaps left as gaps.
Short answer
Choose the shared morning for a fixed, fully described trip at €45 per person: the boat out from 07:00 to 12:30, at most 12 guests. Choose the private boat at €650 per person if you want nobody but your party aboard and are happy to agree the details after booking. Choose big game fishing if you have something particular in mind and want a quote. Every trip adds the €5 sea fee per person in cash on the boat.
The three trips compared
| Shared morning | Private boat | Big game |
|---|---|---|
| Fare: €45 per person, every age | Fare: €650 per person, every age | Fare: on request, quoted after enquiry |
| Sea fee: €5 per person, cash on the boat | Sea fee: €5 per person, cash on the boat | Sea fee: €5 per person, cash on the boat |
| Who is aboard: other guests, at most 12 in all | Who is aboard: your party alone | Who is aboard: not published, we confirm it |
| Length: 5.5 hours on the boat | Length: not published, we confirm it | Length: not published, we confirm it |
| Times: boat 07:00 to 12:30 | Times: agreed with you on WhatsApp | Times: part of our reply to your enquiry |
| Hotel transfer: included | Hotel transfer: not published, we confirm it | Hotel transfer: not published, we confirm it |
| Gear: rods, lines and fresh bait supplied | Gear: not published, we confirm it | Gear: not published, we confirm it |
| Food: none included, bring your own | Food: not published, we confirm it | Food: not published, we confirm it |
| How to book: online or WhatsApp, from tomorrow | How to book: online form, then WhatsApp | How to book: enquiry on WhatsApp or the form |
Where a cell says 'not published', it means exactly that. We would rather leave a gap than fill it with a guess.
The shared morning: the known quantity
This is the trip we can describe from start to finish. Pickup is from your hotel by air-conditioned vehicle, with the precise minute sent the evening before, and the boat heads out at 07:00. At anchor, rods and bait go round, and the captain demonstrates baiting, casting and winding in. The boat is back at 12:30.
It suits first-timers, families, couples on a budget and anyone who likes to know the plan. Its limit is that you share the boat. Read how the morning runs for the detail, or go straight to the shared deep sea fishing morning.
The private boat: your party, your arrangement
The private trip gives you the boat for your party alone, for deep-sea fishing, at €650 per person, every age. That figure is per guest, not for the boat, which makes it a far larger spend than the shared morning for the same number of people.
The rest is agreed with you on WhatsApp after you book: the start time, where you meet the boat, how long you go out for and anything else you want to settle. It suits a party that values privacy over a fixed plan. Details are on the private deep sea fishing page, and couples weighing it should read fishing as a couple.
Big game: a conversation first
Big game fishing is arranged on request. You send the date, the party size and what you hope to fish for; we answer with availability and a price. There is no published fare, species list, boat or duration, because each answer depends on the request.
It suits an angler with a specific ambition and the patience to wait for a reply. It does not suit someone who wants to book tonight for tomorrow.
What stays the same
On every trip, the €5 sea fee is paid per person, in cash, on the boat. Nothing is paid online, euros for the fare are due on the morning, and you may withdraw at no cost while more than 48 hours remain. All three are sold by Murat Atalay Travel Agency, TÜRSAB licence 11294.
We can name the fish that are common on the shared morning; we cannot promise any of them. For an honest view of value, see whether a fishing tour in Side is worth it.