Bluefin Tuna & Little Tunny Fishing — Island Fishing Malta
Fish for bluefin tuna and little tunny off Malta with Island Fishing Malta. Join a shared six-hour trip from Kalkara for €250 per person (up to 4 guests) or take the boat privately for €700 (up to 5). Captain, fuel, rods, bait, water and the bluefin tuna licence are included.
Malta, Malta · 6h · up to 4 guests · €250 per person
What is this tour like?
Island Fishing Malta runs bluefin tuna and little tunny trips from Pontoon E in Kalkara. The operator says its boat is the only fishing boat with permits to work up to 12 nautical miles offshore. The trip lasts six hours: join a shared charter (up to four guests, €250 per person) or book the boat privately for your group (up to five guests, €700 for the boat).
Everything you need is on board: an experienced, licensed captain, quality rods and reels, fresh bait, fuel, bottled water and full safety equipment including life jackets, life raft, EPIRB and VHF radio. The bluefin tuna licence is included in the price. It lets you keep one bluefin tuna per week if registered for that week (minimum size 120 cm); any additional tuna is catch and release. Little tunny may be kept only in the quantity you plan to eat — the rest are released.
The boat has a toilet on board. Hotel transfers, meals and alcoholic beverages are not included. Arrive at the meeting point at least 15 minutes before departure.
What are the highlights?
- Shared seat from €250 per person or private boat for €700 — 6 hours
- Bluefin tuna licence included; the operator holds permits to fish up to 12 nautical miles offshore
- Captain, fuel, quality rods and reels, fresh bait and bottled water all in the price
- Target bluefin tuna (keep one per licensed week, min 120 cm) and little tunny
- Departs from Pontoon E in Kalkara
How does the day go, hour by hour?
What's included in the price?
- Licensed, experienced captain
- Fuel
- Quality fishing rods and reels
- Fresh bait
- Complimentary bottled water
- Full onboard safety equipment (life jackets, life raft, EPIRB, VHF, first aid kit)
- Bluefin tuna licence
What's not included?
- Hotel transfers
- Meals and alcoholic beverages
- Personal insurance
What should you know before you go?
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Where do we meet?
Pontoon E, 13 Triq ir-Regatta 1969, Kalkara KKR 1390, Malta
Exact meeting point shared after booking.
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