Pole Fishing in the Indian Ocean

We are now in Galle and went to the Ocean to see the famous pole fishing. Even John went up the pole, he did not catch any fish. This was an unexpected excursion as John still had his phone, wallet and passports in his pocket. I was really surprised how warm the water was and quite rough.

Traditional pole fishing known as ritipanna where fisherman balance on a narrow crossbar attached to a vertical pole planted in the seabed.Read more