Fishing in the Philippines

i did try night fishing in Boracay Island aklan philippines, ok what to catch "red Snapper" or as we call it Lapu-Lapu. the bait small squid chopped small square bait size, the fishing equipment was quite old school .we used a bamboo roller and just a fishing line with 2 hooks. it is best of course to catch during full moon, and we were near the corals. this happened between 10pm-1am. and oh boy did we catch a load of fish.

i am from palawan the philippines and been fishing since six years old, so i can tell you a thousand things you want to know about fishing in my province and country. for starters, the good places/provinces to fish are: offshore/inshore- palawan, batanes/cagayan, davao, surigao, leyte, quezon. inland lake: pantabangan dam (pampanga) and lake caliraya (laguna). equipment: mostly handlines but we also use what you people in the US use for light/medium/deepsea saltwater fishing. also we make our own lures: trolling feathers, spoons, wooden lures, squidding and octopus jigs, and terminal tackle. there are also fishing associations/clubs in some provinces such as iloilo, also the philippine gamefishing foundation (pgff) for the more affluent sportfishermen. we catch what are mostly caught in your more tropical waters such as hawaii,florida and california, albeit in other names. okay if you want to know more, be specific in your questions so i can answer them specifically. glad to hear from you. and soon.

This is the info I could get...sorry if it sounds too generic: The Philippines are a very marine country. The ocean is everywhere, and defines the existence of the archipelago. Obviously, the country relies heavily on fishing for consumption. Therefore it was obvious to go and see the return of the fishermen one early morning. Many Philippine boats have two floaters on each side, and nearly all of them are colourful displays of fishery art. After returning to shore, the nets are cleaned and the fish are almost directly displayed to those interested on the quay. the fisherman laze off at the deck after a very early rise and active morning hours. Some of them clean their boats, and get it ready for the next catch in the late afternoon. This ritual is performed daily by so many fishermen around the world. The boats get shiny and their colours are accentuated especially but the bright early morning sun.