Capri & Sorrento Coast: Fishing Tour, Island Stop & Lunch

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What’s the experience like?

The first thing I noticed was the color—the sea off Sorrento is this blue that almost hurts your eyes. We climbed onto Salvatore’s old fishing boat just after 8:30, still yawning. He grinned and handed us coffee in plastic cups (strong enough to wake the dead). The engine rumbled low as we pulled away from Marina Grande. I remember the salt spray stinging my face and someone’s radio playing softly in the background—something Italian and cheerful. Salvatore pointed out little coves along the Sorrento coast, telling stories about each one. Some of them sounded half-true, but who cares?

By the time we reached Capri, the sun was already high and my arms were sticky with sunscreen. You can either hop off to wander Capri for a couple hours or stay on board to fish—I stayed because honestly, I wanted to see if I could catch anything. The rods were basic but solid. I caught a tiny mackerel (Salvatore called it “piccolo ma buono” and winked). He showed me how to bait the hook properly—my hands smelled like fish for hours after. If you’re not into fishing, you can just swim off the side of the boat; the water is so clear you can see all the way down to rocks and darting silver shapes.

Lunch was simple but perfect: cold pasta salad from Salvatore’s farm, eggplant parmigiana (I had seconds), crusty bread, and a caprese cake that tasted faintly of lemon zest. We toasted with prosecco—someone spilled theirs when we hit a wave and everyone laughed. Later he poured us his own limoncello in chipped glasses. There was this moment where nobody spoke for a bit—just eating, listening to water slap against the hull, sun warm on our backs. It felt like summer should always feel.

We circled Capri’s cliffs before heading back to Sorrento in late afternoon—tired, salty-skinned, smelling faintly of lemons and seaweed. I still think about that view of Capri’s pale rocks against all that blue. If you ever get a chance to do this fishing tour near Capri… well, just go.