Travel time of stilt fishermen

February is the best dry season for tourism. Since 2009, the cover of Lonely Planet Traveler has published a photo of a fisherman by the sea, replacing the previous humanistic signs of elephant tamers and tea pickers in Sri Lanka. Stilts fishing is a local traditional fishing method, which is called "the best fishing method in the world" and has become a must-see item for visitors to Galle.

They have a long history and are unique cultural landscapes along the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. So even the latest edition of LP (Lonely Planet Traveler's Handbook) in 2009 is a photo of a fisherman by the sea.

Sri Lankan stilt fishermen are mainly concentrated in the shallow sea area along the southwest coast, and can be seen from Galle to Mirissa. Fishermen basically waded into wooden stakes soaked in seawater, climbed up, sat on a crude wooden frame and opened the fishing rod. Then it's fishing time, and their goal is a large number of sardines swimming in the shallow sea. Sometimes they are lucky, and fish are hooked every minute. You should be surprised to know that their fishing rod has no bait.