Chinese Fishing Nets

There are around 10-12 Chinese Fishing Nets on the Walkway. But the place is not very clean and to go and see from near you have to shed some bucks.

The Nets are raised and lowered depending on the tides and later the catch is put for Auction and we can buy from there if you want.

But overall the place has to be raised to next level to meet the standard and keep it tidy and clean , as this is the face of Fort Kochi and one of the iconic spots on the island.

Nice to visit, especially early in the morning when the fishermen are out with their boats or just fishing with nets from the shore. The fresh fish gets sold on the spot, some stands will even make a dish out of it for you. Its also a nice walk on the shore.

I felt this place a bit overhyped. Chinese net, I sae them in my childhood in suburban of Kolkata as well. Did not know it is called Chinese net. The place is dirty. It is mote like a local fish market. Views are not picturesque, unless you got a bird eye view from a drone. The devil is in the detail :D

Both side of the river the Chinese nets are there. Morning time, we reached before the sunrise hoping to get a good views and some fishing activity. But to our surprise there was none today (Sunday).

You can easily spend 1-2hrs watching various fishing activities, taking photos of beach side. It’s in fort Kochi and Vasco da gama square is near by. There is Naval museum few kms away from this point. Better to roam around these places in two wheelers as they are quite a few places within 5 km radius to visit. There are few small souvenir shops roadside little further from this place. There are nice cafe nearby. Better to visit either in morning or evening.

The Chinese Fishing Nets at Fort Kochi is a must visit attraction in Kerala. These are fixed land installations, used for fishing in a unique method. These nets are fixed on bamboo and teak poles holding it horizontally by huge mechanisms so as to pull them down into the sea. These nets are weighed by large stones tied to ropes.
Operated by a team of six fishermen, the height of the Chinese fishing nets is around 10 meters, each sprawling to 20 meters over the water body. Each net has a fixed operating depth and due to this a net cannot be repeatedly worked in tidal waters. There are different fishing nets for operation which are based on the state of the tide.

I recently visited the Chinese fishing nets in Fort Kochi and was struck by the beautiful views and historic atmosphere. The fishing nets themselves were an interesting and unique sight to see, and it was fascinating to watch the fishermen at work.

However, I was disappointed to see that the area was not as clean as I would have liked. There was a significant amount of litter and debris scattered throughout the area, which detracted from the overall beauty of the place.

Overall, while the Chinese fishing nets in Fort Kochi are a beautiful and historic attraction, I would recommend taking steps to ensure that the area is kept clean in order to fully enjoy the experience.

This is a unique place in cochin beside the Arabian sea where you will find fisherman catch fish and sells hear or nearby market. Now a days it becomes a tourist activity where they will explain the activity and you got chance to fishing with them. They will show you how in older days they manually use the net. Now a days motor is used for the operation . In return of your experience they ask tip.

A unique place near cochin port, where you'll see fishermen catching fishes by huge tensile setup of fishing nets. It's a active & crowded spot nowadays & public visit there as it's nearby local market.