Camping sites near the sea are quite limited in Singapore. Some of the well known sites includes Bedok Jetty and East Coast of Singapore requires you to apply for a permit to setup tents along the beach. Below is an article about one of the not so well known camping sites for anglers on a nearby island of Singapore.

St John island is accessible by both public ferry and private charters. Private charters cost between 80 to 90sgd per trip whereas public ferry costs only 18sgd for a round trip. Camping is allowed on the island. Usually we just take the shelter near the jetty as our camping site.

The shelter is right in between the causeway and the jetty. We usually fish on the causeway during the way and move to the jetty at night after the last ferry has left. We have both gas stove and wood stove. Its enough for 4 of us.

I don’t mean to be exaggerated but we do bring a whole kitchen to the island. Its necessary when you want to do some decent cooking like deep frying Half Beak (Gar Fish).

The banana tree found on st john island did serve its purpose.

After the whole night of fishing on the jetty, a cup of coffee will get our spirit up again.

Time to cook breakfast. The squid can never get fresher than this.

Squid purchased in the local market can never compare to the taste of freshly caught squid like this. I only have one word to describe the taste ” HEAVENLY!”.

Crab net set near our camping site is quite productive too. These mud crabs will make our breakfast taste great!

Getting them cleaned is not a easy task.

Just look at the color of this mouth watering crab porridge.

Ready for the first taste.

The porridge goes perfect with this fish soup. With chopped onion and bean curd, a spoonful of this fish soup will send you to heaven.

Nothing gets wasted.

Low tide now and we are getting ready to head home.

It was a tired but fruitful fishing trip. After boarding the return Ferry, I immediately dozed off, dreaming of big catches for my next fishing trip on Saint John Island.

This is the end of our 2 day 1 night fishing and camping trip on St John island. More exciting trips are coming up. Stay tuned!