Stilt fishing is unique to Sri Lanka and mainly found along the South coast in whole Ahangama beach area.This is no ordinary form of fishing, the fishermen in this scenario sit on small benches attached to poles which have been stuck into the water a few meters offshore. There are no large fish caught either, it is solely for catching small fish about the size of a sardine. The stilt poles, known locally as riti panna, can be seen all along Galle Road.This is not a staged scene.
