Thailand Fishing Guide is based near the world famous Bungsamran Fishing Park in Bangkok. Our top guide, Mr Wee has many years of experience guiding anglers here and knows the venue like the back of his hand. Over the years he has helped many visitors land that “fish of a lifetime”.
We provide everything for you. Collection from your hotel, fishing rods and reels, bait and tackle are all included.
Tactics, bait, rigs and the incredible power and size of the fish are probably unique to Thailand. We have seen many good foreign anglers try their hand at fishing alone, only to end up disappointed with either a blank session or the loss of a monster specimen. There are numerous fishing parks in Thailand but the well stocked, well managed venues are not cheap to fish at. Therefore it is important that you spend as much time as possible hooking and landing fish and not preparing bait, tackle and transportation. Let us do all that for you!
Tim Norton and Mr Wee with a good size Mekong from BungsamranWe will provide enough bait for a full days fishing. It is quite common to use 30 kilos of bait per day. Our guide will prepare the bait to suit the species targeted and will add the “in form” additive to ensure you have the best possible chance of success. The importance of correct bait preparation cannot be underestimated. The mixture will be continually altered depending upon fish feeding depths and conditions.
We advise that you use our rods and tackle. Many favourite “expensive” carp rods have been snapped at Bungsamran, generally because they are far too long and incapable of stopping a Mekong Catfish diving for cover and structure. The rods we supply are short, powerful and typically used for vertical jigging at sea. These rods allow you to apply incredible pressure on the fish without snapping. Reels are large, baitrunner type fixed spool, loaded with 80lb braid and a quality shock leader to minimise the effects of abrasion against structure. Should you want to use your own rod, our guide will advise on the suitability and the chances of it surviving the encounter.
It is almost impossible to describe in words, the power of even a relatively small Mekong Catfish. Their massive tails supply a seemingly inexhaustible supply of “grunt”. A 50lb catfish, (small by Thai standards) can fight at full tilt for more than thirty minutes. There simply is no let up until the fish is netted. If you’re lucky enough to hook a big one, you will never forget the fight!
Depending on the species you want to fish for, tactics will vary significantly. For the more productive catfish, the bait will be mixed to a specific consistency and will be fished at range in open water where the many cruising "cats" will be feeding. For Siamese Carp, (not easily caught), a stealthier approach is required. These hard fighting fish tend to lurk in the deep margins near cover. This is where the bait is placed and the waiting game begins. You will know when a carp is hooked by the incredible speed of the take. Our guides have extremely high catch rates for Siamese Carp but they are notoriously cunning, so we advise a two rod approach, one close in for carp and one out in open water for the more obliging catfish.
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