Where to fish?

[nutosf 49]

I have a friend coming to Pattaya in Feb. He wants to go out on a 8+ hour sportfishing boat. He is not interested in the boats going out of Pattaya that do the line fishing for really small fish. I do not know anything about fishing in the gulf. Is this a good time of year to fish? What type of fish are being caught? Cost? I suggested to him that he may have to go Rayong to get a real sportfishing boat. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

[jacko 8,777]

I have a friend coming to Pattaya in Feb. He wants to go out on a 8+ hour sportfishing boat. He is not interested in the boats going out of Pattaya that do the line fishing for really small fish. I do not know anything about fishing in the gulf. Is this a good time of year to fish? What type of fish are being caught? Cost? I suggested to him that he may have to go Rayong to get a real sportfishing boat. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

How about looking at Koh Chang?

Boats go out from there and I did a particular trip where we motored for about 5 hours before fishing.

We were catching a lot of barracuda.

Some kobia (good fighter)

Trevally .

It can be good if you run into a shoal of queen fish or king fish too.

Yes the season is upon us about now and maybe big stuff will arrive.... (sailfish). Talk to PSP at Mistys, I recall he posted about getting one.

 

There are boats go out from Bang Saray too and fish around the islands there.

I think a boat for the day could be anything from 8000 to the sky is the limit.

[bigmick 840]

I have had a similar experience as Jacko, and our boat left from Bang Saray, we went about 20km out and it was very early am we left. The company i used are no loger around, but it may be worth a walk along Bali High Pier to see if any of the boats advertise. From what i can remember February is the best month to go.

[nutosf 49]

Thanks for the feed back guys. I will try to research those areas.

[samfreeland 64]

This mans having some luck fishing.

[bigmick 840]

Nutsof, i was on the beach today and clocked this number on a Thai boat advertising fishing trips. Might be worth a call if you are still interested.

 

081 429 8774

[jacko 8,777]

Beware of the silly little fishing trips where they go for pla dang with dead bait.

 

A good fishing trip involves the bot going out in the night and catching live squid for bait.

I have never had much luck with dead squid, barracuda and cobia might go for it, but queen fish not.