Where to go for saltwater fishing in December

[GustavinBKK]

Hi Everyone,

 

I'm based in BKK, but I'm taking a week of in late December to go traveling and I want to go somewhere with good saltwater fishing. I see people on the forum complaining about Thailand being fished out, but there must be some good places left. I hear some of the island in the Andaman sea are good. Any chance you guys got some specific tips on where might be good in December?

 

Thanks!

 

Gustav

[sunnyboy2018]

Koh Samet...

Pattaya....Koh Chang.

..anywhere there is sea...

[GustavinBKK]

Right, you can fish anywhere, but there is not fish everywhere. Depending on fishing pressure and time of the year some places are a lot better than others. Hopefully someone who does a lot of fishing can chime in and recommend something slighly more specific ????

[alfalfa19]

On 11/19/2019 at 10:50 AM, sunnyboy2018 said:

Koh Samet...

Pattaya....Koh Chang.

..anywhere there is sea...

 

On 11/19/2019 at 10:50 AM, sunnyboy2018 said:

Koh Samet...

Pattaya....Koh Chang.

..anywhere there is sea...

Pattaya??   only if you find Coney Island Whitefish tasty. 

[Hank Gunn]

13 minutes ago, alfalfa19 said:

 

Pattaya??   only if you find Coney Island Whitefish tasty. 

I believe there are also plentiful stocks of pla turd there. ????

[joebrown]

3 hours ago, Hank Gunn said:

I believe there are also plentiful stocks of pla turd there. ????

Are you referring to that well known Aussie fish know as the

'Brown Mullet'.?

[PoorSucker]

The gulf of Siam is shallow compared to the Andaman sea. 

 

Different kinds of fish. 

[UKJASE]

yes - the andaman sea is much better than the gulf of thailand.  i live in hua hin and have been fishing out on a boat here and we caught very little.  same for my friends when they have been out.

 

i have also been to the fish market at ranong on the andaman sea market and the variety and size and colours of the fish they catch over there is amazing

 

we have a fishing shop here and when the thai owner goes fishing, he makes the 4 hour drive over to the andaman coast.  get down there if you can OP

[GustavinBKK]

8 hours ago, UKJASE said:

yes - the andaman sea is much better than the gulf of thailand.  i live in hua hin and have been fishing out on a boat here and we caught very little.  same for my friends when they have been out.

 

i have also been to the fish market at ranong on the andaman sea market and the variety and size and colours of the fish they catch over there is amazing

 

we have a fishing shop here and when the thai owner goes fishing, he makes the 4 hour drive over to the andaman coast.  get down there if you can OP

Sounds awesone, thanks man

[Oztruckie]

There's a mob on Facebook advertising deep sea fishing trips,seem to catch some decent fish with what photos they post on their page,don't believe admin allow business names to be posted here,go Facebook search fishing adventures.

[Bangel72]

I've done a few overnight trips at pattaya, definitely less fish than there used to be but still got a few baracudda, ray and dogfish, more a fun session on the beer than for a serious fish session.

I hear the 3 ore 4 day trips further out to sea fair much better but I have not personally been on one of those.

Wherever you go, let us know how you get on as also looking for change. 

[Oliver Holzerfilled]

On 11/25/2019 at 7:26 AM, alfalfa19 said:

 

Pattaya??   only if you find Coney Island Whitefish tasty. 

 

On 11/25/2019 at 7:41 AM, Hank Gunn said:

I believe there are also plentiful stocks of pla turd there. ????

 

On 11/25/2019 at 11:31 AM, joebrown said:

Are you referring to that well known Aussie fish know as the

'Brown Mullet'.?

If we're talking Pattaya I'd be more worried about accidentally catching a trouser trout in one of the bars.

[mrwebb8825]

Best salt water fishing I have ever done was out on the jetty across from the main town of Prechupkirikhan.

Take the beach road around towards Aowprechup and you can park at the beginning of the jetty. You can wade a little over 1/2 way then it's up and over the rocks. Bring, drink, lunch, a strong pole and at least 200lb test line. Shrimp or cut bait work well. Handmade  18" steel leaders with a slip weight and #5-#2 hooks.

[TopDeadSenter]

4 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said:

Best salt water fishing I have ever done was out on the jetty across from the main town of Prechupkirikhan.

Take the beach road around towards Aowprechup and you can park at the beginning of the jetty. You can wade a little over 1/2 way then it's up and over the rocks. Bring, drink, lunch, a strong pole and at least 200lb test line. Shrimp or cut bait work well. Handmade  18" steel leaders with a slip weight and #5-#2 hooks.

200lb line from a pier? I saw a guy on TV do something similar. IIRC he used his wife's Thanksgiving turkey as bait on a large hook. After tying the loose end of his line to the pier bollard, he caught a fish so big it pulled the whole pier down. Put me off the idea of fishing for life.

[teacherofwoe]

On 12/9/2019 at 11:55 AM, TopDeadSenter said:

200lb line from a pier? I saw a guy on TV do something similar. IIRC he used his wife's Thanksgiving turkey as bait on a large hook. After tying the loose end of his line to the pier bollard, he caught a fish so big it pulled the whole pier down. Put me off the idea of fishing for life.

I think you're talking about the movie Jaws, right?

[Trevor1809]

I know a few keen Thai fisherman in Surat Thani and for the best fishing they all go to the Andaman side. Fish at night. Don't expect too much, large anyway during the day.