Fishing Nr Ubon

[juju1968]

Hi guys n girls , I'm going to be spending a month in the sticks near Ubon Ratchathani from November onwards and am keen to have a little dangle with my rod.

Are there any fishing parks like those in Pattaya in the area , stocked lakes where you just pay and go ?

Are there any reservoirs etc that are not so commercial, but I could also fish . As long as I can legally fish then I will quite happily take my chances as to what fish are in there.

Also want to fish the Mekong as its only about 30 mins from the farm. Can I just pitch up and fish any accessible sections of the river, or are some parts privately owned/restricted to fishing. My obvious choices would be the towns that border the river , are these viable for fishing or should i seek more remote areas ?

I guess I would like to know mostly about fishing on the Mekong as it appeals to my adventurous side when fishingf, but I dont want to be aimlessly throwing bait in fishless or restricted sections, wasting my time or possibly getting myself into trouble.

Any keen fisherfolk cast any light and point me in the general direction I should be headed.

TIA

[mike123ca]

I live near Ubon most of the fishing has been from little ponds in the rice fields.

I've caught something,but I forgot the Thai name, but it looks like a small

snakehead.

My house is a 5 min walk to the Mun river, but I've still haven't caught anything from there.

If you go to the tackle shops, they might be able to tell you were to go or get you in touch with a local fishing club.

[ubonrthai]

I don't know anything about fishing but you might like this guys page. http://bangkokhooker-fishing.com/

[highlander403]

lots of people fish huai wang nong resevoir in ubon itself, watch you dont fish the sanctuary though lol,

also there are people fish the siridon dam near chon mek.. also see lots fishing in mun river in ubon but never seen them catch anything big, i have caught a couple catfish to 2 kg from one of the klongs towards phibun mangsahan..

[juju1968]

Thanx for the info and link peeps. Food for thought . Huai wang nong resevoir defo looks worth a butchers. TVM

[ubonrthai]

Lots of people fishing today. None in this pic but that's because they are all in the shade.

Edited October 27, 2012 by ubonrthai