Bungsamran: what a first session actually looks like
The most famous fishing water in Bangkok, twenty minutes from Ramkhamhaeng, and almost nothing about it is what visitors expect.
Giant Siamese carp, and why they break people
The largest carp species on earth, and the fish most likely to end a session early with a straightened hook and a long silence.
Arapaima: an Amazon fish in a Thai lake
The strangest thing on the list, and the reason a lot of people fly here in the first place.
Tackle for Mekong catfish, without buying anything
Almost everything you need is available at the water, and most of what people bring from home is wrong.
Snakehead on lures, when sitting still stops appealing
The one Thai fish that rewards moving around, casting all day and getting your feet wet.
Jungle lakes or city ponds: which is the better day
The two ends of Thai fishing are an hour apart and have almost nothing in common.
Hiring tackle or bringing your own
Airlines, humidity and Thai fish sizes conspire against the bag you were planning to pack.
The best months, and the ones to avoid
Thailand has three seasons and only one of them is genuinely difficult for fishing.
Barramundi in the coastal ponds
Not glamorous, endlessly obliging, and the best fish in Thailand for somebody who has never caught anything.
Etiquette, guides and what to tip
The part of a Thai fishing trip that nobody writes down, and the part that decides how the day goes.