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Welcome to the Drift Inn
From a fishing point of view “high” season, when most of the boats are booked solidly, is not the best time of the year for raising a monster, for in summer the sea temperature rises and the pelagic fish go deeper or just migrate to cooler climes. A couple of Scottish friends, having let one…
February Fishing in Phuket, 2016
Hi once again my fellow fisheroos And blistering barnacles what a month February was, more wind than a fishing club committee meeting, but that said, between gusts the fishing continued to be the best in years with most of the boats reporting Sails in abundance. Staying on the subject of boats, I thought this month…
The great ‘line’ debate
Hi once again my Ofishinadoe friends. As there has been a dearth of amusing anecdotes recently and very little happening on the “local” fishing front apart from Short Fin Tuna (Bonito or Skipjack) and Long Fin Tuna (Albacore) I decided this month’s article would have to be a bit more serious by necessity. After being…
The Ghost of Richelieu Rock
In memory of Laurence Walker. About 20 Ks off the Surin Islands is a place named after the only “Farang” (white foreigner) ever to be in charge of the Thai Navy; Richelieu Rock, one of the top 5 dive sites on earth. So now you can imagine the location, a rock in the middle of…
September Fishing Banter
This month’s yarn starts with a trip back in time, back to 1606 when Williem Janszoon (Australia’s Columbus) was the first European to discover Australia on a little “privateer” called DUYFKEN, “Dutch for Little Dove” making this cute little ship the Aussie equivalent of the Mayflower, Santa Maria or Mary Rose.Now you may ask, “What’s…

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