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Ahoy me Hearties, As it’s that time of year I thought I would repeat an old yarn about a young Thai serving wench of my acquaintance. A few Christmases ago I was asked. “What are you giving me for Christmas?” To which I replied “You’re a Buddhist. Bet you don’t even know what Christmas is?”…

Begged, Borrowed or Stolen, Revisited
Coming to the end of September things here have not improved as regard business, the boats are there, the fish are there, but where are the tourists. The few boats that have ventured out report great fishing, which is normal for this time of year, but Thailand seems to be in the doldrums as everyone…

Hot Water
Ahoy me Hearties As an obvious observation “it’s been HOT very Hot” and while I hopefully, correctly explained the El Nino affect in an article a couple of months ago, in relation to our game fishing situation, as of the beginning of the month, it has gone from great to grotty, although between storms “cooler…

June Fishing News
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September Blues
I was advised this month that my literary talents, which I shared with the local newspaper, were no longer required, as they had found an advertiser who will “actually pay” to take over my monthly fishing column for the Phuket News. So, as of this month that’s me finished, now it’s not me you protest…

Welcome to the Drift Inn
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