3 Fishing Tours in Thailand to Build a Day Around

1.Koh Samui: Fishing Day Tour by Escort Boat with Mr. Tu

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 45 reviews · 6h 30m · from $50Our pick

Spend 390 minutes on Koh Samui’s waters with Mr. Tu’s crew, fishing for barracuda, trevally, and snapper from an escort boat. Your day includes hotel pickup, gear, bait, an English-speaking guide, Thai buffet lunch, swimming, snorkeling time, drinks, and seasonal fruit. Bring sun protection, a waterproof bag, and patience for the fish.

“It was a lot of fun and beautiful being on the water. However I wish we got more guidance on how to actually catch the fish. The guides were the only ones to catch any fish other than one man that was using 3 rods which doesn’t seem fair. It was advertised that we would go to a spot to snorkel & swim. We did swim for 10 minutes but there was no where to snorkel so that was disappointing. Lunch was great, the transportation was great, staff was very friendly.”

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2.Koh Samui Day and Night Fishing Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 37 reviews · 8 hours · from $57

Spend eight hours fishing around Koh Samui with Mr. Tu’s crew, stopping at several sea spots and Ko Som after lunch. Your $57 includes hotel pickup, fishing gear, lunch, life jackets, insurance, and English-speaking staff. Fish are prepared onboard or served afterward when conditions allow. Weather decides the final fishing area.

“Great day trip. A bit of confusion when booking as the description had 8am start and only 2 pickup locations with surcharge outside these zones. Please note that hotel pickup is actually included and we were picked up at 9am in a van (Get Your Guide, please update your info online). We had a nice group size of 9 (shared trip) and left pier around 10am. We had 3 beginners in our party who quickly learnt how to use the rods and then lots of fishing time. Not many bites in the morning ( few small fish but enough to thrill the newbies), then onto a local bay for lunch.…”

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3.Ko Lanta: Mangrove Fishing Tour with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 26 reviews · from $46Best value

You’ll travel from your Ko Lanta hotel to Tung Yee Peng Pier, cruise beneath the Ban Tung Yee Peng mangroves, and watch for fiddler crabs, mudskippers, birds, and monkeys. Fishing takes place near Start Island, followed by lunch at Mangrove Sea Food Restaurant. Equipment, a guide, drinks, fruit, insurance, and return transport are included.

“Great fun, great guide, and great activity and would highly recommend.”

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