 The Bamboo Warrior is a Journal style feature about one Anglers journey into fishing in Thailand. Away from the main tourist areas and man made lakes with guaranteed catches and non stop action this is a journey into the unknown waters that are prolific in the land of smiles. From the first days after arrival, itching to go fishing but without a clue of what baits or tackle to use here, this ongoing journal will uncover a personal journey of discovery that relates to many people who have had to change their conventional western style tactics when fishing Thailands waters.
You are invited into the world of the Bamboo warrior, a world that involves a mix of western and Thai fishing methods.
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BAMBOO WARRIOR
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Written by the_junglist
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 Its been a while but even with all the going's on at MFT we did get a couple of hours to sneak over the road to the local (Klong) canal/river/swamp. Now in the heat of the dry season the water levels in the canal are low with only a few deep pools and shaded overhangs to explore with our trusty Green viper Killer frog buzz bait.
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Just another day in paradise.With some spare time to take a stroll down a nearby river and a box of Thailand made fishing flies to test, hopefully we can tempt out a little fishy or two for the MFT camera. Luckily we dont live anywhere near a city and being on the coast aswell theres lots of natural wildlife so when casting around in a canal or tidal river if you keep your eyes open you can see an amazing amount of wildlife species that you might miss if you didnt have the mind to look around. 
"The Art of War", "the Art of Combat", "the Art of the Renaisance" what about "the Art of Lure fishing" ? Easily the finest craftsmanship in lure making in the world is in a small community of Thai "lure artists" who produce hand shaped, finished and painted lures from fibre, hardwoods and resins that are like designer label mantlepiece items but at the same time being fully useable product to be chomped on by predaceous fish.
About a year on and were still at it. No not that, were talking about fishing! Why fishing in Thailand? Well take a look at these amazing photos to see what you can find if you venture outside of the put and take fishing parks of Bangkok. A recent trip out to a medium sized reservoir in southern Thailand made for a great day and the opportunity of a test session with a brand new lure called the Mango Jack Flash bait. 
This Jungle food photo feature just shows another side of fishing in Thailand. theres no catch and release here. All catches are for the pot. This kind of food is very healthy but not so pleasing to the eye as your average farrang thai food. After sharing this food around its surprisingly delicious so we decided to take a day out to go gathering with the locals in the marshlands and flooded areas arond the homes. 
Its very very good to live away from the sprawling hustle and bustle of city life. Away from the trourist track.People are living off the land and the wet season now brings with it quick change as lands jump start into their yearly cycles of renewal. In and around the newly flooded fields and rice paddy's the local fish are on the move as they search for abundant foods in places unaccessible only w week ago.
Fishing with Thai fishing lures for pike on a cold very foggy December afternoon.