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CATCH:Koh Tao, Deep sea wreck fishing in Thailand. |
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Catch reports freshwater and saltwater -
Saltwater fishing catch reports
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Written by Marc Bell
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 Thanks to the slack winds and gentle currents we enjoyed great fishing aboard the MV Trident all month. "Wreck Wednesdays" were running as normal to Unicorn and Torpedo wrecks, and we had two 4 day trips out looking for new wrecks.
Heading due east, the tech divers went to check out lots of new gps numbers. Some turned out very interesting but others were little more than a crusty old engine block sitting in the sand.
 Great sport fishing in Thailands Gulf. Pompano, Big Trevally, Barracuda and Dolphin fish are just some of the regular catches when Wreck fishing in these locations.
To make diving safer and easier, the first diver down always ties off a downline to the structure at the bottom which we use instead of an anchor.Just right for a bit of fishing as well.
Early afternoon and Laurent was ascending the down line, coming up from a deep rebreather dive and making a safety stop at 40 meters. The baracuda came out of nowhere, charging straight toward him mouth wide open.
 A big Barracuda caught while fishing in Thailand off Koh Tao island. This Barracuda was caught using a lure after it came to check out one of the divers who where securing the line to the bottom of the sea bad.
It stopped a couple of feet in front of him then dashed away. Shaking its head, it sped off and starting swimming to and fro with great speed. Up on deck I had just cast a spinner, let it sink deep and begun a top speed retrieve.
 Jigging with metal lures can be an effective way to fish the wrecks of the gulf. I was stuck with the old faithful Raider 65gm.
I like to drop the lure close to the bottom, jig it aggressively several times then retrieve as fast as possible.
This is when the fish usually strike. In the day we have taken king mackerel, baracuda, pompano and black tip sharks, but the lures really come into their own in the night. The first night parked up over a wreck is always the most productive.
More often than not the cast will result in a strike, bigeye trevally between 1 and 4.5 kilos. 2nd nights parked over the same wreck have been much slower.
Bait fishing attracted the usual suspects, cobia ,african pompano, and snapper though the bottom fishing was slow when there was zero current.
Thanks to videographer Chris Clarke from Acemarine who caught this randy group of dolphin fish under the boat with his camera.They were flirting all day with each other.
 A Great Underwater photo of some Dolphin fish playfully flirting with each other in the Gulf of Thailand off Koh Tao.
The male got agitated whenever another bull came along, and we could see them leaping and fighting together.I couldn't tempt them with lures or bait but did try several times.
Due to the impending monsoon we have no long range trips booked until Jan '07. Wreck Wednesdays will continue weather permitting.
To book a Charter trip, more info or the latest from Koh Tao please email info@megafishingthailand.com
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