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Annual Phuket fishing tournament concludes
Annual Phuket fishing tournament concludes
Friday 27 March 2026 10:00 AM
FISHING: The 16th annual Phuket Provincial Fishing Sports Tournament wrapped up on Sunday (Mar 22) in Saphan Hin after three days of competitive fishing action.
Popular Phuket fishing competition wraps up
Popular Phuket fishing competition wraps up
Tuesday 12 March 2024 12:34 PM
FISHING: The 15th annual Phuket Provincial Fishing Sports Competition wrapped up on Sunday (Mar 10) in Saphan Hin after three days of competitive fishing action.
Phuket confirms four sports events to boost tourism
Phuket confirms four sports events to boost tourism
Tuesday 12 December 2023 01:22 PM
ALL SPORTS: Officials in Phuket have confirmed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed bteween public and private sector entities outlining four major sporting events to take place on the island in the coming months that is says will help boost tourism figures.
Annual Phuket fishing tournament confirmed
Annual Phuket fishing tournament confirmed
Wednesday 15 February 2023 01:35 PM
FISHING: Phuket Municipality in collaboration with the Phuket Fishing Sport Club have announced the 2023 Phuket Fishing Tournament will take place next month.
Phuket annual fishing competition confirmed
Phuket annual fishing competition confirmed
Saturday 12 March 2022 10:00 AM
FISHING: Phuket Municipality in collaboration with the Phuket Fishing Sport Club have announced the 2022 Phuket Fishing Tournament will take place between Mar 25-27 with over B120,000 in prize money on offer.
What a catch!
What a catch!
Saturday 20 March 2021 09:15 AM
FISHING: Dutch expat Eric Smulders recently reeled in what he believes is the largest grouper fish ever caught on a line in Phuket.
A competitive month for anglers
A competitive month for anglers
Saturday 16 November 2019 10:00 AM
FISH THE EXOTIC: November is not only the start of the tourism high season here in Phuket, but also a busy month for fishing competitions in both salt- and freshwater.
French angler and Malaysian team win big in Phang Nga
French angler and Malaysian team win big in Phang Nga
Saturday 13 July 2019 01:00 PM
FISH THE EXOTIC: There was an excellent turn out for the inaugural Exotic Fishing Thailand Individual and Team events June 30 and July 6. Teams from eight countries including as far away as Canada fished hard pulling out all the stops to try to win the trophies, major prizes and, of course, bragging rights.
Fish the Exotic: Major events coming to the region
Fish the Exotic: Major events coming to the region
Saturday 9 March 2019 10:00 AM
FISHING: Phuket has been home to Saltwater Fishing Tournaments for more years than many of us can remember.
Fish the Exotic: Catching the Giant Snakehead
Fish the Exotic: Catching the Giant Snakehead
Sunday 6 January 2019 10:00 AM
If you are looking for a break from saltwater fishing or freshwater stocked lakes and want to fish in a stunning natural environment, then why not try wild freshwater fishing in Cheow Lan Lake.
FISH THE EXOTIC: The World loses a Fishing Legend
FISH THE EXOTIC: The World loses a Fishing Legend
Sunday 2 December 2018 01:00 PM
FISHING: This month we would like to dedicate our fishing article as a tribute to our good friend John Wilson MBE. The sad news of his passing was made public Nov 14.
Thailand’s only ‘Offshore Fishing’ tournament is back
Thailand’s only ‘Offshore Fishing’ tournament is back
Monday 29 October 2018 05:10 PM
FISHING: The Phuket Sportsfishing Tournament (PST) is the only ‘Offshore Fishing’ tournament in Thailand, and over the years the organisers have brought fishermen and women from all over the world to Phuket to participate in the event.
Fishing the exotic
Fishing the exotic
Sunday 14 October 2018 04:00 PM
FISHING: The Exotic Fishing Thailand team would like to introduce ourselves as the new fishing columnist for The Phuket News monthly fishing article.
An atrocious start to ‘low’ season
An atrocious start to ‘low’ season
Saturday 15 September 2018 05:00 PM
FISHING: Ahoy me hearties! Once again it’s a foul weather report – in fact neither my friends nor I remember such an atrocious start to the ‘low’ season, but while most of the companies were busy returning deposits, PST’s website advised us that Thai 2 On managed to sneaked out between storms, mid-month, and bagged seven Sailfish, so the boys with the bills are back. That will make for a few Jolly Jack Tars – Brilliant!!!
Predicting yet another maritime tragedy
Predicting yet another maritime tragedy
Thursday 2 August 2018 05:01 PM
FISHING: Hi Shipmates, as you may recall, last month I wrote about the stupidity of many tourists and the greed of numerous boat operators, little realising I was predicting yet another maritime tragedy.
Did Greenpeace bite off more than they can chew?
Did Greenpeace bite off more than they can chew?
Saturday 14 July 2018 05:00 PM
FISHING: Welcome to July me cockle-shell heroes.
Entry into May coincides with ‘Tuna Bashing Season’
Entry into May coincides with ‘Tuna Bashing Season’
Sunday 3 June 2018 03:30 PM
FISHING: Ahoy me hearties! And with our entry into May, once again it coincided with the Tuna Bashing Season, more small tuna, around 1,000, than you can shake yer boson’s mate at.
‘MV Thai 2 On’ returns
‘MV Thai 2 On’ returns
Saturday 12 May 2018 02:29 PM
FISHING: Great reports come back after boat’s annual trip to Burma Banks The beginning of the month saw the return of MV Thai 2 On from her annual trip up north to the world renowned Burma Banks where once again they saw plenty of action, with our old shipmate Ian “Tubsy” Tubbs admitting with a “red face” that he just missed the Grand Slam record, (a Black Marlin, Blue Marlin and Sailfsh in one day’s fishing) by failing to land the “easy” one, the Sail.
72 kilo seer fish caught in Phuket fishing tournament
72 kilo seer fish caught in Phuket fishing tournament
Monday 26 March 2018 06:18 PM
PHUKET: A 72.5 kilogram seer fish was caught yesterday night in the Phuket Fishing Tournament 9. It is said that it is the biggest seer fish ever caught in Thailand and the third biggest ever in Asia.
Getting it all off his chest
Getting it all off his chest
Sunday 11 March 2018 02:30 PM
FISHING: Not for the first time in its short history, Chalong Pier has once again proven that there is something seriously wrong with the administration running this comedy of errors. Even at the best of times chaos rules as the Chinese hoards fight to get on buses around 8am and 5pm, so does this mean these lemming like carpets of humanity will now be clambering over boats in order to reach their overcrowded excursions or is the marine department going to build an overpass while the underpass continues to sinks under the waves.