Lets Go Fishing!

our first day back and it is down to Charlie's fishing park,

Diana was fascinated by the jack fruit growing there,

so mix the bait and lets get cracking!

and time for a cold drink,

we went with Nick and Maureen, another tourist shirt and Mas's hat, I remembered to pull my stomach in when this photo was taken!

Diana and Mas starting lunch,

soon Mick was into a big one,

at first we all thought he was not trying, but once it was in we saw how big it was, about 2 kilos, it was a Pacu, (Colossoma macropomum) a native of South America,

after carefully unhooking it and deciding not to eat it,

Mick carefully returned it to the pond,

then it was my turn, first fish of my day a tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Thai, Phla Nin, as they are good eating we put it into the net,

only half the size of Micks,

having caught another one I then decided to go tree fishing!

Mick then caught a second one, another tilapia,

and another one for me!

then Mas cast her line,

and hooked a big one,

another Pacu,

again carefully returned to the water, in all we caught about 6 or 7 tilapia they were cleaned by the staff there and are now in the freezer! the cost of the fish was 70 baht a kilo, the bill was 280 baht for the fish plus about 750 baht for our food and drinks, a really enjoyable day out with no fuss and total relaxation, rods and bait are available for hire at the park, if you have a free afternoon try it!

then for a real treat, all of the time we were fishing a chicken hot pot had been cooking at Nick and Maureen's, that and a glass of red wine made the perfect day complete, "Cheers!"