Day 11,

I had 2 things to do today, 

book a mini bus to go to Koh Chang and take me to my hotel there, and go fishing! first a walk, 

to SunnyOnline, telephone number +66 81 903 0001 email: sunnyonlinetravel@gmail.com the address 215/15, Sai 2, Soi Royal Palace Hotel, Pattaya, 

it is on the right as you go into the Royal Palace Hotel,

and here is Sunny himself, the business has been going for over 13 years in Pattaya, the service could not have been better or quicker, all done and I was on my way, fishing, 

a Bolt taxi to Jomtien Fishing Park, first lets get this out of the way, this venue like many others including national parks and historic sites has a dual pricing policy, one price for Thai nationals another price for everyone else, anything from double as it is here for non Thais, to 10 times the amount that Thai people pay, in National Parks for instance, if you do not like it, Thailand is not the place for you, the good news is that most foreigners can not read Thai so are totally oblivious of the practice, moving on, 

the counter where I was charged 700 baht for the days fishing,

 and a half a bucket of bait and a essence to flavour the bait with, 

I had a look at the menu for lunch, 

I made my way to the lake, the paddle wheel contraption is to raise the oxygen tension of the water, 

I almost had the place to myself, 

a look across the lake, 

everyone has a guide, who baits up for you, and if you wish also casts out, 

one other angler here into a fish, 

the cast is made, the black speck in the sky is my bait ball making its way skyward towards the other side of the lake, 

line set, 

and in no time at all a fish, the guide estimated it to be about 10 kilos, 

anywhere outside of your hotel room give theses guys a wide berth,

 some of them have hairs on them which can be nasty if you get them on your skin, they itch for days, as I found out when I sat under a tree and one fell on my arm,

on the other side of the lake,

the fish were being feed, 

and they liked it!

my lunch arrived, chicken and cashews,

the guy next to me was lucky again,

about the same 10 kilos or so, 

I kept catching fish with almost every cast, my arms were so tired out, 

I decided this would be the last cast for today, and what a lovely day it was, 

and it was the biggest of the day, a estimated 15 kilos, I should say this is a catch and release venue, no taking them home to cook fish and chips! I ordered a taxi back to the hotel for a shower and change of clothes, as it happens I was not hungry, so a walk to the street for a evening of people watching before I was off to bed.