The Big Blues, fishing seasons and species around Phuket, Andaman Islands, Burma Banks and Kuala Rompin

As far as the available species are concerned Sailfish are present in good number particularly around Kuala Rompin in Malaysia on the South China Sea and Phuket in Thailand on the Andaman Sea. Over here in fact you have the chance to see this beautiful animal tailing and jumping around you in incredible numbers.

Pacific Sailfish are present in fact during all year around Phuket with peaks occurring between June and November during the SW monsoon season. Kuala Rompin Sailfish season instead runs from April to November only with the peak season from July till the end of November. During these peaks months, we average 3-5 Sails per day, comparable with top Sailfishing destinations such as Costa Rica, Guatemala or Florida Keys. Sailfish are drawn to Kuala Rompin by the warm waters of the South China Sea; the local reefs and abundance of bait fish in fact make it an ideal resting ground before they migrate towards Australia. For the rest of the year if you are looking for Sailfish, Phuket and the nearby Koh Rok and Koh Ha Islands are the place to go.

On the other hand Black Marlin (and occasionally Blue Marlin) show up from October till April just do not expect to find plenty of them. These Blacks are usually juveniles between 120 and 450 lbs although bigger fish have been hooked. The best fishing is usually immediately after and before the full moon and the new moon and the drop-off west of Phuket or even better the Similan islands in Thailand and the Aur and Dayang islands in Malaysia are the hot spots around here.

Big Black and Blue Marlin, Sailfish averaging over 100lbs are available in good number instead around the local fishermen mecca of the Andaman Islands in India and the Burma Banks in Myanmar between January and April.

Anyway if you are serious about the "big nose" we suggest you to request always a strictly marlin venture to improve your chances!

In the same way in the Andaman Islands as well as in the Burma Banks we organize specific "Popping & Jigging Expeditions" to target the well renowned local XXXLGT, Yellowfin, Snapper, Grouper, Coral Trout and Dogtooth Tuna.

Tuna are common during all year in the Andaman Sea waters and they are present in several varieties; Yellowfin Tuna, Skipjack Tuna, Mackerel Tuna, Eastern little Tuna and Longfin Tuna. Wahoo are plentiful from October till April while King Mackerel (Tanguigue), Narrow Barred Mackerel (Tenggiri) and Barracuda are other members from the "razor gang" always present.

Finally Tiger Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Mako Sharks have been caught from time to time in the past around the Andman Islands and the Burma Banks while a variety of reef sharks are considered normal but other species are also found.

In this regards in order to preserve the rich marine heritage of the Andaman sea The Big Blues is a strictly catch & release venue particularly for all the GT, sharks and billfishes species.

Overall anyway the information provided above must be considered only a guideline, in fact many factors have an influence on the migratory path of all the pelagic species. Water temperature, wind, current and bait can cause these normal patterns to fluctuate.

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