Fishing on Koh Larn

The main pier at Tawaen Beach, Koh Larn

Koh Larn  twenty years ago was mainly a community of people that made their living by fishing. Today there is still evidence of that area gone by. There are many villagers here that still make their living fishing the ocean on boats large and small. I see all the time the fishing boats going to places unknown to me, returning with a bevy of fresh catch to be sold in the local market. Fresh, and I mean fresh, fish in the market is sold by the Kilo, at what I call bargain prices. Other seafood like crab, prawn, lobster and squid can be had at a fraction of the cost of where I come from. Crab you say, for an afternoon snack, why not, I used to pay more for a Big Mac at Mcdonalds.

To catch the really big fish you need to go out on a fishing boat. Charters are available here and I will gather more about availability of charter later. I don't speak the native language here very well so information to me can be slow at times. However there are many piers located around the island for your fishing enjoyment. The piers range from rickety old wooden structures that I tread on very carefully to state of the art concrete and steel. Fishing from pier won't net you the big game caught from boat, but it's a great way to spend a quiet day and it's almost free.