On our third trip, we welcomed a mix of old and new friends. Four of the guys were quite experienced with GT fishing, while two were beginners eager to learn and join the action.

The moon phase is entering a favorable period, and more importantly, the weather has turned warm, calm, and incredibly stable. The guides were confident about the conditions, and that optimism paid off.

The bad weather from the previous week persisted for several days and worsened to the point that, in some villages, boats were pulled out of the sea for safety. This week, we moved to a new area that is more sheltered due to the wind direction. Thankfully, it’s somewhat more protected here, but the sea is still rough and challenging.

The first trip of the season is usually our Standard trip, and the first fishing week of October is usually a very high peak in terms of fishing, the sea calms down and the fish are still very aggressive from the rough conditions of the monsoon. Usually every year over this trip we land several 50+ and many big fish, but this year the luck turned, unusual cold weather for the season, wind, and a very slack tide for the week made the conditions much harder than expected.