Authors

Who writes ThaiAngler

Real anglers with decades on Thailand's water — pay-lakes, jungle rivers, charter decks. No AI-written prose, no ghostwritten reviews.

Fly angler wading a clear jungle river in northern Thailand at golden hour

Fisheries Biologist & Fly Fishing Writer

Aim Prasertsuk

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Aim Prasertsuk is a Thai-American fisheries biologist and fly angler based in Chiang Mai, focused on mahseer conservation and northern Thailand's wild jungle rivers.

Bangkok pay-lake platform at first light, the kind of dawn session that defines Anan's weekend rhythm

Bangkok Pay-Lake Specialist

Anan "Top" Tantiwong is a Bangkok-based pay-lake specialist with fifteen years of weekend campaigns at Bungsamran, IT Lake, and the wider Bangkok specimen circuit, writing about the venues he actually fishes.

Sportfishing boat at a Phuket marina at dawn, the working environment David has fished from for fifteen years

Andaman Charter Captain

David Crawford

Chalong, Phuket, Thailand

David Crawford is a Phuket-based charter captain originally from Devon, with fifteen years on Andaman waters and an enduring interest in the question of what separates a good charter from a tourist-trap one.

Thai angler holding a giant Mekong catfish at a Bangkok pay-lake at dawn

Pay-Lake Tour Pro & Fishing Guide

Khun Somchai Rattanaphon

Bangkok, Thailand

Khun Somchai is a Bangkok-based pay-lake tournament veteran and guided angling specialist with 30+ years on Bungsamran, Pilot 111, and Boon Mar Ponds.

Angler fighting a large fish from a charter boat off a tropical coastline

Freelance Fishing Writer & Former Charter Mate

Lewis Pearce

Phuket, Thailand

Lewis Pearce is a British expat and freelance fishing writer based in Phuket since 2014, specialising in GT popping, sailfish, and Andaman deep-jigging.

Jungle river running through limestone karst forest in western Thailand, the kind of water Nop guides on

Wild-Water Guide & Writer

Nopadon Kittipratheep

Kanchanaburi, Thailand

Nopadon "Nop" Kittipratheep is a Kanchanaburi-based wild-water guide and former park ranger, writing about the harder-access fisheries — Salween borderland, Khao Yai rivers, jungle reservoirs — that visitors rarely see.