ThaiAngler is an independent editorial publication covering sport fishing in Thailand. This page sets out the standards we hold ourselves to: what we publish and why, how we handle AI tools, what our affiliate policy is, how we correct mistakes, and where our information comes from.
We publish this page because we think readers deserve to know how a site works before deciding whether to trust it. We keep it updated when our practices change.
What We Publish
We publish original editorial content about fishing in Thailand — freshwater pay-lake fishing, wild river fishing, saltwater charter fishing, gear, seasonal planning, and the legal and conservation context that frames all of it. Our intended readers are visiting anglers and resident expats who want reliable information rather than promotional copy.
We publish content when we have something genuinely useful to say — field experience, reliable local knowledge, or a topic that we believe is poorly covered elsewhere. We do not publish content to fill a quota or because a keyword tool suggests a gap in the market.
What We Do Not Publish
We do not publish paid editorial coverage. If a venue, charter operator, or brand appears in an article, it is because our writers decided it belonged there. We do not accept payment — cash, free trips, tackle, or otherwise — to produce a positive article. We have turned down several approaches of this kind and will continue to do so.
We do not publish invented anecdotes or fabricated testimonials. "A reader told us..." on this site means exactly that: a reader wrote to us. First-person accounts are written by contributors who were physically present at the event described.
We do not publish articles about venues, species, or techniques our team has no direct knowledge of, unless we explicitly flag the article as secondary or community-sourced.
AI Use Disclosure
All editorial prose on ThaiAngler is written by human contributors. We do not use AI language models to generate article text, author profiles, species descriptions, or any other published content. This is an absolute editorial policy, not a preference.
AI tools are used within our workflow for the following non-editorial purposes only: spell-checking and grammar review (equivalent to using a spell-checker), internal keyword research to inform topic selection (not to dictate what we write), and structured data generation for schema markup. None of these uses touch the text that readers see.
We acknowledge that this policy requires ongoing active management as AI writing tools become more integrated into publishing workflows. It will be updated here if our use ever changes.
Why this matters
AI-generated fishing content is already common across the web — plausible-sounding text about venues the writer has never visited, species the writer has never caught. We think this is genuinely harmful to anglers trying to make real decisions about real trips. Our human-written policy is a response to that problem, not a marketing position.
Affiliate Disclosure
ThaiAngler does not currently operate any affiliate links. If you click a link to a venue, tackle retailer, booking platform, or any other commercial entity, we receive no commission.
This may change. If we introduce affiliate arrangements in future, every affected page will carry a clear disclosure statement at the top of the article — not buried in a footer. The disclosure will name the affiliate programme and explain what the relationship is. Affiliate status will never influence our editorial assessment of a product or service.
Pricing and Venue Information
Prices at Thai pay-lakes and charter operators change frequently and without announcement. We give price ranges rather than exact figures and include the date on which the information was gathered. Treat any price on this site as a starting point for your own verification, not a guaranteed rate.
Venue operating hours, available species, and facilities also change. We update articles when we learn of significant changes. If you find information that is out of date, email us at hello@thaiangler.com and we will review it.
Fact-Check Process
We fish what we recommend. Articles about specific venues are written by contributors who have personally visited those venues, typically within the past eighteen months. When an article draws on secondary sources — official DOF data, IGFA records, operator-provided species lists — those sources are either linked or noted in the text.
When a contributor makes a factual claim that cannot be personally verified (catch statistics, species range data, legal requirements), they are required to source it from an official or peer-reviewed document. Operator marketing materials are treated as claims to be checked, not facts to be repeated.
Corrections Policy
We make mistakes. When we do, we fix them clearly and promptly. Our corrections process is as follows:
- Corrections are noted with a dated timestamp on the affected article.
- We do not silently edit published articles to remove errors without a corresponding correction note.
- Material corrections — those that change the substance of advice given — are noted prominently at the top of the article.
- Minor corrections (typos, formatting errors) are fixed silently unless they affect meaning.
To report an error, email hello@thaiangler.com with the article URL and the specific claim you believe is incorrect. We read every message and respond when a correction is warranted.
Source Standards
Our contributors are expected to meet the following source hierarchy: direct field experience ranks highest; government and statutory sources (Department of Fisheries, Department of National Parks) rank second; peer-reviewed scientific literature ranks third; reputable industry publications and IGFA records rank fourth. Forum posts, social media, and un-sourced operator claims are used only as leads for further verification, not as standalone sources.
This is what we mean when we say something is "verified" on this site. For a full explanation of how we rate and assess venues, see our Methodology page.