Thread: Chiang Mai to Mae Sariang for a bit of hill tribe fishing

it's the comfort level as much as anything.

can't imagine sitting on one of them for 4 hours.

in any case really top draw thread.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

it's the comfort level as much as anything.

can't imagine sitting on one of them for 4 hours.

in any case really top draw thread.

It wasn't so bad. I thought I would be really sore but as long as we took a 5 minute stop about every 30-45 minutes we were fine.

After crossing the bridge it was another 45 minutes or so to the park. From there it would be about an hour of rough dirt track.







Of course my girlfriend did not adequately describe what we were getting ourselves into. She used to do this when she was a kid with her parents so it was no big deal.





The water is crystal clear with a sandy bottom.





The road follows the river most of the time.

A few shacks set up alongside the river.





The hills and valleys around the village were stripped of most trees and shrubs.





There was one village along the way. Really quite remote and by the looks on the villagers faces I doubt if falang has been out here before.

After a while we make it to the fishing spot.



The river here was not too deep and the current was slow.





Her father told us the year before they had massive floods and all the big fish were swept away.

Fcuk if I know why everyone was laughing at me.

Her father had a different technique though. Here he is preparing a throw net. It is made on monofilament fishing line with small chain link at the bottom. This is attached to his wrist with a length of rope. He throws it out with a swinging motion and it spreads just like a pancake. The chain sinks to the bottom and molds itself around rocks and debris preventing the fish from escaping. We then dive down with scuba masks on and look/feel the net for fish. Once you find one you grab it, break its neck and pull it out from under the net.









Unfortunately we were in the water and I didn’t bring my camera along, so no action shots.