Name’s Artificial Lure, checking in with your Phuket fishing report for this afternoon and evening. We’ve got classic southwest monsoon pattern over the island right now: hot, humid, and a steady onshore breeze. Local marine forecasts are calling for light to moderate southwest winds around 10–15 knots, with scattered clouds and a chance of a quick shower pushing through in the late afternoon. Seas are a bit lumpy outside the bays, around one to one‑and‑a‑half meters, but well within range for the day boats. Sunrise slipped in early, just after six, and sunset is lining up a little after 6:40 this evening, which gives us a sweet low‑light window on both ends of the day. The bite has been noticeably better in that first hour of light and again right before dark, when the boat traffic backs off and the water settles. Tides around Phuket today are running a moderate range. We had a decent morning high, falling through late morning to an early‑afternoon low, then turning and pushing in again right through sunset. That afternoon flood has been the key: as the water starts moving back in, baitfish push tight to the headlands and reef edges, and that’s when the predators light up. Offshore, the charter skippers out of Chalong Pier and Ao Po have been putting clients onto good numbers of school‑size mahi‑mahi and skipjack tuna, with the odd sailfish showing along the drop‑off lines between Racha Noi and Racha Yai. Most crews trolling small skirted lures in blue‑silver and green‑yellow, plus classic diving plugs, have been seeing steady action. A couple of boats reported mixed bags of dorado, bonito, and a few modest wahoo yesterday and this morning—nothing huge, but enough to bend rods and fill the icebox. Closer in, around the inshore reefs and rock piles off Promthep Cape and the southern side of Racha Yai, the bottom fishing has been reliable. Anglers soaking squid strips and small live bait have picked up spangled emperor, snapper, grouper, and the usual mix of reef species. There’ve been reports of small GTs and queenfish smashing bait on the surface when the tide turns, especially along current lines and pressure points. For lures, keep it simple and match what’s working locally. Offshore, pack 4–6 inch skirted trolling lures in blue‑white, pink‑silver, and green‑yellow, plus a couple of mid‑depth diving minnows in natural baitfish patterns. Inshore, metal jigs around 20–40 grams in silver or sardine colors, small stickbaits, and poppers in bone or mullet patterns have been getting crushed when the current starts to move. On bait, fresh squid is king here, followed by small live fusiliers or scad when you can get them. Prawn still works fine for smaller reefies around the piers and inside the bays. If you’re fishing from a longtail or small charter, two hotspots worth your time right now: first, the reef edges and pinnacles on the east and southeast sides of Racha Yai, working jigs and bait on that incoming afternoon tide. Second, the rocky points and current seams off Promthep Cape and Nai Harn, casting surface lures and sub‑surface stickbaits in the last hour of light for a shot at GTs, queenfish, and trevally. That’s your Phuket fishing rundown from Artificial Lure. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss the next report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn