Dear Mega Fishing Thailand, With February being renowned for being a big fish month, and after last years February trip being so successful having broken the Mekong giant catfish all tackle IGFA world record I was keen to return once again to Thailand to battle the mighty leviathans that inhabit one of the worlds most prolific fisheries Bungsamlan.
Its been a while but even with all the going's on at MFT we did get a couple of hours to sneak over the road to the local (Klong) canal/river/swamp. Now in the heat of the dry season the water levels in the canal are low with only a few deep pools and shaded overhangs to explore with our trusty Green viper Killer frog buzz bait.
About a year on and were still at it. No not that, were talking about fishing! Why fishing in Thailand? Well take a look at these amazing photos to see what you can find if you venture outside of the put and take fishing parks of Bangkok. A recent trip out to a medium sized reservoir in southern Thailand made for a great day and the opportunity of a test session with a brand new lure called the Mango Jack Flash bait.
Three months ago, I sent an email to a big bunch of angling friends of mine worldwide telling about a new destination we had just found at that time. Since, we have angled that lake for 43 sessions with visiting anglers, surveying at the same time its potential with various fishing methods and baits.
Written by Jean Francois Helias. (Pictures courtesy of J-F Helias,Fishing Adventures Thailand).
THE NIGHT THEY LANDED THE BIGGEST FRESHWATER FISH EVER CAUGHT ON ROD AND LINE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. Twenty-three years ago, thirty five (35) Arapaima gigas or Pirarucu, a fish species originally from the Amazon basin, were stocked at Bung Sam Lan Lake, Thailand. A few of them were hooked during the past two decades but rarely was a fish successfully landed by anglers.
Dear Mega Fishing Thailand, With February being renowned for being a big fish month, and after last years February trip being so successful having broken the Mekong giant catfish all tackle IGFA world record I was keen to return once again to Thailand to battle the mighty leviathans that inhabit one of the worlds most prolific fisheries Bungsamlan. 
Its been a while but even with all the going's on at MFT we did get a couple of hours to sneak over the road to the local (Klong) canal/river/swamp. Now in the heat of the dry season the water levels in the canal are low with only a few deep pools and shaded overhangs to explore with our trusty Green viper Killer frog buzz bait. 
About a year on and were still at it. No not that, were talking about fishing! Why fishing in Thailand? Well take a look at these amazing photos to see what you can find if you venture outside of the put and take fishing parks of Bangkok. A recent trip out to a medium sized reservoir in southern Thailand made for a great day and the opportunity of a test session with a brand new lure called the Mango Jack Flash bait. 
Three months ago, I sent an email to a big bunch of angling friends of mine worldwide telling about a new destination we had just found at that time. Since, we have angled that lake for 43 sessions with visiting anglers, surveying at the same time its potential with various fishing methods and baits. 
THE NIGHT THEY LANDED THE BIGGEST FRESHWATER FISH EVER CAUGHT ON ROD AND LINE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. Twenty-three years ago, thirty five (35) Arapaima gigas or Pirarucu, a fish species originally from the Amazon basin, were stocked at Bung Sam Lan Lake, Thailand. A few of them were hooked during the past two decades but rarely was a fish successfully landed by anglers.