On day three of our fishing vacation in Thailand we visited Bungsamran Lake. This place is likely the most well known fishing lake in Thailand, all the videos you see on YouTube and most of the pictures you've seen on the internet of a Mekong catfish on a dock are at this place. If you read my story of Palm Tree Lagoon I wrote you will know we needed a good day fishing after that experience the day before and man did we ever get one. The giant Mekong catfish can grow up to several hundred …
Adventures
Palm Tree Lagoon, Ratchaburi, Thailand
When I was booking the trip and doing the research for Thailand I was impressed with Palm Tree Lagoon, I knew it was small but we've all fished farm ponds before, except this one had 300 pound fish in it so I thought I could come to terms with fishing two acres. Turns out the two acres wasn't my issue with this place. On several occasions before arriving I mentioned to John, my guide, a fish that had been caught there that I had seen on facebook and how they had 30+ species in the lake. …
IT Monster Lake: Amphoe Ban Pong, Thailand
Our first day of fishing in Thailand started at IT Monster lake, I'm certain that John our guide booked it this way on purpose. John is a unique individual, he owns BKK Fishing Tour out of Bangkok and because he speaks five languages he takes clients from around the world. He is the only fishing operator in Thailand that speaks Chinese so he basically has that market cornered and because of his knowledge of the US and good English many Americans choose him for their fishing adventures …
Thailand
First off, yes, I would go back. I've been asked the question would I go back more than any other question. My answer is yes and it would be better because of what I learned the first time so hopefully by reading this you can learn a few things and make your trip better. It's hard to know where to start so I will just start with getting there, from DFW it's gonna cost you between $900-$1100. I personally didn't think that was a bad price and I'm pretty tight with money. The flight …
Catching Stocked Rainbow Trout
Each winter starting in November Texas Parks and Wildlife Department begins stocking rainbow trout in about 100 locations from five different hatcheries around the state. They stock upwards of 300,000 fish that are ready to eat into ponds and streams mostly located in cities. The program is funded by anglers who purchase freshwater trout stamps and fishing license. This is the only chance for a lot of Texas anglers to ever catch a rainbow trout. These fish are fairly easy to catch and are …