Palm Tree Lagoon · March 2026
Tyler meets the monsters.
He arrived dreaming of a Mekong catfish. Friendly Mekong, huge carp and a holiday full of catches made Tyler’s first visit one to remember.
Read the storyTyler’s family fishing journal
Fishing runs in the family.
Big fish, first catches and days by the water. Our stories from Thailand, with guides to help you find your own adventure.
From the family album
Every trip has a story.
First visits. New confidence. Fish we still talk about.
Jurassic Mountain · October 2023
The trip that started it all.
Vinny’s first Thailand fishing holiday: carp, arapaima and the start of a dream that would bring him back.
Read Vinny’s story
Jurassic Mountain · October 2024
Tyler’s first taste of Thailand.
Learning to handle big fish, sharing a carp with Dad and an unexpected snake beside the swim.
Read about Tyler’s first trip
Koh Samui · March 2025
A rod in Finlay’s hands.
A trip chosen for plenty of practice: catching fish, building confidence and enjoying it at his own pace.
Read Finlay’s Samui chapter
Vinny & Big Girl · 1 June 2024
“I could feel it
in my bones.”
Vinny told everyone he was going to catch it. Sitting beside Finlay in the rain, he said it again. Then the rod went.
The flooded swim, the feeling he couldn’t shake and the Siamese carp he knew as Big Girl. Vinny’s account, with family photographs and footage of the catch.
The world’s biggest carp: Vinny and Big GirlThe places we fish
Find your water.
Ratchaburi
Palm Tree Lagoon
Four family visits, Tyler’s first trip and Vinny’s Big Girl story. Photographs and practical advice from a place that keeps bringing us back.
Read the guideChachoengsao · Bangkok trip planning
Bungsamran Fishing Park
Our detailed starting guide to the location, booking questions, target fish and planning your first session.
Read the guideCha-am · Phetchaburi
Jurassic Mountain
Vinny’s first visit, Sam’s birthday and Tyler learning to catch big fish beneath the mountain.
Read the guidePattaya area
Hookers Fishing Lake
Our catch photographs and practical questions for planning a visit to Hookers.
Read the guideKoh Samui
Samui Fishing Club & Resort
Finlay’s time on the rod and a guided fishing day within an island holiday.
Read the guideFrom our fishing album
Tight Lines
Browse our family catch photographs and the questions to check before arranging a visit.
Read the guideGet to know the fish
What’s on the end of the line?
Thailand’s managed lakes bring native fish and species from overseas together. Our profiles explain the difference.
Siamese giant carp
Catlocarpio siamensis
The fish at the heart of Vinny’s Big Girl story.
Meet the speciesMekong giant catfish
Pangasianodon gigas
Managed-lake catches and the very different story of wild populations.
Meet the speciesArapaima
Arapaima gigas — reference profile
An Amazonian fish encountered in managed Thai fishing lakes.
Meet the speciesGiant snakehead
Channa micropeltes
Identification and the research to do before fishing natural waters.
Meet the speciesBefore you cast
A little preparation goes a long way.
Vinny · Tyler · Finlay · Sam · Daisy
There’s a family
behind every photograph.
Some trips are about chasing a particular fish. Others are about learning, birthdays or simply spending time together. This journal brings those memories home.
Meet our family