The latest catch of a reported 151kg Mekong catfish from Bungsamlan lake in Bangkok has been seen around the world in the angling press but with some controversy following it. The size of the fish seems to have come into question and claims made about the authenticity of the catch. As far as I can see this is indeed a big size catfish and there were many people present to witness the catch and the weighing procedure, that is not in doubt.

MFT were very kindly sent a whole range of fishing flies from a Kenyan Fly tier named Charles. He asked if we would be able to possibly try out his flies on one of our fishing trips and maybe get some photos of any catches with his fishing flies, well here goes Charles, you got some great product there they really work well.

Here is a nice little tip for anyone who wants to get a bit more attraction and performance from a buzz bait fishing lure. By tuning up your buzz bait propeller you will be creating different amounts of vibration and disturbance on the waters surface and thus getting the attention of more fish with better strikes and top water fishing action.

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.

Dear Mega Fishing Thailand, With my office in Perth Australia closing for the holiday period, on an impulse I went online to see if I could score myself a reasonable priced ticket to Thailand. To my surprise they were readily available and two days later I was on sitting on a Thai Airways plane bound for Bangkok. Having no real plans on what I was going to do over the next week I hired a 4WD at the airport and headed off up country to try a couple of fishing spots I had heard about. After a couple of hours of shooting the breeze and looking around I headed off to find a hotel for night.

Mae Ngat reservoir, is located 85 km northwest of Chiang Mai. The lake holds Tilapia (max.2kg); Rohu (max. 6kg), Small Scale Mud Carp (max. 6kg), a small number of Snakehead (1-2kg) the main attractive species is the Hampala Barb also called Jungle Perch (max. 5kg), the average size is 0.5-1kg and a 3kg fish is already a very good catch . These Cyprinids are feeding almost on small fish, an provide good action on light tackle and fishing with topwater lures. Best time for Jungle Perch: June-October