Here's the photo of 'Arry the Arapaima.
Most definitely put on weight - probably around 15 - 16 kg according to Jit - and he's lifted more fish than I've had hot dinners!
Don't know why he's smiling tho - Jit, not the fish
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get up to fishing lodge,fish biting really well..more of a gurn with a hook hanging out of mouth 
get up to fishing lodge,fish biting really well..more of a gurn with a hook hanging out of mouth 
Got one !
Strong and intelligent fish as I had ben led to expect .You will not be sitting down to catch one of these .They head towards every hazard they can snap the line on .Very vocal when caught,rather like a dog growling .They also flick the pectoral spines back and forth at a rapid rate which sounds like playing cards on a bicycle wheel .Great to eat as well Terry
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Well done Mr.C
They often sound like they're having a good fart!
Stunning creatures though - they also shed their skins like a snake!
Regarding eating - simple - you pay me the THB 500+ / kilo + 10% and I won't even think about it
i.e. Sorry - NOT FOR EATING - or for someone I know who might want to use a spear gun.
They often sound like they're having a good fart!
Stunning creatures though - they also shed their skins like a snake!
Regarding eating - simple - you pay me the THB 500+ / kilo + 10% and I won't even think about it
i.e. Sorry - NOT FOR EATING - or for someone I know who might want to use a spear gun.
Hi Terry,
What a great fish, i cant wait to have a couple of days fishing at your place, at the start and the end of our holiday i hope you keep your fridge as well stocked as your lake, i might even ask crazy and SJ if they fancy a bit of sport, fishing and fridge fishing, well you do have to balance that rod in one hand with a wet
Qestion for you can you fly fish, or are all your species bottom feeders.
I am no great fisherman just enjoy it with a beer in my hand, i have never caught a fish bigger than 2kg so i hope for better things, if i catch one of your fine specimens ofcorce i will pose for a staff photo
Up near our house myself and the wife spent the day fishing on a resivour, as usual i caught bugger all apart from a suntan and a red nose, the wife started chating to some bloke next to us, next thing, out with a few baht, and the man gave her this lovaly fish must have been 4 to 5 kg she proudly held it up to show me then walked this fish up the very steap bank, next thing the fish has started to flap and gone through the wifes hands like a bar of sope, she had to chase it down the bank all most to the waters edge, i was killing myself laughing.
Kendo.
What a great fish, i cant wait to have a couple of days fishing at your place, at the start and the end of our holiday i hope you keep your fridge as well stocked as your lake, i might even ask crazy and SJ if they fancy a bit of sport, fishing and fridge fishing, well you do have to balance that rod in one hand with a wet
Qestion for you can you fly fish, or are all your species bottom feeders.
I am no great fisherman just enjoy it with a beer in my hand, i have never caught a fish bigger than 2kg so i hope for better things, if i catch one of your fine specimens ofcorce i will pose for a staff photo
Up near our house myself and the wife spent the day fishing on a resivour, as usual i caught bugger all apart from a suntan and a red nose, the wife started chating to some bloke next to us, next thing, out with a few baht, and the man gave her this lovaly fish must have been 4 to 5 kg she proudly held it up to show me then walked this fish up the very steap bank, next thing the fish has started to flap and gone through the wifes hands like a bar of sope, she had to chase it down the bank all most to the waters edge, i was killing myself laughing.
Kendo.
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Look forward to your visit. The fridge is always well stocked - (But gets a regular bashing )
As stated before - YES we can fly fish but due to the fact that our ponds are not enormous we have to limit fly fishing to when we are not so crowded. (Fly fishermen use a lot of space!!)
The Pacu, Rohu and Suwai have all taken fly.
There is also a good chance that you will get something bigger than 2kg - but as I always say to customers - no promises - fish are fish - it's not a circus and I can't train them.
Sometimes wish I could
Look forward to your visit. The fridge is always well stocked - (But gets a regular bashing
)As stated before - YES we can fly fish but due to the fact that our ponds are not enormous we have to limit fly fishing to when we are not so crowded. (Fly fishermen use a lot of space!!)
The Pacu, Rohu and Suwai have all taken fly.
There is also a good chance that you will get something bigger than 2kg - but as I always say to customers - no promises - fish are fish - it's not a circus and I can't train them.
Sometimes wish I could
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More recruits to HHFL fish stock - a present from the Easter Bunny - heavily disguised as Mrs.T!
More – Barramundi for the lower pond
More – Alligator Gar – both ponds
More – Giant Gourami – both ponds
More – Tiger Catfish – lower pond
New – Asian Redtail Catfish – lower pond
New – Arawana – both ponds
New – Pla Joker – Suckermouth Catfish – both ponds
New – Freshwater Stingray – as promised – lower pond
New – Pla Duk Rusia – big head catfish – both ponds
Should be arriving within the next two weeks
Will post some photos as and when
More – Barramundi for the lower pond
More – Alligator Gar – both ponds
More – Giant Gourami – both ponds
More – Tiger Catfish – lower pond
New – Asian Redtail Catfish – lower pond
New – Arawana – both ponds
New – Pla Joker – Suckermouth Catfish – both ponds
New – Freshwater Stingray – as promised – lower pond
New – Pla Duk Rusia – big head catfish – both ponds
Should be arriving within the next two weeks
Will post some photos as and when
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Results of SOMTAWIN SCHOOL FISHING MATCH - 31st March
These are the photographs of a very successful fishing competition held by Somtawin School Parent Teacher Association at Hua Hin Fishing Lodge on the 31 March.
There were two prizes one for the biggest fish won by Richard with a 7.2gk Red Tail Catfish, Gun was second with two fish 3.6 kg and 2.4kg. There was also a prize for the most fish caught which was won by Jennifer with 37 fish. Jasmin was second with 10 fish.
All the children caught at least one fish each.
Not easy on a hot day - well done kids
Richard wins the Biggest Fish Trophy
Richard with his 7.2kg Amazon Redtail Catfish
Jennifer with some of her 37 Pla Nin!
Jennifer with a Rohu.
Jennifer with her Trophy for most fish
Jasmine with 2nd prize most fish
Gun - with a 3.6kg Pacu
Gun - with a 2.4kg Pla Chon (Snakehead)
These are the photographs of a very successful fishing competition held by Somtawin School Parent Teacher Association at Hua Hin Fishing Lodge on the 31 March.
There were two prizes one for the biggest fish won by Richard with a 7.2gk Red Tail Catfish, Gun was second with two fish 3.6 kg and 2.4kg. There was also a prize for the most fish caught which was won by Jennifer with 37 fish. Jasmin was second with 10 fish.
All the children caught at least one fish each.
Not easy on a hot day - well done kids
Richard wins the Biggest Fish Trophy
Richard with his 7.2kg Amazon Redtail Catfish
Jennifer with some of her 37 Pla Nin!
Jennifer with a Rohu.
Jennifer with her Trophy for most fish
Jasmine with 2nd prize most fish
Gun - with a 3.6kg Pacu
Gun - with a 2.4kg Pla Chon (Snakehead)
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what a great place to relax and enjoy. As far as the fish, wow, it's worth just sitting there and enjoying and waiting for that big one that you can tell all your friends about. Be sure and bring a camera, your friends won't believe you.
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Another eventful day yesterday 
Quite a few caught – Redtail, Pacu, Yeesok Thai, Chon, amongst many others.
‘Arry decided he was peckish again and succumbed to a piece of Prawn! Our delighted customer had, up until this time, had a personal best record fish of 10lb. ‘Arry – now weighing around 20kg (40lb) blew this away big time. Another happy bunny as shown below.
Compare this image with the earlier one on this thread and you can witness the growth rate over a couple of months!
Also – with typical Thai timing - we had a delivery of some of our new stock around 7.30pm
Actual tally – of course slightly different to what we ordered was as follows:
6 Giant Mekong Catfish (Pla Beuk) totaling 60+kg ……….top pond
10 Arawana (Pla Tapat) totaling 20+kg……………5 each pond
11 Pla Duk Lusia – (Still to be properly identified, but I think that they are ‘Grey Eel Catfish) totaling 50 – 60 kg ……………6 top & 5 lower pond
13 Pla Joker (Suckermouth Catfish) ……..5 top pond, 5 lower pond and 3 in ornamental pond.
60 Giant Gourami (Pla Ret) totaling 60kg …………..30 each pond
2 Giant freshwater Stingray (babes around 1.5kg each)………lower pond
6 more Alligator Gar ………babes around 2kg each……. 4 top pond, 2 lower pond
Unfortunately no photos of the fish going in as they already had come 140km in the back of two pickups and needed to get in the ponds asap. However a certain well known HHAD celeb was on hand to witness the event!
Still to come ………….more Tiger Catfish, Asian Redtail Catfish + more Carp
Watch this space.
Quite a few caught – Redtail, Pacu, Yeesok Thai, Chon, amongst many others.
‘Arry decided he was peckish again and succumbed to a piece of Prawn! Our delighted customer had, up until this time, had a personal best record fish of 10lb. ‘Arry – now weighing around 20kg (40lb) blew this away big time. Another happy bunny as shown below.
Compare this image with the earlier one on this thread and you can witness the growth rate over a couple of months!
Also – with typical Thai timing - we had a delivery of some of our new stock around 7.30pm
Actual tally – of course slightly different to what we ordered was as follows:
6 Giant Mekong Catfish (Pla Beuk) totaling 60+kg ……….top pond
10 Arawana (Pla Tapat) totaling 20+kg……………5 each pond
11 Pla Duk Lusia – (Still to be properly identified, but I think that they are ‘Grey Eel Catfish) totaling 50 – 60 kg ……………6 top & 5 lower pond
13 Pla Joker (Suckermouth Catfish) ……..5 top pond, 5 lower pond and 3 in ornamental pond.
60 Giant Gourami (Pla Ret) totaling 60kg …………..30 each pond
2 Giant freshwater Stingray (babes around 1.5kg each)………lower pond
6 more Alligator Gar ………babes around 2kg each……. 4 top pond, 2 lower pond
Unfortunately no photos of the fish going in as they already had come 140km in the back of two pickups and needed to get in the ponds asap. However a certain well known HHAD celeb was on hand to witness the event!
Still to come ………….more Tiger Catfish, Asian Redtail Catfish + more Carp
Watch this space.