Fishing Holidays at Palm Tree Lagoon in Thailand

Thai Fish Species - Arapaima / Pirarucu

Common Name

Arapaima / Pirarucu

Local Name

Pla Tjon Amazon

Scientific Name

Arapaima Gigas

Family

Osteoglossidae - Bonytongues

Thai Fish Species - Arapaima

Palm Tree Lagoon Lake Record

267kg

Palm Tree Lagoon Lasrgest Fish

280kg+

Current IGFA World Record

154kg Jakub Vagner 18th Feb 2010 Amazonia Ecuador

Best Methods / Bait

Large ones mainly caught on chicken or batu fished in margins. Live bait generally only accounts for the smaller ones. Also, occasionally will take lum/bread on feeder.

Thai Fish Species - Arapaima
Thai Fish Species - Arapaima
Thai Fish Species - Arapaima
Thai Fish Species - Arapaima