Palm Tree Lagoon - Latest Customer Catches August 2016

 

 
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The first angler to complete the 'BIG 5" Andy Harman returned to claim his FREE weeks fishing, and it wasn't long before he was on his way to claiming his next 'BIG 5' with two awesome qualifying fish namely a pb 180lb Siamese carp closely followed by a 170lb chao phraya catfish. He also caught three other chao phraya over the 100lb mark as well as ripsaw catfish, Chinese silver carp, tambaqui, arapaima, Juliens golden price carp, alligator gar, mrigal, albino chao phraya catfish, Thai walking catfish, leopard catfish, a pb Chinese black carp, pacu, Mekong catfish as well as both Asian and Amazon redtails and more...
 
Carp Angling hall of famer Terry Eustace returned catching not one but two Palm Tree Lagoon 'BIG Fish' 150lb Carp Club Siamese Carp, firstly with a pristine 150lber and then with a monstrous 180lb Siamese that eluded a photo by jumping out of the net to freedom. In addition he broke a number of his pb's namely catla carp, Chinese silver carp, giant snakehead, black shark minnow, wallago attu, rohu, giant featherback, tiger catfish, Asian redtail catfish, bearded labeo and mrigal. He also caught several new species for him vundu catfish, parapatinga and crystal eyed catfish, as well as catching a number of other species such as Amazon redtail, Mekong catfish, Juliens golden price carp that included a double header, arapaima, pacu and more....
 
Another regular Jason Bolton returned this time with his mate Fraser Richie and what a session they had between them joining not only the Palm Tree Lagoon 150lb Carp Club but also the 300lb Catfish Club with an awesome 180lb Siames carp and a 350lb Mekong catfish. They also caught a number of Juliens golden price carp, Thai walking catfsh, African walking catfish, rohu, both Asian and Amazon redtails and more...
 
Regular Tim Coakley returned and finally broke his hoodoo by not only beating his Siamese carp pb with a stunning fish of 120lb but also catching a wallago attu a species he had been trying to catch for some time. In addition he caught some awesome black shark minnow and bearded labeo as well as big-Y catfish, Mekong catfish, and a number of both Thai and Amazon redtails.
 
Micky Quayle and Eddie Stephenson tried their hand at giant freshwater stingray fishing on the mighty Mae Klong River and after a lengthy tussle, they managed by a joint effort to land an impressive 350lb+ river monster.
 
Tim was back and had another good session with catches that included a 35lb giant snakehead, vundu catfish, grey featherback. bearded labeo, rohu and a lot more besides...
 
The guides found time to do some fishing themselves, and as usual had some great catches that included Siamese carp to 180lb, a 120lb wallago leeri, alligator gar, big-Y catfish, Chinese black carp, Amazon redtail and many more...
 
Daniel Tan was back for his second visit of the year this time accompanied by a fishing buddy and they successfully caught a Palm Tree Lagoon 150lb Carp Club qualifying Siamese, as well as a stunning Asian redtailed catfish, black shark minnow, Amazon redtail and striped catfish.
 
Tap of Bangkok Guiding Service returned for his second visit of the month with customer Warren Rickard who caught an awesome 50lb+ Juliens golden price carp, as well as a plump Mekong catfish and Amazon redtail.
 
Returning angler Danny Chappell aka Mr Bean had another successful session getting his second Palm Tree Lagoon 300lb Catfish Club t-shirt with an impressive capture of a 350lb Mekong, and also catching four Juliens golden price carp in a single day. In addition he caught yellow catfish, Siamese carp, rohu, wallago attu, black shark minnow, both Asian and Amazon redtails and more...
 
Eddie Stephenson completed his first trip i style with an awesome 80lb Salween catfish, as well as a 70lb alligator gar, rohu, mrigal, Juliens golden price carp, Asian redtail and many more...
 
Jennifer Doheny caught an amazing variety on her first visit topped off by a 120lb Siamese carp. In addition to this awesome catch she also caught a number of Juliens golden price carp, Mekong catfish, rohu, arapaima, and both Asian and Amazon redtail.
 
Tap of Bangkok Guiding Service was back with a couple of return customers who both had an enjoyable day catching a rare Salween rita as well as mrigal Siamese carp, Chinese grass carp and Amazon redtail.
 
Palm Tree regular Micky Quayle completed the second part of his trip with some more impressive catches that included a 100lb+ Siamese, an 80lb alligatoe gar, a huge bearded labeo. rohu, Asian redtail and more...
 
Japanese anglers Hiro and his wife were certainly all smiles during their first visit to Palm Tree with a number of impressive catches like a stunning Chinese black carp, black shark minnow, vulture catfish, Mekong catfish, alligator gar, crystal eyed catfish, leopard catfish, clown featherback, Amazon redtail and more...
 
Lee Timbrell was another angler who returned after a prolonged absence and caught some stunning fish like a 120lb Siamese carp, a pb Mekong catfish, He also caught a great variety of other species that included tambaqui, Juliens golden price carp, African walking catfish, rohu, Big-Y catfish, black shark minnow, catfish shark as well as both Asian and Amazon catfish.

 

 

 

 
Harald Klein and his son Dani were back for their bi-annual visit and a usual caught a number of great catches that included some huge alligator gar, chao phrays catfish, Juliens golden price carp, Siamese carp, Mekong catfish, and Amazon redtail.
 
A Japanese angling father and son duo had a great day catching albino pacu, alligator gar, rohu, black shark minnow, bearded labeo, and Juliens golden price carp.
 
Craig Reeder returned after an absence of several years and caught some nice fish that included Juliens golden price carp, mrigal, rohu, Siamese carp and Amazon redtail.
 

 

 

 

Thai resident Richy Sandys came down with his son who was visiting him from England and they had an enjoyable session catching ripsaw catfish, mad barb, Juliens golden price carp, Siamese carp, striped catfish, catfish shark, Mekong catfish as well as both Asian and Amazon redtails.
 
Italian angler Andrea Fava who has fished all over Thailand also visited Palm Tree for the first during the month and was more than happy with his catches of Juliens golden price carp,  Siamese carp, rohu, and Amazon redtail.
 
Hong Hong angler Bill Maleney was back for another session. This time he cracked the 100b carp mark with a stunning Siamese of around 120lb. He also caught a number of other great catches that included tambaqui, Juliens golden price carp, rohu, Chinese silver carp, Chinese black carp, Mekong catfish as well as both Asian and Amazon redtails.
 
Barry Gregory brought several of his customers up during the month and they all seemed quite happy with their catches that included Juliens golden price carp, Mekong catfish, chao phraya catfish, rohu, arapaima, Siamese carp, and both Asian and Amazon redtails.
 
Japanese angler Shoichiro Akoa make his first trip to Palm Tree Lagoon during the month and vowed to be back after catching big-Y catfish, vundu catfish and Amazon redtail.
 
Another passing angler whose name escapes me caught a number of Amazon redtail and Siamese carp.