The lads from France were back in force today and what a cracking session it was too.  Between them netting another nice selection of 10 different species consisting of some Julien’s Golden Prize Carp, Chao Phraya Catfish, Tambaqui, , Ghost Carp, Common Carp, Asian Catfish, Amazon Retail, Siamese Carp, Catla Catla Carp and a couple of Bla NIn.. the afternoon saw some lovely fish come out on the specialist poles, yes poles! these were high tech specially made carbon fibre poles that can handle fish up to 30 – 40 kg,,, well they certainly had a good test out today! Thank you once again to professional anglers Abdesselam Toumi and Jean Michel Chassal… sponsored by MILO

Its not always about the size! 🙂

The lake produced a nice variety of 8 different fish species today for fellow Brit Michael and brother in law Khun Daad. Species caught were Tambique, Chao Phraya Catfish, Asian Catfish, Ripsaw Catfish, Amazon Retail, Siamese Carp, Indian Carp and the good old Bla NIn making it an interesting and very exciting day… Thank you Michael and family we look forward to seeing you again.

Round two and day two which started off with bitter cold winds and plummeting temperatures, one would ask oneself are we really in Thailand or back in bl**dy blighty! Hence the lads got off to a bit of a slow start but it was not too long before the old faithful Amazon Redtail Catfish started to feed, in fact maybe the cold weather sent them into some sort of feeding frenzy as after 10 we stopped counting.. some of the other species oddly came in two’s, two Ripsaw catfish, 2 Tambique and then the Chao Phraya with a third lost at the net… some nice common carp making the french anglers feel at home…. aprox 40 – 50 assorted fish and 11 different specie’s over the  two days is not too bad considering the arctic conditions… It was a fun weekend and I learnt a few new tricks too, a good thank you to professional anglers Mr Toumi, Jean Michel and Philip,  sponsored by MILO…

It was an extremely exciting day watching professional french anglers Mr Toumi and Mr Jean Michel putting their skills into action. After another surprise cold night it was it was good to see them get off to a fast start, in fact it was very fast paced throughout the day easily gracing the nets with over 25 fish and with10 different species counted! Consisting of Siamese Carp, Alligator Gar, Asian Redtail, Amazon Redtail, Ripsaw Catfish, Chao Praya Catfish, Tambique, Bla Kot, Bla Nin and nicely finishing off with a lovely Julien’s Golden Prize Carp….. Both anglers are presently touring Thailand with the envious task of fishing as many waters as possible and it made me feel quite privileged that they had booked our lake for the day.. Thank you lads it was a fantastic day and I am looking forward to round two!

After a bit of a break it was good to see our resident angler Bob was back in action, a Julien’s Golden Prize Carp was the target fish for today which was nicely landed mid afternoon. Another double take with a sneeky Amazon Redtail Catfish taking the carp bait on one rod and a beauty of a Tepa on the other..our guide Burr was too the rescue yet again.. with quite a few other species in the net, what a cracking day !

It was very nice to meet fellow Brit and expat Garrick today, it was his first visit to Northern Thailand and also his first time fishing over here. Having not fished for some time was a little concerned that some rust might have set in but after a little tuition he was good to go!…. the fishing started off a little slow but it was not too long before battle commenced with one of our powerful Amazon Redtails..nicely landed….then followed by a beast of an alligator gar but it was lost at the net as some idiot (me) had the wrong net! … finishing off midday we counted 7 fish in all, 3 Amazon Redtails, 2 nice carp and a couple of Bla Nin.. thank you again Garrick, safe travels back to Bangkok and we look forward to meeting you again on your next trip to Udon

More Rod bending action for Mark who was here on his first visit to Udon, our guide young Burr steps in to give a helping hand with a double take gracing the net with a nice Siamese carp and Amazon Redtail ‘ Thank you Mark and lovely wife Elke we look forward to seeing you again ….

New picture now they are a little bigger, (4 weeks old & they are growing pretty fast)…four puppies left …3 males and 1 female (2nd from left)

This past day there’s been a sudden change in the weather in North East Thailand and first thing this morning I thought it might be time to get the bobble hat and gloves out. It was first time fishing in Thailand for keen pike fishermen Haddie and Paul from Holland who today rented the lake out, despite the sudden drop in temperatures they still managed to have a cracking day.. Unfortunately no Alligator Gar which would of been nice.. hopefully next time lads and thank you again for your visit!