Big Carp Magazine Exclusive TopCats - Koh Samui
By Rob Maylin
In October this year I met up with my old mate Stuart Gillham. Stuart has been visiting Thailand for almost 20 years now and has in fact lived in various parts of Thailand. He had a deep sea fishing boat in Phuket for several years, and decided about two years ago to sell up completely in England and move out to Thailand. He had spent the last two years searching for the right location for his own fishery. Last year he decided that Krabi would be the location for a freshwater fishing resort with luxury accommodation, restaurant and bar. His own fishery is still in the construction stage at the moment, but is due to be opened in 2008. When I met up with him, he had with him an invitation from a friend of his, Mike, who was the owner of a similar fishery in Koh Samui called TopCats. The invitation was to come out for week to shoot a fishing DVD with Stuart. It was 15 years ago that Stuart and I made our first film together, Harefield Haulin’, a video that is still well thought of today.
My wife and I would fly out from Heathrow in early November for just over a week; four days of this would be for fishing and filming by the local TV network, Samui TV, and the other couple of days being used to visit the site of Stuart’s lake in Krabi. There is a connecting flight from Bangkok airport direct to Samui with only a 15- minute journey once in Samui to the resort. All tackle and bait is supplied along with a full time guide. The guide will row boats ....................Big Carp Magazine Exclusive - Rob Maylin's full article
FISHING IN THAILAND FOR MEKONG CAT FISH, ARAPAIMA AND THAI GIANT SIAMESE CARP AT TopCats FISHING RESORT KOH SAMUI
By fishing season ticket holder Rick Humphries
Having fished in Thailand for several years as a holidaymaker I fell in love with the Thai lifestyle so last year I made the decision to move here permanently. I was a keen Carp angler in the UK; in the winter months I would brave the elements and try my hand at Pike fishing. Predatory fish always held a fascination with me but it was the cold and damp I couldn't tolerate. My trips to Thailand where bliss year round warm temperate Thai food and the charming Thai people, even when it rains here its still warm, the only ice you see....................Rick Humphries full article
