FISHING HOLIDAY IN THAILAND

TEAK TREE LAKE CHIANG MAI FISH SPECIES:


The choice of species available for the angler to target in the Kingdom of Siam is second to none, with a diverse array of fish species from Thailand, Amazonia, India, China and the rest of the world.

 
 Common Name African Walking Catfish / Sharptooth Catfish
 Local Name Pla Duk
 Scientific Name Hybrid Clarias Macrocephalus  x Gariepinus 
 Family Claridae - Airbreathing Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 36kg / Hennie Moller - 05 Dec 1992

 Orange River South Africa

 Common Name Alligator Gar
 Local Name Pla Gar
 Scientific Name Atractosteurus Spatula
 Family Lepisosteidae - Gars
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 126.55kg Bill Valverde 02 Dec 1951

  Rio Grande Texas USA

 Common Name Arapaima / Pirarucu
 Local Name Pla Tjon Amazon
 Scientific Name Arapaima Gigas
 Family Osteoglossidae - Bonytongues
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 130kg Jakub Vagner 17 Aug 2008

 Amazonia Brazil

 
 Common Name Barred Sorubim / Tiger Catfish
 Local Name Pla Tiger
 Scientific Name Pseudoplatystoma Fasciatum  
 Family Pimelodidae - Long-whiskered catfishes 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 16.17 kg / Gilberto Fernandes 26 Apr 2008

 Amazon River Brazil

 Common Name Black Shark Minnow / Black Carp
 Local Name Pla Ka
 Scientific Name Labeo Chrysophekadion
 Family Cyprindae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 4.58kg Gavin Clarke 25 July 2009

 IT Lake, Ban Pong, Thailand

 
 
 Common Name Catfish Shark
 Local Name Pla Sayu  
 Scientific Name Pangasius Conchophilus  
 Family Pangasiidae - Shark catfishes 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 2.69kg Natalie Carter 25 Mar 2010

 Kong Mae Lai, Thailand

 Common Name Catla Carp / Catla Catla / Kaho India
 Local Name Pla Caho India
 Scientific Name Catla Catla
 Family Cyprindae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 15.17kg Jean-Francois Helias 02 Jan 2009

  IT Lake, Ban Pong, Thailand 

 Common Name Chao Phraya
 Local Name Pla Tepa
 Scientific Name Pangasius Sanitwongsei
 Family Pangasiidae - Shark Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 41kg Alan Boon 02 July 2009

 Gilhams, Krabi, Thailandl 

 Common Name Chinese Silver Carp
 Local Name Pla Tjin
 Scientific Name Hypophthalmichthys Molitrix
 Family Cyprindae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 32kg Chongdae Lim 21 Apr 2006

 Andong-S, Kyung Sanbok-Do, Korea

 Common Name Featherback Clown
 Local Name Pla Klaey
 Scientific Name Chitala Chitala
 Family Notopteridae -  Featherbacks or Knifefishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 6.12kg Nick Fusco Dec 16 2008

 Lake Clarke Shores, Florida, USA

 
 
 Common Name Featherback Giant
 Local Name Pla Satu  
 Scientific Name Chitala Lopis   
 Family Notopteridae - Featherbacks or Knifefishes 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 9.08 kg / Anongnart Sungwichien-Helias

 21 Apr 2006, Srinakarin Dam, Thailand  

 Common Name Featherback Grey
 Local Name Pla Tchalat  
 Scientific Name Notopterus Notopterus  
 Family Notopteridae - Featherbacks or Knifefishes 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record  Vacant
 Common Name Featherback Spotted
 Local Name Pla Klaey
 Scientific Name Chitala Ornata
 Family Notopteridae - Featherbacks or Knifefishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 6kg Terry Maher 22 Feb 2003

 Srinakarin Dam Thailand

 6kg Bruce Dale 16 Mar 2003

 Bung Sam Lang Lake, Thailannd 

 Common Name Firewood Catfish, Achacubo
 Local Name Pla Planicip
 Scientific Name Sorubimichthys Planiceps
 Family Pimelodidae - Long Whiskered Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 16kg Gilberto Fernandes 3 Dec 2011

 Rio Amazonas, Amazonas, Brazil 

 Common Name Goonch \ Giant Bagarius
 Local Name Pla Kaey  
 Scientific Name Bagarius Yarrelli  
 Family Sisoridae - Sisorid Catfishes  
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record Vacant
 Common Name Gourami
 Local Name Pla Let
 Scientific Name Osphronemus Goramy  
 Family Osphronemidae - Gouramies 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 5.6kg Nattaphol Wangwongwiwat 10 Oct 2004

 Bung Sam Ran Lake, Thailand

 Common Name Java Barb / Silver Barb
 Local Name Pla Tapien Kao
 Scientific Name Barbonymus Gonionotus
 Family Cyprinadae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 2.31kg Jean-Francois Helias 30 Sep 2008

 Teak Tree Lake, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 
 Common Name Jau Catfish / Zungaro
 Local Name Pla Jau
 Scientific Name Pimelodidae Siluriformes
 Family Pimelodidae - Long-Whiskered Catfish
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 49.44kg Russell Jensen 31 Jan 2004

 Urariquera, Amazonas, Brazil

 
 Common Name Juliens Golden Price Carp
 Local Name Pla Yissok Thai
 Scientific Name Probarbus Jullieni
 Family Cyprinidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record Vacant 
 Common Name Lau Lau, Piraaiba
 Local Name Pla pireeba
 Scientific Name Brachyplatystoma Filamentosum
 Family Pimelodidae - Long-Whiskered Catfish
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 155kg Jorge Masullo De Aguiar 29 May 2009

 Rio Solimoes, Amazonas, Brazil

 Common Name Mad Barb
 Local Name Pla Ba
 Scientific Name Leptobarbus Hoevenii
 Family Cyprinidae  
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 6.00 kg Lok Kwang Wong Aug 2002

 Bung San Lang Lake, Thailand

 Common Name Mahseer Thai
 Local Name Pla Wien  
 Scientific Name Tor tambroides  
 Family Cyprinidae  
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 12.00 kg Mohamed Zanudin Bin Ibrahim

 24 Jul 2001

 Jeram Besu,Benta, Pahang, Malaysia  

 Common Name Marbled Catfish, Jundia
 Local Name Pla Duk Marble  
 Scientific Name Leiarius Marmoratus  
 Family Pimelodidae 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 11.68 kg Russell Jensen 23 Jan 2008

 Travessoa, Brazil 

 Common Name Marbled Goby
 Local Name Pla Boo Sai  
 Scientific Name Oxyeleotris Marmorata  
 Family Eleotridae - Sleepers 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 2.37 kg / John Merritt 1 Oct 2008

 Teak Tree Lake, Chiang Mai, Thailand  

 Common Name Mekong Catfish
 Local Name Pla Buk
 Scientific Name Pangasianodon Gigas
 Family Pangasiidae - Shark Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 84kg Rob Maylin 28 May 2008

 Gilhams, Krabi, Thailand

 
 Common Name Mrigal / Small Scale Mud Carp
 Local Name Pla Nuan Tjan
 Scientific Name Cirrhinus Cirrhosus
 Family Cyprinidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 4.11kg Steve Wozniak 14 Aug 2009

 Teak Tree Lake, Chiang Mai, Thailand

 Common Name Oxeye Tarpon
 Local Name Pla Ta Ruak
 Scientific Name Megalops Cyprinoides
 Family Megalopidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 2.99kg Neil Schultz 14 May 2000 

 Tide Island, Australia

 Common Name Pacu / Pirapatinga
 Local Name Pla Pacu
 Scientific Name Piractus Brachypomus / Colossama spp.
 Family Characidae - Characins
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 19.95kg Todd Ewing 19 Mar 2000

 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA

 Common Name Redtail Catfish Amazon
 Local Name Redtail
 Scientific Name Phractocephalus Hemioliopterus
 Family Pimelodidae - Long-Whiskered Catfish
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 55kg Gilberto Fernandos 28 Dec 2008

 Rio Amazonas, Brazil 

 Common Name Redtail x Tiger Catfish / Sorubim Hybrid
 Local Name Redtail Tiger
 Scientific Name Pseudoplatystoma Hybrid
 Family Pimelodidae - Long Whiskered  Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record N/A (Hybrid)
 Common Name Ripsaw Catfish, Niger Catfish
 Local Name Pla Razorback  
 Scientific Name Oxydoras Niger  
 Family Doradidae - Thorny Catfishes 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 21.50 kg Gilberto Fernandes 13 Mar 2010

 Amazonas, Furo Do Curari, Brazil 

 
 Common Name Rohu / Indian Carp
 Local Name Pla Yissok Tet
 Scientific Name Labeo Rohita
 Family Cyprinidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 12.5kg Pakron Suwannaat 08 Jul 2003

 Dan Tchang Dam, Thailand 

 Common Name Siamese Carp / Kaho / Giant Barb
 Local Name Pla Caho
 Scientific Name Catlacarpio Siamensis
 Family Cyprinidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 52kg Terry Robert Maher 12 Mar 2004

 Bung Sam Lang Lake, Thailand

 Common Name Soldier River Barb
 Local Name Pla Takok
 Scientific Name Cyclocheilichthys Enoplos
 Family Cyprinidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 3.4kg Gavin Clarke July 14 2010

 IT Monster Lake, Ban Pong, Thailand

 Common Name Striped Catfish
 Local Name Pla Sawai
 Scientific Name Pangasius Hypophthalmus
 Family Pangasidae - Shark Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 21.3kg Jakub Vagner 9 May 2009

 Bung Sam Lang Lake, Bangkok, Thailand

 
 Common Name Suckermouth Catfish
 Local Name Pla Joker
 Scientific Name Hypostomus plecostomus  
 Family Loricariidae - Armored catfishes 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 1.20 kg Dirk A. Mueller, USA Nov 2002

 Bung Sam Lan Lake, Thailand   

 Common Name Tambaqui
 Local Name Pacu Dam
 Scientific Name Colossoma Macropomum
 Family Characidae - Characins
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record 32.4kg Jorge Masullo de Aguiar 25 Aug 2007

 Lago Grande Amazonas, Brazil 

 Common Name Thai Catfish Shark
 Local Name Pla Sawai Noo
 Scientific Name Helicophagus Leptorhynchus
 Family Pangasidae - Shark Catfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 2.10kg Jean-Francois Helias 9th Jan 2010

 Teak Tree Lake, Khua Mung, Chiang Mai, Thailand 

 Common Name Tilapia
 Local Name Pla Nin
 Scientific Name Oreochromis Niloticus
 Family Cichlidae - Cichlids
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 6.10kg Sarel Van Rooyen Jul 2002

 Zimbabwe

 
 Common Name Tricolour Shark Minnow
 Local Name Pla Ang Mai  
 Scientific Name Balantiocheilos Melanopterus  
 Family Cyprinidae 
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record

 0.99 kg 13 Aug 2009 Jean-Francois Helias

 Teak Tree Lake, Chiang Mai Thailand

 Common Name Wallago Leerii / Great Black Sheatfish
 Local Name Pla Ituk
 Scientific Name Wallago Leerii
 Family Siluridae - Sheatfishes
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record Vacant  
 Common Name Yellowcheek Carp / Kanyu
 Local Name Pla Bambusa
 Scientific Name Elopichthys Bambusa
 Family Cyprinidae
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record Vacant  
 Common Name Zig Zag Eel
 Local Name Pla Krating Dam
 Scientific Name Mastacembelus Armatus
 Family Mastacembelidae - Spiny Eels
 Teak Tree Lake Record
 IGFA World Record Vacant