Current, Pending, and Catches Above the Current IGFA All Tackle World Records in Order of Size We Currently Have 44 Species Over The Current IGFA World Records Unfortunately due to changes in the IGFA Rules As of 11th January 2014 NO Further Claims Can Be Made From Fishing Parks, Only From the Wild Dams and Rivers |
| Arapaima Arapaima Gigas Current IGFA Record: 130kg The biggest one in Palm Tree Lagoon was last caught at 240kg (left). There are other residents also like this 225kg monster (right). | |
| Mekong Catfish Pangasianodon Gigas Current IGFA Record: 117.93kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 182kg (left), and there are other huge ones like this 171kg one (right). | |
| Chao Phraya Catfish Pangasius Sanitwongsei Bait: Chicken Comments: The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 74kg (right), but many other have been caught over 60kg including a 67kg one (left). | |
| Siamese Carp Catlacarpio Siamensis Current IGFA Record: 61kg There are many Siamese carp in Palm Tree Lagoon that could break this record. The biggest one caught to date were weighed at 101kg (see photos left and right). | |
| Wallago Leeri 49kg (Left Pending) Wallago Leeri Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: July 2013 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Baho Stomachs Comments: The biggest one in Palm Tree Lagoon is 71kg (right). This was also caught from Khao Laem Dam, where they grow well in excess of 70kg. | |
| Salween Catfish Hemibagras Microphthalmus Current IGFA Record: Vacant The biggest Palm Tree Lagoon fish was caught by Eddie Stephenson weighing 85lb (left). Comments: Palm Tree Lagoon have other big fish like this 33kg one (right) | |
| Catla 18.9kg (left) Catla Catla Caught by: Gerhard Posch Date: 23 Dec 2011 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder. Comments: Many fish have been caught larger than this one. The current lake record is 32kg (right) | |
| Thai Redtail Catfish 24.80kg (Left Pending) Hemibagrus Wyckiodes Caught by: Mitchell Nicholls Date: 23 May 2013 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Chicken Comments: The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 32kg, but many others have been caught over the 25kg mark including this one at 26.5kg (right). | |
| Wallago Attu Wallago Attu Current IGFA Record: 18.6kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 22.15kg (left). However, they are regularly seen much larger than this. There is also the possibility of catching one out of Khao Laem Dam where they grow in excess of 30kg. | |
| Juliens Golden Price Carp Probarbus Jullieni Current IGFA Record: Vacant The current Palm Tree record was caught by Tim Webb out of the Mae Klong river and weighed 71lb (left). There are many sizeable ones in Palm Tree like this 67lb one (right) | |
| Salween Rita Rita Sacerdotum Current IGFA Record: Vacant Palm tree Lagoon record of 32kg (left) would easily qualify, as so would others weighed in at over the 30kg like this specimen(right) . | |
| Thai Mahseer Tor Tambroides Current IGFA Record: 12.0kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 17.55kg (left), and another was stocked at 15.5kg (right) | |
| Rohu 13.35kg (left) Labeo Rohita Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 06 Jan 2012 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder. Comments: This fish was transferred and released into Palm Tree Lagoon. The biggest one we have witnessed being caught in Khao Laem Dam to date is 22kg, and the current Palm Tree Lagoon record of 18.4kg was also caught in Khao Laem Dam. | |
| Thai Catfish Shark 11.05kg (Left) and Palm Tree Lagoons biggest fish to date at 16kg (right) caught by Peter Gardiner Pangasius Conchophilus Caught by: Mike BaileyDate: 18 Dec 2013 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder | |
| Giant Featherback Chitala Lopis Current IGFA Record: 9.08kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 9.2kg (left), but we have caught them in Srinakarin Dam to 13kg+ (right). | |
| Black Ear Catfish Pangasius Larnaudii Current IGFA Record: 11.2kg The ones pictured here tipped the scales at 11.4kg (left) and 11.6kg (right) and the current Palm Tree Lagoon record was weighed at 12.1kg. | |
| Spotted Featherback Chitala Ornata Current IGFA Record: 6kg Current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 11.2kg (left). | |
| Mrigal 8.65kg (Left) Cirrhinus Cinhosus Caught by: Sasiprapsa Thiansungnoen Date: 19 May 2013 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder Comments: Current Palm Tree Lagoon record stands at 9.55kg (right) caught on banana. The largest one we have seen was caught in Khao Laem Dam at 14kg. | |
| African Arawanan Heterotis Niloticus Current IGFA Record: Vacant Comments: Palm Tree Lagoon bigest fish caught to date 4kg (left) | |
| Catfish Shark 7.70kg (Left Pending) Pangasius Conchophilus Caught by: Mike Bailey Date: 07 March 2014 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Bread | |
| Giant Gourami 9.05kg (left) Osphronemus Goramy Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 25 November 2012 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Banana. Comments: The previous IGFA record was also from Palm Tree Lagoon at 6.3kg (right). | |
| Mad Barb Leptobarbus Hoevenii Current IGFA Record: 6kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 7.6kg (left) with many being caught over kg (right). | |
| Whisker Sheatfish 6.75kg (Left) Micronema Bleekri Caught by: Tim Webb Venue: River Kwai Yai Date: 2014 Bait: Worms | |
| Black Shark Minnow 6.45kg(left) Labeo Chrysophekadion Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 22 July 2013 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder Comments: Record tied by Tim Coakley on 16 March 2014 (right). The biggest we have witnessed being caught in Khao Laem Dam is 9kg. | |
| Bearded Labeo 5.45kg (pending left) Labeo Barbatulus Melanopleurus Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 24 Jan 2015 Venue: River Kwai, Ratchaburi. Another one of 5.25kg also pictured (right). | |
| Emperor Snakehead 5.15kg Channa Marulioides Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 10 Sept 2011 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Batu. | |
| Small Scale Mud Carp 5.10kg (Left Pending) Labeo Microlepis Caught by: Vun Sokha Date: 12 July 2013 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder Comments: Previous record 4.65kg (right) was also caught from Palm Tree Lagoon on 02 April 2013. | |
| Elephant Ear Gourami 4.55kg (Left Pending) Osphronemus Exodon Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 04 September 2013 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Bread | |
| Java Barb 2.60kg (right) and the pending record at 4.35kg (left) Barbonymus Gonionotus Conchophilus Caught by: Tim Webb Date: 17 November 2014 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder Comments: This fish was transferred and released into Palm Tree Lagoon. | |
| Soldier River Barb Cyclocheilichthys Enoplos Current IGFA Record: 3.84kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 4.3kg. | |
| Crystal Eyed Catfish 4.05kg (left) Hemibagrus Wyckii Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 25 Novemver 2012 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder Comments: Previous Palm Tree Lagoon record stood at 3.2kg (right). | |
| Bony Lipped Barb 3.85kg (pending left) Osteochilus Melanopleurus Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 24 Jan 2015 Venue: River Kwai, Ratchaburi. Another one of 2.85kg also pictured (right). | |
| Flagtail 3.75kg (Left Pending) Semaprochilodus Insignis Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Date: June 2014 Venue: Palm tree Lagoon Bait: Worms Comments: Palm Tree Lagoon biggest fish 4.4kg (right) | |
| Marble Goby Oxyelectris Marmorata Current IGFA Record: 2.37kg The current Palm tree Lagoon record is 3.3kg caught from Benny's Farm Ponds and released in Palm Tree Lagoon. | |
| Yellow Catfish 3.8kg (left) Hemibagrus Numurus Caught by:Neil Hunt Date: 11 March 2016 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder. Comments: The previous record was caught by Benchawan Thiansungnoen also from Khao Laem Dam at 3.2kg (right) both these fish are now in Palm Tree Lagoon | |
| Indochina featherback Chitala Blanci Current IGFA Record: 2.71kg Recently stocked Indochina Featherback caught and transferred from Benny's Farm Ponds exceeded the 3kg mark and the biggest weighed one was 3.2kg. | |
| Giraffe Catfish 3.05kg (Left Pending)Auchenoglanis Occidentalis Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 07 March 2013 Venue: Palm Tree Lagoon Bait: Worms | |
| Golden Tinfoil Barb 2.00kg (Left) Hypsibarbus Malcolmi Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 2014 Venue: Mae Klong River Bait: Worms | |
| Fire Eeel 1.40kg (Left) Mastacembelus Erythrotaenia Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 26 April 2013 Venue: River Kwai Ratchaburi Bait: Float fished river shrimp. Comments: This fish was transferred and released into Palm Tree Lagoon. | |
| Yellow Bellied Barb 1.85kg (Left) Hypsibarbus Wetmorei Caught by: Benchawan Thiansungnoen Date: 01 May 2013 Venue: River Kwai, Ratchaburi Bait: Bread/lum paste. Comments: This fish was transferred and released into Palm Tree Lagoon. | |
| Tricolour Shark Minnow Balantiocheilos Melanopterus Current IGFA Record: 0.99kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 1.45kg (left). | |
| Sucermouth Catfish Hypostomus Plecostomus Current IGFA Record: 1.2kg The current Palm Tree Lagoon record is 1.3kg | |
| Eye-Spot Barb 0.95kg (Left Pending) Hampala Dispar Caught by: Tim Webb Date: 13 March 2014 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Spoon | |
| Nandid Perch (Malayan Leaffish) 0.90kg (left) 0.90kg, and previous record 0.65kg (right) Pristolepis Fasciata Caught by:John Duffy Date: 23 Dec 2013 Venue: Khao Laem Dam Bait: Bread/lum mix on feeder. Comments: Fish transferred and released in Palm Tree Lagoon. | |