Gillhams Fishing Resort Fishing Holidays In Krabi Thailand

Gillhams Fishing Resort Krabi Thailand

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If you fancy fishing in Thailand for mighty Catfish, Carp and predators with the likes of Arapaima, Redtail Catfish and Barramundi to just mention a few. At a purpose built and designed fishing resort, with your accommodation beside the water, all top branded fishing tackle provide, guiding service, great food, English run and unbelievable fishing action? Well look no further than the Brand New Stuart Gillham’s Resort.

Set in 17 acres and located only 1hour from Bangkok and about 20 minutes from the famous Krabi in Southern Thailand is the creation and dream of ex-pat Stuart Gillham from the UK, who built and runs this resort along with partner Benz, his son Sean and Sean's partner Noi.

This purpose built manmade fishery set in 17 acres and located only 1hour from Bangkok has a beautiful landscaped lake of around 9 acres which has been stocked with 42 exotic species such as Arapaima (a species from the Amazon in South America) where in the wild its record size is 83kg! The biggest one caught at this resort so far was a 200kg (over 400lb) and this is not the biggest one in the lake. Other species include the Mekong Catfish up to 120kg. The biggest caught so far is 87kg This is the current IGFA world record which beat the old record also caught here of 84 kg. The resort also holds the current IGFA Chao Phraya Catfish record at 41 ½ kg, Siamese Carp up to 70kg with biggest to date going 56kg not claimed as the line was touched by another person. Another very popular species is the Red Tail Amazon Catfish which when stocked were up to 16kg. Biggest recorded so far is 41kg and they are averaging around 28kg. There are some 20 Barramundi to 15kg already in the lake. Imagine how big they will be in the future considering the astounding growth rate already recorded by a number of species. Another new addition in Feb 2010 was Nile perch stocked at 9 months old and weighing 10lb. Also Atlantic tarpon to 10lb have been stocked. The lake holds six different species exceeding 100lbs, with at least 14 species over current IGFA world records.

If you want to indulge in other activities whilst at the resort you are only 19km's from the lively seafront town of Ao Nang. The town boasts many top class restaurants, pubs, clubs and unspoiled white sandy beaches. In the surrounding national park there are hot springs and waterfalls with stunning emerald pools to take a refreshing swim after your walk through dense forests. Close by there is also some of the best elephant trekking in Southern Thailand. There is also horse riding, golf courses, shopping for copy designer named goods and souvenirs, boat trips to surrounding islands and white water rafting.

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FISHING METHODS

Bait Fishing, Freshwater Fly Fishing

SPECIES TO CATCH

Arapaima Season: All Year Weight: 80b to 400lb Average Weight: 130lb	Alligator gar Season: All year Weight: 10lb to 60lb Average Weight: 20lb	Arawana Season: All year Weight: 5lb to 12lb Average Weight: 7lb
Asian Red Tailed Catfish Season: All year Weight: 15lb to 80lb Average Weight: 25lb	Barramundi Season: All year Weight: 10lb to 40lb Average Weight: 15lb	Big Head Carp Season: All year Weight: 15lb to 40lb Average Weight: 20lb
Black Pacu Season: All year Weight: 15lb to 60lb Average Weight: 25lb	Chao Phraya Catfish Season: All year Weight: 40lb to 130lb Average Weight: 60lb	Common Carp Season: All year Weight: 20lb to 25lb Average Weight: 20lb
Giant Freshwater Stingray Season: All year Weight: 100lb to 200lb Average Weight: 110lb	Giant Snakehead Season: All year Weight: 6lb to 18lb Average Weight: 10lb	Mekong Catfish Season: All year Weight: 60lb to 2300lb Average Weight: 110lb
Amazon Red Tailed Catfish Season: All year Weight: 15lb to 95lb Average Weight: 45lb	Siamese Carp Season: All year Weight: 20lb to 160lb Average Weight: 35lb	Tiger catfish Season: All year Weight: 4lb to 42lb Average Weight: 9lb

Note: these figures are complied with catch reports over 5 years, however they can be affected by adverse weather conditions.

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TOUR INCLUDES

Flights (WT), transfers, accommodation, guided fishing and all tackle & bait.

WHAT’S EXCLUDED

Holiday insurance, personal items, local tips and food & drinks.

OPTIONS

Seat upgrades

VISA

A machine-readable passport with at least 6 months before expiry. No visa for UK citizens required.

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS

Seek medical advice as dependant on region visited

PLEASE NOTE

All details of visa and medical requirements are correct at time of press. However, please check these requirements for changes.

DEPARTURE TAX

There is no additional airport departure tax when leaving Thailand, however this can change regularly. Please check before you travel.

FLIGHT ROUTE AND FLIGHT TIME

UK - Kuala Lumpur (approx 9 hrs)
Kuala Lumpur - Phuket (approx 2 hr)

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE

(E) 1 checked in items 20 kg

TRANSFER TIME

Phuket airport - Gillhams Fishing Resort (approx 1 hr 40 mins)

other activities

WALKING / SIGHTSEEING

A great opportunity to view the beautiful landscape as well as some of Thailand's beautiful temples.

SHOPPING

Bangkok offers a diverse range of shops including traditional Thai markets, high fashion boutiques, and designer jewellery stores.

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Gillhams Fishing Resort Krabi Thailand