THAILAND: huge 210 lb arapaima on lure

Here the last report from top Thailand fishing guide Jean Francois Helias: "Two days ago (Feb. 27). on our
second trip to a new destination we are now guiding at, we caught an impressive
95.00 kg / 210 pounds on lure. The very reddish mega fish failed for a Yo-zuri
lure (I wish to not giving away the model details), courtesy of Yo-zuri American
big boss George Large.

THAILAND: big freshwater stingray of 450 plus pound

According with the Facebook site of Fishsiam Thailand this monster huge freshwater stingray was landed the past month by Japan angler Mr. Hiroshi. the big fish was estimated up of 450 pound - 220 kilograms.

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THAILAND: new Eye-Spot Barb IGFA record

Here the last report from fishing guide Jean Francois Helias:"The pending 0.54 kg IGFA All Tackle world record for the
Eye-spot Barb (Hampala dispar) was broken not once but twice twice two days ago
during a 2 days expedition in the north east of the country.



First by yours truly; then by Malaysian angler Datuk
Abdul Kadir whom I was guiding.



I retired that 0.54 kg record first

THAILAND: snakehead fly fishing

Here the last fishing report from Top Thailand Fishing Guide Jean Francois Helias: "I'm still guiding here our common friend Richard
Hart from Orlando, Florida, who has a deep passion for the various snakehead
species inhabiting in our Thai waters.





We just came back last night from a 2 days fly
fishing expedition at a reservoir close to Burma. Richard caught there on fly his biggest

THAILAND: new fishing destination

Last info received from Thailand fishing guide Jean Francois Helias:
"Just a few words and pics today to talk about the new lake just opened last month on June 1, 2012. That lake, located only a few meters from the Ratchaburi predators lake (same owner), has been stocked for 4 years with mainly carp and barb species. My boys Kik, Noi, and I know each part of that lake and its bottom like

LAOS: a great catch, an huge Jullien Golden carp

Here a short report from fishing guide Jean Francois Helias: "Coming to Laos during the rainy season was of course not going to bring us the best fishing conditions. But my client could only take his vacation at that period. Also he is more of a photographer than an angler. So not catching fish was not a problem to him. More important was for him to take lots of great photos. Laos just

THAILAND: 38 kg siamese carp caught

I've been carp fishing for 3 days at Ratchaburi while guiding clients, catching lots of Rohu (biggest ones around 6.00 kg), and a lovely 6.50 kg Small Scale Mud Carp (aka Mrigal) which is now my PB for that specie. Today I was finally rewarded for my efforts with a 38.00 kg (weighed on certified scales) Siamese carp I caught this afternoon!One of my 3 clients, Nicolas Frutieaux from France,

THAILAND: news from Capt. Jean Francois Helias

Hi all, I've just been out of the hospital for 2 days, where I spent 5 days in bed after having been operated for my left kidney problem.....still weak and not in my best shape, but with a will strong enough to do my job the way I'm well know for... I'm guiding our common friend Steve Wozniak, my ol' buddy, for 2 days here in Thailand....Today was our first day fishing....Steve added 3 more new

THAILAND: Captain Jean Francois Helias top IGFA guide in 2011

According to the IGFA (International Game Fish Association), Capt. Jean-Francois Helias once again showed his outstanding guiding as he led more anglers to record catches in 2011 than any other captain or guide on this earth! . Previously Francois set over 220 International Game Fish Association World Records of which will need to be updated. He is a member of the prestigious IGFA

THAILAND: Monster Mekong Catfish

Probably the biggest catfish ever caught by rod and reel. Here the story:
A retired naval officer landed an 18-stone fish using a tiny piece of sweetcorn as bait on a fishing trip.
Welshman David Kent, 54, battled the monstrous catfish for an hour while on holiday in Thailand with his wife Isabel.
David, of Tenby, had not caught anything in the lake in Krabi (Thailand) all day when the Giant

THAILAND: home of giant Siamese Carp

A claim has been made that the world's biggest carp has been caught in Thailand by a local fisherman named Kik. Kik, who works as a guide for mainly European sportsmen, said the monster carp was caught caught on a homemade rod and was too heavy for the angler's scales.
Kik belongs to the Jean-Francois Helias' Fishing Adventures team and was trying to catch a Mekong catfish.
Instead he hooked

THAILAND: world record Catla Catla carp caught

To catch a Catla carp of a big size does not happen everyday. Last time we had a few good catches was at Ratchaburi lake around 2009. That very month, I set a first entry in the IGFA records list with a catch of a 15.17 kg fish. Three clients of us had also such a rare catch; each one in the 14.00 kilos mark. Since we had no capture. It is obvious - at least for Ratchaburi - they bite best

THAILAND: 20 lb toman-snakehead caught

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Well..... well..... well.... it been quite a while since I' last seen a Monster Size MAMA Toman 9KG.
The last person I seen landed it was by Kaiser- Mark Richards of S'pore 2 mths back...
This time round is was my Netherland customer turns.
Today is his big day in which he has broken his personal best record of all time.
A whoppy 20Ibs (9KG) Monster MAMA Toman-snakehead.
The fights

THAILAND: record red tail catfish over 60lb

Just a few words to inform you that we have broken 2 days ago the IGFA length record for the redtail catfish category.
I did not expect at all to have anyone breaking the current 109 cm International Game Fish Association length record for that specie this soon. The 109 cm fish was already a big one for Thai standards.

But on Nov. 17, I had a russian angler whom we were guiding for