Fishing in April was very slow due to the extremely high Thai summer temperatures. Only a few anglers tried their hand at the lake, and they picked up their chances in the morning and late afternoon. Trevor Cole (UK) stayed
Ollie checked in early April for 2 nights and managed to catch a huge Chaophraya catfish (147cm), a massive Pacu in specimen size, eight Redtails, one Wallago, three Alligator Gar ca. 110, 140 and 160cm in length, and he finished
The ‘Last Minute Beauty’ for Klaus Fix – 161cm of pure power! Klaus fished with us for three consecutive days, and to be honest the fishing was really slow with very short feeding times, mainly around noon and in the
February was still dominated by cold nighttime temperatures and the fishing was only really good for our predators at the lake. Pascal Loquet (Ivory Coast) visited us early Feb and managed to catch a huge Chaophraya Catfish (143cm, ca. 90lb) Furthermore
Fishing in the cool winter month, with nighttime temperatures down to 13-15C degrees, was challenging like always. Targeting our predators was fairly good, especially in the late afternoon and after dark. Our carp species totally dropped off, as expected. Canadian top-angler
Fishing got more challenging in December due to the cool night time temperatures. Ari Rogers and his brother Kieran checked for a 24h session, and it was a real pleasure to see the well experienced anglers at work. The fishing
Die Jungs besuchen uns bereits seit acht Jahren, jedesmal im November für zwei Wochen und buchen gleich das komplette Resort. Bedingt durch die Tatsache, dass sie schon etliche gute Fische bei uns fangen konnten, ist der Erfolgsdruck recht niedrig und ihr
Wow, the ‘Last Minute Monster’ and a new lake record for Dreamlake Resort – Chiang Mai! Michael (Germany) managed to catch a huge Chaophraya catfish on dead bait on the last day of his 2-weeks fishing holiday. The Chao was
We were pleased to welcome top-angler Klaus Fix (UK) for a 3.5 days session over the weekend. The fishing was quite slow with short feeding times due to the seasonal changings, but Klaus worked hard and constantly for his success.
It was a real pleasure to welcome UK carp angler Jackson O’Connor and his lovely family at our lake. Expectations were flying high! A well experienced, highly motivated angler, perfect weather conditions in the right time of the year…I thought
Amazing session for UK anglers Joe and Ashley in Chiang Mai. Joe and Ash checked in yesterday morning for a 24h session, and they had a good start right away with a beautiful Tambaqui and a Gourami, followed by a
Happy to welcome Daniel from Spain again after four years. Conditions were quite difficult this morning due to the heavy downpour for several hours, but Daniel managed to catch a beautiful Redtail catfish on sausage, followed by a huge Alligator
Oliver checked in on the 9th of September and his challenge was to go after one of our big and elusive Chaophraya Catfish with only one rod. Fishing actively with deadbaits near the surface he got two fast runs, most likely
Michael from Germany stayed with us for one night on the 28th of October and he had an enjoyable afternoon catching a beautiful Tambaqui, a feisty Siamese Carp and a massive Alligator Gar, estimated to 174cm in length. Cheers!
UK anglers Dan and Rob visited us for a 24h hour session by the middle of August. They managed to catch two nice Julliens Carp, a few Striped Catfish, four Redtail Catfish and unfortunately Dan lost a huge Alligator Gar
John visited us in early August for one night. The fishing turned out to be very slow in the morning, but John had plenty of action after lunch time, but for some reason he lost many fish when the hook
UK carp anglers Rudi Jennings and Nathan Lanckmans checked in at Dream Lake Fishing Resort Chiang Mai on Tuesday, June 28, for a 48h session and they were off to a brilliant start, with a good sized Pacu and a
Klaus Kofler (Austria) visited us early June for a 24h session, and he really had an excellent start and managed to catch a good sized Pacu soon after arrival. That looked really promising and we were expecting more action to
Aidan visited us by the end of May for a 24h session. He had a good start with five Amazonian Redtail Catfish in a medium size and a small Striped Catfish. Towards the end of the session he managed to
Michael and Terri checked in at Dreamlake on May 22, 2022 for a 24h session, and they had a good start in the morning with a nice Pacu and beautiful Julliens Golden Price Carp in perfect conditions.They managed to catch in
It was a pleasure to welcome Michael (Sweden) and Edward (USA) at our lake this weekend.With rising temperatures the fishing got more challenging, but both anglers were patient enough to wait for the right chance to hook into really good
Fraser and Colin returned to Dreamlake at the end of March, this time accompanied by their mate Neil, and they were off to a good start in the morning.They managed to catch a nice Pacu, a Siamese Carp in medium
Well known British carp angler Matt Jones checked in for one night. Conditions were quite difficult in due of the cool nighttime temperatures down to 10C degrees, but Matt managed in the morning to catch a beautiful 30+ kg Siamese carp on
We were over the moon to welcome our good old German friends Gerd and Jakob again, after 2 years. They checked in for 13 nights and fished on 12 consecutive days for about 6.5- 7 hours per day.Fishing for predators
Roland visited us for a 24h hour session in October, and he was doing really well.The end of the rainy season is always the best time for carp fishing at Dreamlake. He managed to catch two good sized Rohu, a
Florin from Germany checked in for 1 night in late September. Conditions were quite difficult due to a heavy downpour over a few hours. But Florin managed to catch some nice silver barb on light tackle, a very good sized Rohu
Oliver checked in for a two nights session at Dreamlake. The fishing started surprisingly really slow on the first day with a few small silver barb being caught in the morning on a light tackle float rod.Conditions improved in the
Always wonderful to see good, old friends again. Steve Biddle (UK) managed his time through the 14-day quarantine and checked in on the 28th May for a 48 hour session. Just with the first cast he hooked into a beautiful
Fishing in Thailand: Thailand plans to re-open the borders for International Tourism for October 2021Thailand plans to re-open the borders for International Tourism without any restrictions in October 2021, according to the latest media reports. It will depend of course on
A short selection of some of our best photos 2019/2020 Matthew Warburton (UK) with a good sized Alligator Gar caught on mackerel. Eric Duncan (USA) succeeded in his quest and managed to catch a beautiful Siamese Carp at Dreamlake Resort
Fishing in chiang mai. Scott Gray (UK) and his lovely family checked in to Dreamlake Chiang mai on the 10th for a 24h session. The fishing was quite slow but at least Scott managed to catch a few new species
Not so big (5-9 kg), but beautiful and in perfect conditions….good fun on light tackle.Twelve ‘Julliens Golden Price Carp’ (Probarbus jullieni) found a new home at our lake, after a long 10 hour journey from Nakhon Phatom
Thailand, das ‘Land des Lächelns’, ist nicht nur bekannt für die herrlichen Strände auf den tropischen Inseln, fuer das pulsierende Nachtleben in den touristischen Hochburgen, für die Nationalparks mit atemberaubenden Wasserfällen umgeben von tropischer Fauna und Flora, den bunten Märkten
Fifteen Siamese carp, in an average size of 26-34lbs, found a new home at our lake this morning. A nice addition to our bigger residents at the lake. More carp in big size (70-90lbs) will be released in the raining
Das Gewässer wurde mit Siamkarpfen(und natürlich etlichen anderen Fischarten) im Jahr 2002 zum ersten mal besetzt. Es wurden damals 30 Karpfen in Stückgewichten von 6-8kg eingesetzt. Die größten Exemplare kratzen jetzt an der 50kg-Marke. Im Maerz 2020 wurden 15 Fische
Tobias Flori ist am 17.2. für eine 24 Std. Session an unserem Dreamlake in Chiang Mai eingecheckt. Die Fischerei war recht zäh, und unsere kapitalen Seebewohner waren etwas verschnupft, wie leider so oft in der kühlen Jahreszeit, aber Tobi hat
Fishing in Thailand: Amazing ‘Birthday-Session’ for Heikki Makkonen from Finland. Heikki checked in at Dreamlake on 20th Feb for one night, and soon after arrival he caught a ‘Striped Catfish’ (Pla Sawai) in medium size and he hooked on the
Always a pleasure to welcome our good, old friend Steve Biddle (UK) at Dreamlake Resort (Feb 2), and he had a brilliant start ( ….and a bit of a struggle) when he hooked into two fish at once, soon after
Dreamlake fishing resort catches can be really slow in January due to the cold nighttime temperatures in the winter season. This year our guests being quite lucky. The weather was relatively mild with just a few nights being 10-12 degree
Fishing for Giant Mekong catfish at Borsang lake. These giant Mekong catfish are awesome! They are endangered out in the wild. This was Borsang fishing park where they specialize in them (the location tagged is Dream Lake Fishing Resort Chiang
Great news New Fish Stock – Tambaqui and Redtail catfishWe are glad to announce that 25 Redtail catfish and 25 Tambaqui (The biggest member of the ‘Characin family’ in the Amazon) found a new home at our lake in December.
Eric Duncan (USA) and his lovely family spend one weeks with us at Dream Lake fishing Chiang mai. The fishing was quite slow, as always in the cool winter season up north, but the well experienced angler caught 10 Redtail
Simon Fitzpatrick (UK) fished at Dreamlake for two consecutive days in December and managed to catch 12 Striped Catfish (Pla Sawai) in decent size and four beautiful Amazonian Redtail Catfish by simple ledgering with chicken heart and mackerel….cheers!
Our good, old German friends Jakob, Gerd, Peter and Nicki stayed with us again for 2 weeks in November. The fishing was really slow in due of a cold spell and cool nighttime temperatures. (Conditions will be even more difficult
Wow, that’s massive….and a rare catch at our lake. Peter (Germany) caught on the last day of his 13-day session a stunning 165cm Chao Phraya Catfish, estimated 65kg, on mackerel…cheers!
Mick and Simon (UK) arrived for a two day session. The fishing was quite slow, but the well experienced anglers managed to catch 2 Wallago, several Striped Catfish, a Rohu in specimen size and a beautiful Redtail Catfish.
Our dear friend Steve (UK) checked in on 26th October for one night and managed to catch a nice ‘Redtail Catfish’ and a ‘Julian’s’ in decent size…cheers.👍
Our dear, old friend Keith Purton (UK) checked in for one night. The fishing was really slow in due of seasonal changings, but Keith caught finally a beautiful ‘Redtail Catfish, estimated around 20kg
Robert (Germany) checked in for one night. Only a few Rohu and Catfish in medium size being caught during the day, the fish got more active in the evening, and Rob managed to catch a nice ‘Wallago’ and a ‘Siamese
Holli (UK) booked a half day session at Borsang lake with us, and managed to land a bunch of ‘Mekong Catfish’ in decent size….cheers!👍
Mattew Warburton (UK) and his lovely girlfriend Holli stayed 9 days with us, and Matt managed to catch 12 different species during his stay.👍Siamese Carp (1)Striped Catfish (30+)Redtail Catfish (2)Alligator Gar (2)Wallago (2)Rohu (3)Small Scale Mud Carp (2)Giant Gourami (2)Pacu
It is not even eight o’clock and the sun is already beating down. I have missed the last two summers here and forgotten just how hot it gets. Having chosen my swim for the day, I am going to fish
Amazing session for the dutch carp angler Mark Fekkes. During the week he spent at Dreamlake Fishing Resort, he caught a dozen Striped Catfish, lots of Rohu, 2 medium sized Siamese Carp and 2 of the very rare and shy
Nursing a bit of hangover from a small stint on the town we (Bruno and I) arrive at Dream Lake just as Reiner opens the gate. I have decided that today I am going to target the larger predators that
