Daily LifeStyle : May 2013

I have travelled to Thailand and fish for the largest fish in Asia. A Mekong giant catfish believed to be the world's largest freshwater fish has been caught in Chiang Khong, northern Thailand by local fishermen, says a WWF scientist studying giant freshwater fish in the Mekong River Basin. But with the fishing record comes a warning that Southeast Asia? largest and rarest fish is critically endangered and disappearing fast. The largest Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, in the record since 1981, the 292 kilogram (644 pound) fish was caught on May 1. Dr. Zeb Hogan, WWF conservation science fellow, "but my excitement is tempered by the fact that these giant fish are poorly studied and critically endangered. Some, like the Mekong giant catfish, face extinction. A century ago the Mekong giant catfish was found along the entire length of the river from Vietnam to southern China. Today, the population is in decline, scientists estimate the number has decreased by about 90 percent in the past 20 years.

Futhermore, In Thailand I went to BungSamRan to catch some of the Mekong Giant Catfish. Bungsamran is established on March 16, 1983 with an area of 98,000m2 and an average depth of 4 to 10m. It is filled with more than 50 kinds of both carnivorous and herbivorous game fishes, including Giant Catfish from Mekong River, Giant Carp ,Giant Catfish and Striped Catfish from Chao Phraya River, Catfish from Koonyuwom River, Giant Snake head from Srinakarin Dam, Arapima from the Amazon River, Jullien's Golden-Price Carp from Mehklong River and etc. There are thousands and thousands of large fishes ready to challenge your skill as well as for you to set a new record. So, I m lucky to be here because this is the only place in the world have alot of Mekong Catfish. The biggest fish i manage to landed is 40kg. Its around 80lbs