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Monster Fishing ~ Ao Nang, Krabi ~ continued
By David Wilson
By David Wilson
Andaman Adventures: Everything about this fish seems to be weird. How does it breed?
Gillham: When the arapaima spawn, the female opens her mouth quickly and inhales but
does not swallow her young. Then she grows white tubes down her body, and the tubes are
what the fish feed on for the first month of their life. The females stay close to the surface,
the males swim around to protect them. We could see a female under the surface in October
when they spawned. We sent a Thai boy who works here out in the boat to scoop the net
alongside this female fish and get some babies. As the boy came alongside, the big male (150
kilos and 10-feet-long) attacked the boat, rammed it and turned it upside down.
Andaman Adventures: What did the boy do?
Gillham: He just ran across the top of the water. I thought only Jesus could walk on water,
but this kid did it. He was out in seconds.
Andaman Adventures: Sounds a bit implausible, Stuart.
Gillham: You weren’t there. There are some plants growing in the water, which presumably
supported enough of his weight as he ran.
Andaman Adventures: What’s the secret of catching fish in general?
Gillham: Patience. A few other things are important in fishing, like location - if you watch a
lake and you watch it long enough, you will see that there is a particular fish which keeps
showing itself in a particular place. So then you realise this fish lives in this little spot. Then it’s
just down to patience.
Gillham: When the arapaima spawn, the female opens her mouth quickly and inhales but
does not swallow her young. Then she grows white tubes down her body, and the tubes are
what the fish feed on for the first month of their life. The females stay close to the surface,
the males swim around to protect them. We could see a female under the surface in October
when they spawned. We sent a Thai boy who works here out in the boat to scoop the net
alongside this female fish and get some babies. As the boy came alongside, the big male (150
kilos and 10-feet-long) attacked the boat, rammed it and turned it upside down.
Andaman Adventures: What did the boy do?
Gillham: He just ran across the top of the water. I thought only Jesus could walk on water,
but this kid did it. He was out in seconds.
Andaman Adventures: Sounds a bit implausible, Stuart.
Gillham: You weren’t there. There are some plants growing in the water, which presumably
supported enough of his weight as he ran.
Andaman Adventures: What’s the secret of catching fish in general?
Gillham: Patience. A few other things are important in fishing, like location - if you watch a
lake and you watch it long enough, you will see that there is a particular fish which keeps
showing itself in a particular place. So then you realise this fish lives in this little spot. Then it’s
just down to patience.
Andaman Adventures: Lures or bait?
Gillham: Lures aren’t that effective. Well, they are in new water when the fish have never
been targeted. Once they have been caught once on a lure, they are pretty clued-up. So, I
would say bait. Dead sea-fish are really good - especially when the target fish has grown
up in a fish farm and has got used to feeding on sea-fish.
Andaman Adventures: Is there a particular bait that does it every time?
Gillham: No, but any oily sea fish is good for the predators. Carp and Mekong catfish like
maize and paste balls more.
Andaman Adventures: Many of your fish, like the arapaima, are rare. How conservation
conscious are you?
Gillham: All fish are catch-and-release. We have got sea-eagles and kites coming in here
every day feeding, as well as giant kingfishers. The more the resort is becoming
established, the more wildlife is coming here. My workers are all under strict instructions: no
one is allowed to kill anything.
Andaman Adventures: Won’t the birds kill your fish?
Gillham: My fish are safe. My fish would probably eat the eagles.
For more on Thai adventure sports, snorkelling, kayaking and island-hopping, check out
www.andamanadventures.com
Gillham: Lures aren’t that effective. Well, they are in new water when the fish have never
been targeted. Once they have been caught once on a lure, they are pretty clued-up. So, I
would say bait. Dead sea-fish are really good - especially when the target fish has grown
up in a fish farm and has got used to feeding on sea-fish.
Andaman Adventures: Is there a particular bait that does it every time?
Gillham: No, but any oily sea fish is good for the predators. Carp and Mekong catfish like
maize and paste balls more.
Andaman Adventures: Many of your fish, like the arapaima, are rare. How conservation
conscious are you?
Gillham: All fish are catch-and-release. We have got sea-eagles and kites coming in here
every day feeding, as well as giant kingfishers. The more the resort is becoming
established, the more wildlife is coming here. My workers are all under strict instructions: no
one is allowed to kill anything.
Andaman Adventures: Won’t the birds kill your fish?
Gillham: My fish are safe. My fish would probably eat the eagles.
For more on Thai adventure sports, snorkelling, kayaking and island-hopping, check out
www.andamanadventures.com
