Please join us in welcoming Larry to our amazing resort. TopCats would like to wish all our customers and future customers a Happy and, most importantly, a Healthy New Year.…

Gamma Fishing Line We want to share some exciting news regarding our latest batch of Gamma line from the manufacturer, Gamma Fishing, based in the USA. Despite the challenges with…

Super Harvest Moon We have just had the first supermoon of the year (6th/7th  October). Known as the Harvest Moon, because it’s the full moon closest to the September equinox…

Samui Fishing Challenge (September) Our September team event featured 2 new teams with  Danny and Sue representing Topcats, and Dylan and Mattie fishing as the Breamy Boys. This 4-hour match…

News: A Fish Stocking with a Difference One of our friends, customers, and  Samui resident, Tony Forbes, had a problem.  He had an awesome outside fishtank that housed 3 fish…

Finley’s Arapaima: A Dream Fulfilled Finley Wells was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at the age of 7 years old. Luckily, he didn’t need a stem cell transplant, but with…

New YouTube Channel: Launching 8th JuneOur Brand-New YouTube Channel: TopCatsFishing TVLIVE Every Day | 8 AM – 8 PM Straight from the legendary Heaven’s Point Swim, we’re streaming non-stop action,…

Samui Fishing Challenge (May) As a quiet May drew to a close, it was time for our local anglers to take center stage in the Samui Fishing Challenge. This fun…

New Fish Stocking We wanted to share some exciting news about our new stock arrivals this week from our trusted supplier, Bird Aquatic. As part of our commitment to providing…

Samui Fishing Challenge(April 2025) With the low season upon us, we were pleased to kick off our friendly fishing competition for expats with bars or other business ventures right here…

New Fish Stocking TopCats is blessed with one of the largest Siamese Carp stocks in Thailand. With the Mekong and Redtail Cats they are then goto fish of TopCats. We…

Ricks Christmas Visit Rick Allsop is making a habit of Christmas in Thailand followed by New Year at TopCats. This year was no exception, and he booked 6 nights in…

So near and yet so far! Michal Bradford stayed a full 2 weeks in our premiere bungalow , with full on fishing with the aim of beating the species catch…

TopCats Completes planned Lake Refurbishments Breaking News!! Major renovations of the main fishing area are just about finished, hope you can see from these initial pictures it looks great. Other…

Day Ticket Fishing at TopCats It was a red-letter day last week for Steve, a regular day ticket customer. He fished our standard day ticket, currently discounted to 6,000 baht…

Samui Fishing Challenge Round 1 With the low season now in full swing it gave us a chance to run a competition. Rather than get teams to commit for all…

Kane wants to be a guide. Kane from Manchester but been travelling in Australia visited us earlier in the year and vowed to return. We welcomed him back this month…

Mark it off your bucket list. It was on my bucket list to catch monster fish in Thailand, and I urge everyone to do it while they can you will…

Steve Myers Returns This week we are featuring a remarkable trip by veteran match and multi-species angler Steve Myers, who had been every year to TopCats from2012-2018. Unfortunately, Covid times…

The Return to Topcats – Round 2 If you haven’t read what happened when father and son combo Ian and JackFantham came to visit in November 2022 then check it…

Wedding Party at Topcats With notice we can close the lake for exclusive use for your party for a day or half a day. We can cater for up to…

Out of this World Fishing Experience Well, we didn’t know where to start on this one ……. After a quick half day earlier in the year,  Alan and Russell vowed…

The Incredible Hulk: A Legendary Mekong Catfish Unveiled in Thailand The moment has arrived. In the remote corners of southern Thailand, nestled on the picturesque tropical island of Koh Samui,…

Thailand Holiday and Fishing Experience Long time Pallatrax team member, Neil Denton had been trying to come to TopCats for nearly 4 years, but various factors including Covid, and accidents…

New Fishing Day Record at Topcats There are 40 species to go at here at TopCats, some are likely impossible to catch, and some are rare, for example we know…

Topcats Invitational There had been no Battle of the Bars for a while and a few of the lads wanted to try a new form of competition, with a new…

Avril’s 40th Birthday at TopCats – A Day to Remember. Because we supply of the tackle, bait and have some very attentive guides, our lake is a great place to…

Not All Lines Are Created Equally TopCats Fishing Resort, Koh Samui, Thailand, is pleased to announce that it will be exclusively using fishing line supplied by Gamma Fishing. Gamma fishing…

Events at Topcat’s Fishing Resort, Thailand. Have you ever considered hosting an event here at TopCats. So far, we have hosted team building events and many birthdays. Next year we are…

Battle of the Bars Round 12 : The Final Round The 12th and final round was fished in hot but breezy conditions, and in the last hour the weather really…

Battle of the Bars Round 11 : Historic win for the Marvels Due to the Christmas and New Year periods, Round 11 was fished this month on a nice sunny…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 10 A full well oxygenated lake and English summer-like conditions made for a perfect afternoon’s fishing. A few personnel changes for this one. Paul…

Fantham’s Do Topcats Ian Fantham, who I have known for many years as a director of Astute Electronics, at last made it to TopCats after several false starts caused by…

Pallatrax Fishing Tackle Company at Topcats Last month we welcomed one of our sponsors Team Pallatrax to TopCats for a Fish-In. Pallatrax supply us with a range of tackle and…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 9 – four hour match record smashed. With yours truly nursing jet lag , I for one was hoping for a quiet afternoon but…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 8 A blistering hot afternoon made way for 2 hours of heavy rain, and round 8 ended up a soggy occasion, but with this…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 7 The August version of Battle of the Bars took place in warm conditions, but with Koh Samui have some evening rains the week…

Ashley Parkes on a Holiday Special Ashley Parkes (Johnny Concrete) from Birmingham( UK ), started talking to us in 2020 just before Covid and despite many false starts and reschedules…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 6 Round 6 was fished in hot conditions which meant the catch rates were slightly down. Still, plenty of fish were caught and as…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 5 Battle of the Bars recommenced this month after we had to close the Deep-Water Peg for renovations in May. Well done to Ben…

Catfish Against Cancer Competition Winner 2021 Last week we hosted Jon McPhillimy and his partner, Samantha. Jon is a keen cat fisherman from the UK and was fishing here free…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 4 With Songkran and the Easter holiday in April, TopCats had a busy month which meant Battle of the Bars had to switch to…

Team Building : French Kiss Bash This weekend we hosted the French Kiss bar and restaurant for some team building as Mano and Didi hired the lake for the afternoon.…

Species Hunt 2022 – New Leader The species hunt for 2022 is well underway. This is open to all anglers and is for the customer that catches the most number…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 3 The weather is certainly warming up, my phone said it was 30 deg but the humidity was high from an early morning shower…

Boat Bar Bash Last week we hosted another Boat Bar Bash. Thanks to the owner of the Boat Bar  for bringing 12 customers on a “Social”. They are a great…

David Naylor and TopCats Species Hunt 2022 There are actually 40 species of fish that have been stocked into TopCats, it is not possible to catch them all and some…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 2 – Match Record Broken Twice This week we had some very strange weather with a lot of rain, there were even a few…

Battle of the Bars 2021, the Prizegiving. What a great evening we had with the prize giving for last year’s event. With Covid restrictions easing and TopCats now having Green…

Battle of the Bars 2022 Rnd 1 A whole new event started this month. Even though tourism is picking up, TopCats is keen to support the ex-pats and what’s more…