Dave(hope this isnt construed as a thread hijack)if you want to know anything about those lakes ask,I have been to them loads of times Bungsam lan is the best,my biggest cat was 74 Lbs,I was getting at least a 20 Lb'er every single cast,Dont go with guides like Jean Francoise Helias though,just grab a taxi and do it yourself,all the old Thai guys around the lake will help you,british guy called Joe Taylor caught a 400+lb arapima in there Sorry Pacific a thousand apologies.