Hunt Asia's wildest freshwater predators
Private and small-group freshwater trips for Yellowcheek, Peacock Bass and Giant Snakehead, with English-speaking guides, bass boats with live sonar and everything handled from Hanoi.
Specialist guides for freshwater predators
TayCau Fishing runs guided lure and fly trips for hard-fighting freshwater predators. Our home water is northern Vietnam, where the headline fish is the Yellowcheek, an apex predator that herds baitfish into balls and attacks them at the surface in blowups you can hear from a kilometre away.
We also take anglers abroad for multi-species and bucket-list fish: Golden Dorado in Argentina, and Giant Snakehead and Goonch in Thailand.
Every Vietnam trip includes transport from Hanoi, an English-speaking guide, boats, gear and meals. Pick a private Yellowcheek trip, a 10-day mothership expedition upriver, a Peacock Bass group tour, or a single day on the stocked ponds around Hanoi.
Compare toursFind your trip
PrivateYellowcheek Private Tour
Your own bass boat and guide on a deep limestone reservoir, with nights in a floating house. Longer than 5 days? Custom quote on request.
ExpeditionYellowcheek Mothership
10 days on the water, living aboard the mothership as it travels 300–500 km upriver.
GroupPeacock Bass Group Tour
BFS and fly fishing around thousands of jungle islands, with a high daily catch rate.
Day tripYellowcheek Day Trip
One full day chasing Yellowcheek with your own bass boat and guide, with transport from your Hanoi hotel.
Day tripHanoi Stocked Ponds
Giant Snakehead, Pacu and Black Carp on lure, at our stocked lake near the city.
ExplorationExploration Trips
Custom trips to remote rivers, mountain streams, lakes and the coast, for Wolfbarb, mahseer, sturgeon and saltwater game fish. For fit, experienced anglers.
InternationalGolden Dorado, Argentina
An estancia on a wadeable tributary, then a lodge on the Río Uruguay, with partner guide Ramiro García Malbrán.
The Yellowcheek Mothership
Live aboard a fully equipped mothership and fish new water every day as it moves upriver. Fish from bass boats with live sonar, a fly-friendly longtail or a shallow-water aluminium boat.
- Trip length
- 11 days
- Fishing days
- 10 on the water
- Distance travelled
- 300–500 km
- Group size
- Max 9 anglers
- Per angler
- $3,200
- Full-group booking
- $2,700 / angler
- 20 – 30 Jan 2027Open · 8 spots left
- 12 – 22 Feb 2027Full
- 17 – 27 Mar 2027Open
- 1 – 11 Apr 2027Open
Season at a glance
Yellowcheek have two seasons: trophy season in the cooler months, when the biggest fish winter in the lake, and numbers season from mid-April to the end of October, when catch rates are higher.
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Trophy seasonNumbers seasonBest monthsCan be fishedSeason
Biggest fish of the trip
Two days on the water, six spots and four Yellowcheek, topped by a fish of about 5.1 kg.
Read the reportWhat our guests say
They go fast and hit like a Tarpon.
Had an excellent 5 days chasing Yellowcheek with Phillip at TayCau Fishing.
This was a great trip in northern Vietnam.
I'm already looking forward to my next trip with Phillip.
On the water
Before you book
What currency do you accept?
We accept Vietnam Dong (VND), US dollars (USD) and euro (EUR).
Do the guides speak English?
Yes. Every trip is run by an English-speaking guide.
Is fishing gear included?
Rods, reels and lures are included on Vietnam day, private and group tours. Mothership guests bring their own gear or rent it.
Can I keep the fish?
We encourage catch and release. If you'd like, the guide can cook part of your catch.
Plan your trip
Email: Booking@taycaufishing.com
WhatsApp / Zalo: +84 98 695 3941
Booking agents and partners: email us for custom tours and packages.
Ready to plan your trip? The booking page has the full enquiry form and how booking works.
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