Learning fly casting can be tiring. Just swinging the rod back and forth without the proper technique is quite pointless, and demoralising as your fly hardly goes very far. On the other hand, I can possibly go-on casting and casting for days with a baitcasting setup. That’s because it’s become so second nature to me
Peacock Bass. Fly-fishing first-blood. Read More »
This piece of news Artificial reefs bring sea life back to top fishing areas reported in The Star is good news indeed. The laudable initiative by the Sabah state government in the artificial reef program can be set as an example for many places. One such fishery that comes to mind instantly is the waters
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A friend recently asked if I managed to hook anyone during my first fly casting session. Well, I did actually. Me! I got hooked literally on fly fishing. Not physically. Though that might happened with my wayward false-casts. See, I’m already beginning to speak the fly fisho’s language! Many thanks to Nick from Tacklebox Adventures
Humble Beginning, First Batch of Flies. Read More »
Frogfish pulled 3 good-sized haruan from a single spot in the span of 30 minutes Though territorial by nature, the no-go zone of a Haruan (Channa Striata) aka Striped Snakehead does not cover a large area and adult fish are in closer proximity from one another than many would fathom. The territorial space of the
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There’s more than one way to skin a cat and there’s more than one way to catch a fish! Does that make any sense? Nevermind, after catching my first fish using rod & line some twenty plus years ago, I have finally taken the plunge into the realms of fly fishing. A form of fishing
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The Angling & Outdoor Recreational Fair 2010 (What a mouthful. I will just call it the KL Tackle Show 2010) is a 3-day event held from Nov 5-7. Back after a 3-years lapse, the local fishing community is full of anticipation and hungry for a good show. That may be the reason visitors we talked
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