Anyone who has traveled around the world chasing billfish on fly knows how frustrating it can be to successfully hook and subsequently land one. At Kuala Rompin, sometimes we get lucky, sailfish …
Cichla Temensis Peacock Bass Growth Rate Observation
Meet my new 'study' subjects, the cichla temensis peacock bass aka speckled peacock bass. I've caught many peacock bass in the wild but has never kept them for observation. This will be interesting …
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Snapshots from Kuala Rompin
How do I describe the 2014 season so far... erratic is perhaps the word. One notable difference this season are the huge numbers of smaller sized sailfish landed in the month of October. The big …
New Penn Prevail Jigger Rod
Penn has been churning out a lot of great products at very competitive prices. Including this new jigging rod - the Penn Prevail Jigger. Sure, many of these products are made in China. How else would …
Giant Flesh-Eating Leech of Borneo
Leeches are nasty. I hate these suckers and they've left quite a few marks on my legs. And the itch they cause, I don't know which is worse between leeches and sand flies. Imagine a 50cm (20 inch) …
Fly Fishing for Thai Mahseer
Thought I'd interrupt all the sailfish fishing posts with some freshwater action here - fly fishing for the golden and blue mahseer in Thailand. Dare I say this is the trout fishing equivalent of …
