JW

Juan Wei is the founder of SFA. All he does is fish (and that's a myth)! His favourite type of fishing is sight-fishing where he can cast to the target fish and see it eat his presentation. See what he's currently up to on Instagram @juanwei

Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachyomus)

Pa’ku The pacu [Pronounced as pa’ku] originates from the Amazon and Orinoco streams and rivers. The pacu is a common sport fish in Malaysia, first making its appearance during the 1980s if I remember correctly. The local Chinese have an amusing name for it ‘sek yarn chong‘ which literally translates to human-eating pomfret referring to

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The International Fly Fishing Festival: Sep 16-17, 2012

This is huge, don’t miss it! Date: 16 & 17 September 2012 Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM Venue: Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam (Botani Garden Shah Alam), Selangor, Malaysia. Entrance Fee is MYR40 per day / MYR60 for 2 days. Students with pass MYR20 per day. The event is organised by the United Fly-Anglers

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Butterfly peacock bass (cichla olellaris) in Malaysia

The most common peacock bass species found in Malaysia is the butterfly peacock bass which is similar to the introduced species in Florida, USA to control tilapia. King of Fish The local Malays call it ‘Ikan Raja’ and is also known as the ‘Wong Tai Yee’ to the local chinese, both literally translated as King

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