The island trevally (Carangoides orthogrammus) is a fish that closely resembles our local Demudok, Orange Spotted Trevally. I had a tough time identifying the two species earlier as both have orange spots on their bodies. It is quite common to wrongly ID the island trevally as something else as it is also known as the […]
I got hold of a Temple Fork Outfitters BVK II reel in January 2012. It’s been three months ago and I’ve been using it profusely paired to a weight 7 TFO BVK rod. The reel is spooled with RIO Saltwater WF7I/I Tropical Intermediate fly line and 180 metres of 30-pound backing. The reel have seen
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My eyes were squinting. The sun was shining bright, very bright throughout the week we fished the Maldivian flats. The sun’s ray reflecting off the water’s surface and the waves make it hard to spot fish. After two days of non-stop casting and wading my muscles were beginning to ache. The pain is more noticeable
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As part of the lead-up to the International Fly-Fishing Festival 2012, we will feature celebrity guests that will feature during the 2-day event. Jobina Chia started fly tying and fly fishing in early 2009. She loves tying flies and she ties various fly patterns ranging from wet to dry flies. The flies that she ties are
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As part of the lead-up to the International Fly-Fishing Festival 2012, we will feature celebrity guests that will feature during the 2-day event. Margerat, better known as Lady Angler is one of few lady fly anglers in Malaysia, she has been tying flies since the day she pick up fly fishing more than 15 years ago.
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As part of the lead-up to the International Fly-Fishing Festival 2012, we will feature celebrity guests that will feature during the 2-day event. Mick Hall’s passion for fly-fishing and fly tying have developed to a stage that can only be best described as professional. This, coupled with his interests in angling entomology and the photographing of
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