Paul Arden Fly-Casting Workshop in Malaysia

Youngest CCI at 11, Lachie Hayes demonstrates fly-casting in this short clip shot during Paul Arden’s fly-casting workshop here in 2011. Lachie is the son of fly-casting guru and MCI, Peter Hayes. Both Paul Arden and Peter Hayes are among the visiting guests here next week for some fishing and the Malaysian International Fly Fishing […]

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Black Snakehead – Haruan Palas (Channa Melasoma)

The black snakehead (Channa melasoma) is one of the more elusive of the channa family of snakeheads. Hence it is always exciting to catch one. Or in this case, a number of them. The black snakehead which is called haruan palas locally, lives in heavily wooded and mostly still water ponds. They do not grow

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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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