Hot from the angling fair this morning! Encouraging crowd considering it is a working day. Watch the video as we caught up with the marketing manager of Pure Fishing Malaysia at the Abu Garcia booth. Make sure you go look for yourself at all the exciting gear on display. Bring cash as there are bargains […]
Main photo: Looking like something out of a horror movie – squid ink squirt The squid fishing season is almost starting for Kuala Rompin and other waters off the East Coast of Malaysia. Every year, around the month of July, a lot of these delicious squid can be caught, even during the day. Commercial fishing
Squid fishing season – Kuala Rompin and East Coast Malaysia Read More »
We made an experimental trip to Pulau (island) Jarak and Sembilan where we will fly fish from the boat. That means deep water fly fishing. A first for me actually. We were hoping for some trevallies but none wanted to party with us. Conditions were tough. Strong winds – rough seas, and neap tide (no
Fly fishing at Jarak and Sembilan Islands on board the GT Chaser Read More »
This is from the recent trip to Sabah with the guys from United Fly-anglers Organisation (UFO) Malaysia where we conducted a fly casting and fly tying workshop. You can see how clear the rivers is and they are absolutely teeming with fish. Mostly mahseer (pelian).
Fly Fishing for Mahseer in Babagon Sabah [video] Read More »
Watching videos like this always gets me excited. Not only are the action amazing to watch, it is also the effort that went into getting these footages. If you have ever attempted to make your own videos you will understand that better. This video spotted via Sport Fishing Magazine features Marc Montocchio’s work and it
Video of Sailfish Feeding by Marc Montocchio Read More »
Local names: Haruan tasik, toman laut. Other common names include black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeater, prodigal son, black bonito. Can grow to more than 60kg (130 pounds) and up to 2 meters (6 feet) in length. We get quite a few of them in Malaysia waters and they are a great fish to
Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Read More »
