One of my favourite freshwater fish is the peacock bass which posses a love-hate relationship with many anglers in Malaysia as it is an introduced invasive species. FYI, the peacock bass have been in Malaysian water for about 20 years as I write this. Below is a video of Phil fishing for peacock bass for the […]
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We were lucky to get out from the intense afternoon thunderstorm but it was a tough day out fishing for peacock bass with Bob and Revo. Fortunately, Bob managed a nice peacock bass estimated at around 50cm (20 inches) in length early in the morning. The peacock bass could be in the pre-spawn stage and if
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Peacock bass often burst into a feeding frenzy as they hunt in a pack. These frenzies however, happens quickly and ends quickly. The good thing is if you can get your lure or fly into or near to them, they will usually strike it. Keep a lookout as some of these are rather unspectacular swirls
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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 and they are such beautiful fish. The cichla temensis is the largest of the peacock bass species with a growth potential of
Cichla Temensis Peacock Bass Growth Rate Observation Read More »
Bruce and Ana from the Netherlands is in Malaysia on holiday and decided to try a day of peacock bass fishing. In a perfect world, fish will be biting every time we hit the waters. Unfortunately things don’t always work out as planned and fishing was tough that day. Bruce managed one fish in the
Tough Day At The Office – Peacock Bass Fishing with Bruce Read More »
When Bob from Australia came sailfish fishing with us for the second consecutive year, he also wanted to fulfil his desire to catch some decent peacock bass on fly. Bob also came peacock bass fishing the year before, fishing with conventional tackle. So we arranged for a two-day fly fishing trip to catch some peacock
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