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Topwater Mahseer Madness (Best Ever Dry Fly Fishing)

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A recent mahseer trip was met with low water levels in the lake and rivers. The lowest we have ever experienced here as a matter of fact.

Very little rain had fallen for nearly three months resulting in this low water condition. Understandably everyone was somewhat nervous and curious as how the fishing will be.

This photo gives me a calming yet fills the morning air with mystery
This photo gives me a calming yet fills the morning air with mystery
The boat and waterline splits the photo into interesting halves
The boat and waterline splits the photo into interesting halves

The first affect of the low water level was a lot more trekking into the rivers as where we would normally still be in the boat is now a walking path as it was too shallow for the boats to go on.

New waters and pools had to be fished and understood, and that in itself made the trip rather interesting!

Getting closer to the river
George and Aznir about to hit the river
Aznir with a mahseer that took a very green hopper in the riffles
Aznir with a mahseer that took a very green hopper in the riffles

Although mostly challenging, it was soon discovered if new approach and techniques were deployed, all is not lost and the trip could be salvaged.

And salvaged it was as some good if not outstanding fishing was to be had!

Click to watch the trip video below to see what an incredible trip it turned out to be.

Watch the trip video that is filled with spellbinding topwater blowups after topwater blowups

Below are some images from the trip…

Night scene at our rustic lodging
Night scene at our rustic lodging
The boys chit-chatting before hitting the bed
The boys chit-chatting before hitting the bed
If you like spending time in the wild outdoors, you'll like this place.
If you like spending time in the wild outdoors, you’ll like this place.
A thai mahseer blows some bubbles before swimming off
A thai mahseer blows some bubbles before swimming off
Striking gold in the river. Note how the mahseer is camouflaged against the riverbed.
Striking gold in the river. Note how the mahseer is camouflaged against the riverbed.
Another chunk of precious gold from the river
Another chunk of precious gold from the river
JW with a decent size mahseer
JW with a decent size mahseer
Beautiful blue mahseer
Beautiful blue mahseer
Absolutely swallowed the Chernobyl ant fly
Absolutely swallowed the Chernobyl ant fly

I hope you’ve enjoyed this short report and the photos. Remember to watch the video! You’ll enjoy it for sure. – jw

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Video | The Big One – 5 Days Mahseer Fishing Trip

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This video shows our five days fly fishing trip for mahseer in Thailand. This is Tim’s maiden trip and he totally nails a couple of good fish, including the biggest still I’ve seen caught on fly.

You can see in the video what it’s like fishing in a wild and pristine rainforest setting.  Fresh air, sound of animals, even seeing will animals!

The thick jungle and super spooky fish poses a challenge to any fly angler. Even advanced casters get both frustrated and enjoyment from putting their skills to a really good test.

To get more clips and photos of the trip, head over to our sister site Fly Fishing Asia.

TOO MANY CAMERAS SPOILER 

In hindsight using the three cameras on this trip wasn’t a good idea. The Olympus, GoPro and HTC RE all have pretty different qualities. The recordings make editing a bit more complicated, too. 

Video: A Fantastic Time Fly Fishing For Mahseer With David

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A great time in Thailand mahseer fly fishing with David resulted in this epic 29 minutes long video of the trip! The longest fishing trip video we have created up to now.

In Pursuit of Inner Peace

If anyone wants to get an idea of what the fishing and place are like this video will be very informative for you.

We also took a bunch of great pictures during the trip that I think you will find interesting, you can look at them along with a trip report – Click here to go to post.

Video: Thai Mahseer Fly Fishing – Aznir Strikes Gold

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Mahseer fight hard and spook easily

Plenty of rain was forecasted for the January trip but it turned out pretty good for us in the end. We were quite lucky I would say although we did get hit with heavy rain.

The luckiest is probably Aznir, hitting a 55cm (approximately 20in) beautiful Thai mahseer on the last day.

Fantastic Thai Mahseer Fly Fishing February Trip Video

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This February trip is the opposite of our January trip where it rained everyday. This time, the weather stayed dry throughout our fishing days.

The trip, though challenging due to many other anglers being in the rivers, turns out mostly great in the end. As David, who’s on his first Thai mahseer fishing trip puts it, “fantastic!”.

Watch the teaser video.