A very popular way of enjoying the huge lakes of Belum-Temenggor and Kenyir are living aboard houseboats for a couple of days. You get to experience the wilderness of a rainforest lake yet have some modern amenities and conveniences albeit basic. (This post was originally written in December 2011, and updated in February 2022) What
Guide to Surviving a Houseboat at Temenggor – Royal Belum, Malaysia. Read More »
A commonly caught species in Southeast Asia at one time even in urban settings, the Malayan Leaf Fish are difficult to come by these days except in remote regions. These little fellas are aggressive can be a fun fish to catch on ultralight spinning gear, tenkara or 0-3wt fly setups. It prefers slow-moving, stagnant waters
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This trip with Mark and Warren was postponed a couple of times due to travel restrictions. We were all very happy when it finally was able to take place and frankly, it was quite a relief for me with all the craziness taking place this year. Everyone’s tired of 2020 and a trip into one
Toman (giant snakehead) Fishing Malaysia – Mark and Warren’s Rainforest Escapade 2020 Read More »
You know what they say about the rainforest… If it doesn’t rain everyday, it rains all day! And that’s what we encounter on this trip, very wet weather. The good thing about plenty of rain is when the water level rises high enough, the sebarau (jungle perch) will migrate in big numbers into the rivers
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This post was first published on July 2017 and updated on June 2018. Hi Juan, Overall, the feedback is highly positive, we had a very good time fishing on the lake! Denis and the boatman were great guides, very professional, doing their best for us to catch fish all day long. On top of, we
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Recently posted in Fly Fishing Asia Pacu Fishing In EAK With Etlon and Myra on Boxing Day [Posted 5 February 2018] First timers to Malaysia, Etlon and Myra flew in from from the Philippines for a week of fishing. This is also their first experience fishing for pacu and Myra’s first ever fishing experience. Annual
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To list your event here, contact us. Malaysia International Fly Fishing Festival 2018 Click on title for more info November 2-3, 2018 (Public days) October 31 – November 3, 2018 (Casting Instructor Certification Program test days) The much anticipated second international fly fishing event in Malaysia after the hugely successful first event in 2012. Royal
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Etlon and Myra is here from the Philippines for a week between the 2017 Christmas and new year and are taking the opportunity to do some fishing while visiting Tacklebox Adventures and meeting up with the local fly fishing community. After catching their first pacu in a pond in the suburbs of Kuala Lumpur, we
Big Bad Giant Snakehead and Nice Hampala Barb in Royal Belum For Etlon Read More »
Very proud to see 15 of our photos selected and used in the latest edition of the Tourism Malaysia Sport Fishing brochure. One is wrongly labelled in the printed copy, but what the heck. Still proud as hell. I’ve to thank good friend Andrew Sebastian for his recommendations and getting our pictures in! I’m also
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Pure Fishing Malaysia, the Abu Garcia brand owner and Mercury is bringing an interesting workshop on boating tips and fishing from a boat together with casting tips. It is going to be held at Syopz Mall at Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus and if you can make it here, I suggest you do not miss this
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