This is the second Bob I’m arapaima fishing with in Thailand. Both Bob hails from Australia. Some things are funny like that. This trip, by the way, happened in May 2015. Amazonbkk is still the place for arapaima in Thailand (probably the region) as they have a healthy population of fish stocked and some of […]
Wanted to show you guys what flies we used during our last fishing trip in the ponds of Thailand. Click Fly fishing for arapaima to see one of the post. The flies were used to target arapaima, amazon redtail catfish, alligator gar and a myriad of others. If you look at these flies and think they’ll
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I don’t know about Bob, but coming from the recent twin tragedies of the Malaysian Airline flights, namely MH370 and MH17, I am a little nervous taking another MH flight into Bangkok. Having said that, the sunset scene from the skies over Bangkok city was breathtaking and took my mind off the jitters. Our flight
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In a very unexpected sort of way, taking up fly fishing has re-introduced me to the joy and thrill of fishing all over again. The process of learning the ropes and the excitement when you hook your first fish is suddenly rediscovered. It is like a new experience even though it is not. Quite strange!
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I just had to experience how it’d be like to catch an Arapaima on fly. So I put together my rather odd combo setup and went for it! It was awesome! The Arapaima is an intimidating looking fish but being an air breather puts it at some disadvantages and catching one on fly is definitely
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The flies are all set and ready to become bait to big hungry fishes! These are some of the largest flies your fearless editor will be casting yet! Let’s hope he keeps the loops tight and the tackle intact :) Bait fish profile flies Some poppers and zonkers Flies tied by Nick Ooi of Tacklebox
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