There are days when you go fishing and you quietly pray to the fishing god “Please let me catch one fish. A good fish if possible”… David could be praying for more than one good fish that day and got his prayer answered. At 8:30AM I heard David’s cry “I’m on… I’m on…” and we […]
What is Better Than Catching One Giant Pacu? Read More »
Sukida Resort is a picturesque place to wet a line. Located along Jalan Sg Lalang in the once sleepy town called Semenyih – located in Selangor, Malaysia (Google map at end of article), it has some of the Malaysian kampung (village) feel to it. Only 3 bucks to fish?! Sukida encourages catch and release, and
Fishing for big pacu and patin at Sukida Resort Read More »
Pa’ku The pacu [Pronounced as pa’ku] originates from the Amazon and Orinoco streams and rivers. The pacu is a common sport fish in Malaysia, first making its appearance during the 1980s if I remember correctly. The local Chinese have an amusing name for it ‘sek yarn chong‘ which literally translates to human-eating pomfret referring to
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What fish do not like a tasty crunchy crustacean morsel like a shrimp? With that thought stuck in my head I have been fly fishing with a shrimp imitation fly of late. And just to give you an idea of how effective it is, on the very first time I tied this fly on the
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