Empangan Air Kuning (EAK) or Air Kuning Dam located in Taman Botani Shah Alam is one of the most scenic stocked fishing pond in Malaysia. EAK is actually a small dam and you can fish either on the upper or lower dam sections. The most abundant of fish species here are the “ball cutter” pacu.
Pacu from the air at Empangan Air Kuning (EAK) Read More »
Well, not quite the actual thing but the pacu does have the reputation of being called the freshwater GT due to their powerful runs and the patin is called the Iridescent Shark (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). One of the place we fish for these two species is located near Semenyih town, between Sukida and Fish Valley – if you are familiar with
Freshwater Shark and GT Read More »
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
Red-bellied pacu (Piaractus brachyomus) Read More »
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
Fly Fishing with Shrimp Fly Read More »
