Aussie Jason, after his first attempt at arguably one of the hardest fish to catch on the fly, the giant snakehead (toman), shares with us his experience in his own words… Sebarau As fisherman we know we must make presentations to where the fish are at. In the case of jungle perch (Sebarau) they live […]
In His Own Words – Fly Fishing Sebarau and Giant Snakehead in Royal Belum Temenggor Read More »
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
French Family Sojourn in Royal Belum for Giant Snakehead Read More »
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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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 »
FLY FISHING IN ROYAL BELUM STATE PARK TEMENGGOR MALAYSIA: Things don’t always go as planned. The popper fly has a short wire trace attached and was intended for the toman (giant snakehead) but a sebarau slammed on it instead. On this very same trip, the split-tail fly I had tied on for sebarau with no
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A reader asked what ‘lure’ we use for fishing sebarau (Hampala macrolepidota in scientific lingo or Hampala Barb by IGFA) in Malaysia. The answer is we use many artificial lures, especially spoons. But one very successful and trilling way we catch them is by fly fishing and the go-to fly is the split-tail.
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