Thought I’d interrupt all the sailfish fishing posts with some freshwater action here – fly fishing for the golden and blue mahseer in Thailand. Dare I say this is the trout fishing equivalent of Asia? Let’s look at the similarities: Pristine rivers with clear cool waters Beautiful (mostly) undisturbed environment Big strong fish that readily
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Thanks to Yusaku-San of Drag Free Fly Fishing Shop in Osaka Japan, I get to appear for the first time in a Japanese fishing magazine. The article and photos are of our recent mahseer fly fishing trip in Thailand. The magazine is of very high-quality in both material and content as what you would expect
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Photo credit: Dennis Pat Nobody likes a sad ending, but sh*t happens. It takes a good-sized mahseer to open up a hook. Watch this short video below of Yusaku-San running down the treacherous terrain over three pools playing this thai mahseer only to have the hook open up. What a bummer but that’s fishing. It
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Watch Alan successfully land the biggest chao phraya catfish in IT Monster Lake to date, estimated at 60kg, on a fairly light but strong AJN APR rod paired to a Shimano Stella reel. Great effort indeed. (I feel his pain, too – JW) Fish: Giant pangasius Common name: Chao phraya catfish Also known as the
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Depending on how you look at it, the fishing ticket on the right can be your ticket to a good time or it can be also be your ticket to a muscle-pulling back-breaking time. Whatever it is, you will get your money’s worth fishing for Giant Mekong Catfish at Bung Sam Ran Fishing Park which
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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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