mingmon86
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Your Catches: My first Handsome Salmon
Apr 29th
My first ever atlantic salmon caught on a topwater lure.
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I was at Eildon Lake the same day I caught my lucky common carp on a lure. We then moved on to another lake not far away from Eildon Lake.
This lake was stocked with brown trout, rainbow trout and a good share of other species. I started off casting Luhr Jensen Krocodile spoons around as it was a popular choice among local anglers for the trouts in this lake. After many tries and attempting to cast a mix of spoons and spinners into every nook and cranny on the lake, I finally gave up. I decided to mess around with my some other plugs in tackle box.
Your Catches: Malaysian Red Mahseer A Rare Beauty
Apr 17th
After fighting it for over ten minutes, I proudly hold up the Malaysian red maseer.
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Far upstream of the Tahan River you will find many respected Malaysian red mahseer (a.ka. Kelah to locals.) They’re noted for their extreme strength and tenacity. They instantly give anglers sweaty palms upon hookset, as these river torpedos fight heavy in the banks. Anglers have been known to pay a premium price to meet these fish and the red mahseer has an equal reputation to the other mahseer family found in Asia.
We were paddling upstream on our Pelican canoes, venturing into exciting pools and various spots. We came into a long and calm pool called ‘Long Pool’ in this upper stretch of the Tahan River. Our main species to target was the ‘Kelah’ sportfish, that in rare occasion take spoon lures.
Your Catches: Common Carp Caught on Lure?
Apr 16th
I show off my surprising catch!
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I was studying in Melbourne, Australia back in 2007 and I took every opportunity to explore the fishing scene there. I met another avid angler by the name of Sunny, who resided in Melbourne for more than 20 years and we quickly became good fishing buddies. We looked forward to the weekends when we would go on fishing excursions. We targeted all sorts of species from both freshwater and saltwater fish.
It was early winter when Sunny organized a day trip to fish for trout! I had always been excited to fish this fantastic species. We headed up north of Eildon Lake, which is situated about 4 hours north of Melbourne.
Your Catches: The Battered Jungle Perch
Apr 13th
The battered and beaten jungle perch.
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I was fishing the Kincin River in Endau-Rompin State Park with a group of friends. We were canoeing far upstream exploring new grounds and pools along the way. We reached a big wide pool. I casted my spoon far ahead into fast flowing rapids and started retrieving it a few seconds after it sank. After the first few cranks, my spoon was taken hard and fast. It gave a bursting run but it was heading back to my direction. I quickly retrieved all the slack, to regain line tension, and to try and avoid the hook from dislodging.
Your Catches: Bearing a Smile From a Priceless Catch
Apr 10th
After a long interesting fight I finally catch my first giant river snakehead!
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We started our morning by drifting downstream on the Tahan River from our base camp. Our main target was to tackle the Malaysian mahseer, jungle perch, and also the notable giant river catfish (wallago attu.) The record of which was 30+kg, and it was caught on a spoon none the less.
We approached a wide deep pool, where the edge of the river was covered with sunken timber. This sunken cover makes an ideal home to the giant river catfish. My friend was at the bow of the boat fly-fishing while I casted the edge of the sunken timber.
Your Catches: Malaysian Jungle Perch
Apr 8th
I proudly display the Malaysian jungle perch I caught in the upper stream.
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The Tahan River gives life, thanks in large part to the Colonial British. Many years ago they converted a huge expanse of forest into a National Park. In those days it was called the ‘King George V National Park’ and still to this day we’re able to enjoy one of the most beautiful virgin forests in the world. This beautiful forest presents extensive freshwater sport-fishing opportunities that any fishing enthusiast would dream of.
The Malaysian Jungle Perch (Hampala macrolepidiota) is a respected sport fishing species in Malaysia. My mate and myself were casting into a deep tan pool, upstream of the Tahan River. Both of us were casting along a wide limestone bank. We watched fish swirling and chasing our spoons in the depths.
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