Fly Fishing Asia

Fly Fishing in Asia

Rompin Sailfish on Fly – Martyn White and David Carr Trip Report

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Menacing clouds hover over the ocean’s horizon overlooking Kuala Rompin as two avid fly fishermen ascends upon Asia’s sailfish capital. Martyn White and David Carr are both Tokyo based and a Scot and Hawaiian respectively, both are avid experienced fly fishermen. This will be their first time attempting billfishing, specifically sailfish on fly. It is […]

High Season High Water – Fly Fishing Mahseer

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Our flight was delayed for about 20 minutes and after a somewhat pleasantly smooth flight we arrived in Surat Thani airport around 1pm. This was followed by our longest wait at the Surat Thani airport immigration. More than 1 hour to clear the immigration as it started off with only one manned counter by a […]

Khlong Yah (Khlong Saeng) Raft House Accommodation in Khao Sok

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UPDATE: MARCH 2019 – some of the “on-water” raft house accommodations in Khlong Saeng is set to cease operation! They are to be relocated to an on land site nearby. From what we understand, this is due to some regulatory dispute between the national park and wildlife sanctuary authorities. We will miss the “water villas”… […]

Can Fly Lines Break?

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Of course fly lines do break. Perhaps the question should be how easily do fly lines break? As with any line, be they monofilament or dental floss, when pulled they do take some effort to snap in two. So fly lines do not break easily. It is more likely your tippet, leader or a connection […]