The new Lamson Guru fly rod surprised me. I had the opportunity to try out and fish the 7-weight Lamson Guru fly rod recently in Sabah Borneo for mahseer and then later on for pacu in EAK. Click on video below to watch the Lamson Guru in action. ACCURACY IS VERY IMPORTANT A rod that […]
Touch Down: Fly Fishing Pluma Lodge Tsimane Bolivia
Fly fishing South America for one year: Part 2 by Dizzy This note is from my first day at Pluma, October 1st. Olley from Ard Vary McCleid and I fished together. We flew south upstream in the chopper for about 20 minutes and touched down on the start of beat number 7. After the chopper […]
Saujana D’Rimba: Monster Pacu Fishing Pond
Located just outside of the Semenyih town in the southern part of the Selangor state (scroll to bottom for location map), is the Saujana D’Rimba fishing ponds with arguably some of the biggest pacu to be caught in Malaysia. [Editor note: This post was first published in May 2019] Semenyih is somewhat notorious for a […]
How to Fly Fishing for Big Pacu in Saujana D’Rimba Malaysia
I didn’t think I’d have much more to say and write about pacu fishing here in Saujana D’Rimba after writing about it a couple of times and making a few videos about it. Apparently I’m wrong. Find out more about Saujana D’Rimba here if you’re not already familiar. I often get asked about how I […]
Introduction and Tips Pacu Fly Fishing in Malaysia (EAK)
If you want to catch pacu on dry flies such as hoppers in Malaysia, this is the place to fish at. And the bonus is you can sight fish for them. Empangan Air Kuning (EAK) is a wilderness gem hidden within the urban jungle. In this video I walk you through what and how we […]
Big Toman Leaves Half Eaten Pacu Still Alive and Fly Fishing in EAK Update
Travel is still difficult as I write this due to the pandemic. As such we have been doing quite a bit of fly fishing for pacu in Empangan Air Kuning (EAK) due to its proximity to many of us. Our latest visit there in February and early March 2021 saw plenty of toman (giant snakehead) […]