There are quite a number of ponds and lakes in Malaysia where you can fish for pacu, that unassuming powerful freshwater fish that leave every first-time-hooker in shock and awe. But the pacu fish in Empangan Air Kuning (EAK) are special (compared to most other ponds in Malaysia) – they will naturally eat dry flies! […]
Pacu Fly Fishing in Malaysia (Saujana D’Rimba)
The mad happenings from early 2020 made fishing more restricted. Guiding and charter trips came to an abrupt halt. We took whatever opportunity we could to do some fishing and I ended up frequenting a favourite pacu fishing spot with David. The good thing about here is the fish are big, and strong as all […]
Pacu on Fly Series
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This is the first post for 2020!! I hope all of you will have a fantastic year ahead. I am certainly looking forward to it. We fly fished for the hard pulling pacu aggressively the past two months leading up to the new year of 2020. There was a couple of fishing […]
Fun Day at EAK (Fly fishing for Pacu)
From Salt to Fresh It has been awhile since I went fishing in Empangan Air Kuning (EAK). With the end of the Rompin sailfish season I now have a bit of time and decided to join Fendi on a day fishing. Also fishing together is Eaide, a member of the Fly Fishing Association of Selangor […]
Getting Our Rear Kicked At The Pacu Pond
Stocked pond, pay pond, whatever you want to call them are not always easy to fish, even if you’re familiar with the place. That’s what happen to David and me when we went for a morning session of pacu fishing at one of our regular spots. It has been months since our last trip here […]
Pacu Fishing In EAK With Etlon and Myra on Boxing Day
South African Etlon and Myra came over from the Philippines for a week between Christmas and New Year 2017 for a fishing holiday and a catch up with the Malaysian fly fishing community. The main fishing is targeting toman (giant snakehead) and sebarau (hampala barb) in Royal Belum Temenggor Lake. Before that, we went fishing […]