Essential items to pack for your jungle fishing adventure
- Flight tickets
- Passport
- Rods and reels
- Flies
- Landing net
- Leaders, tippets
- Insect repellent
- Camera
- Powerbank
- Chargers/travel adapter
- Headlamp or flashlight
- Clothing
- Polarized glasses
- Rain jacket (preferably hooded)
- Sandals – when fishing your feet will be wet for many hours. It is essential to keep them dry during the non-fishing hours.
- Socks (Neoprene, leech socks) at least two pairs
- Towel
- Toiletries
- Wading Boots
- First aid kit, medication, pain killer
Optional items
- Allergy pills
- Buff/neck gaiter
- Baselayer (helps keep leeches out)
- Earplugs
- Gloves
- Inflatable pillow
- Knife
- Measuring tape and/or weighing scale
- Newspaper to soak boots dry especially on last day
- Rechargeable lamp for use in hut
- Sleeping bag (thin/lightweight)
- Snacks, tidbits for when on the river
- Spare shoes – alternatively, shoes or sandals that could act as temporary wading shoes may come in handy if there is any sudden wading boots malfunction – though it rarely happens.
- Stripping basket
- String or rope for hanging clothes to dry, Clothes peg/hangers
- Sun block
- Tissue/wet wipes
- Walking/Trekking staff
- Whistle