Sorry for the delay since the last update but getting reliable comms here in Thailand can be challenging at times! The Jungle perch trip with Asian Angling Adventures was an experience - both for the journey in which we lost a wheel off the boat trailer in each direction, but more so for the companionship and a new species to tackle. We did get some Jungle Perch on spoons but did not hook up on fly despite a couple of takes which never stuck. Very similar experience to largemouth bass fishing except at a much faster pace. These fish hit the spoons when they are ripped back with a savage take. Bass tackle might well work with plastics and spinnerbaits in case anyone plans to travel east after this species.
Also had a very interesting tour around a boutique fly tying operation - very high quality operation utilising the local skilled craftspeople to turn their hand to this new venture which they obviously enjoy, turning out a uniform product time after time.
The last few days have been spent at the beach in Krabi (well I am on vacation right!) where only one small fish has succumbed to the fly in an ocean seemingly devoid of any serious inshore species sadly. There are some grouper around rockier areas I am told but not near to where I am located. Travelling in country tomorrow where there is a large reservoir to experiment on - it has fish - I just don't know which species!
More news as and when I can report it.............
I use to use rubber worms when I went bass fishing.
Posted by: Joe the Dog Lover | September 10, 2008 at 03:42 PM