l2p Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Last weekend was all but a buzz to me, the trout opener was a great time with good people as usual with many fish to go around. Usually id have been out all week on the rivers but this year would be something different, the following Monday after opener I was scheduled to fly out and begin my trip to South East Asia. Here are some shots from the weekend, Being the unorganized person that I am I spent all week before opener planning and scouting for the following weekend and of-course that left me with ALOT of packing to do Sunday night, well that didnt happen since we barely got 2 hrs sleep all weekend and soon as I got home from the tribs I passed out Was woken up by my brother Monday morn dazed and still got steelhead in my head. I packed hastily for the two months that im down here, im sure I forgot a couple things lol. As it isnt my first time going down these ways I knew that I had a daunting flight ahead of me, almost a whole day in the air with a single stop over at Narita Japan my brother and I arrived early Tuesday(here) and went straight to work. Checked out a couple local tackle shops to figure out the needs and wants and to ask for the basic info that id need while im down here. Basically there are freshwater canals and reservoirs scattered all around this little country they call Singapore, these waterways mainly hold Peacock bass that were stocked into these waters and different Snakehead species that are native to the area. Also Singapore is essentially an island off the tip of Malaysia so that means that there is ocean surrounding me! The fishing opportunities are however quite minimal as most places have designated fishing areas which are usually crowded. There are tonnes of pay ponds all over the place however, stocked with anything from 30-40 kg giant red tail cats to Tilapia. Seems like majority of the people prefer these ponds as to fishing else where and after Google mapping the country its easy to tell why(you can drive around the country in less than a day). Well this afternoon I was able to sneak out for a quick hour and biked over to the nearest reservoir in the area, by the time I got there(got lost lol) it was already well into the late evening and the sun had already started going down. Not that thats a bad thing because around lunch the temps soared to over 30 deg Celsius and with the quick rain we had the humidity was just unbearable, for me anyway hah. Couple casts to some wood in the water proved fish less to my surprise so I moved to the other designated fishing area on this reservoir, id only have 15 or so mins left to fish at this point as ive already been hailed to come back for dinner, was my Grandmothers Birthday. The water here was quite feature less so I just started to bomb my lure as far out as I could cast, no luck still and coming up to the last cast point I decided id go back to the wood at the first spot since it was on my route back home. First cast out looked like I spooked a fish holding under the surface as there was a big boil soon as my lure hit the water, started to work it back when I felt a massive tug but alas I missed it. With my phone ringing knowing it was the family I casted one more time, hit the same spot but this time as soon as the lure landed the water below it exploded, gave it a couple seconds to make sure it had it good(actually watched my line start taking off) closed the bail and gave er! After a quick tussle I had my first ever Peacock on shore! These fish are closely comparable to a largemouth on a roid rage! clearing the water several times and bulldogging right down into the thick weeds. After a quickly admiring its colors and a quick Iphone pic back in she went, its now 3:24 am and still jet lagged Im anxiously waiting for first light so I can get back out there! More pics to come and sorry for the long read like I said, its 3:24 am and im still wide eyed lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Great fishing, and report ( always love a long one) if you get a chance which I'm sure you will, tilapia are really easy to catch and are great fighters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymcd Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Nice fish, I have always wanted to catch a peacock!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Thats so cool! Sounds like an amazing adventure, now go rest up so you can catch us some more fish porn!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Nice fish to add to the resume Mark and the photos are great as always. Next opener I'll have to make my way back home and hook up with ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2p Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Sounds like a plan bro, but I think we need to gather the boys first to visit you on the west coast! also hope to add Giant snakehead to the list, and as much as I hate fishing stocked ponds I may have to swallow my pride and go for a day trip for some of these monsters! http://www.fishingparadise.com.sg/Catch%20Report%20-%20February%202011/images/7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I may have to swallow my pride and go for a day trip for some of these monsters! Bring strong leaders! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Great pic as always man. The color on those peacocks are just stunning. i look forward to seeing more adventures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 O ya! (actually watched my line start taking off) closed the bail and gave er! After a quick tussle I had my first ever Peacock on shore! Where's your pin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Nice fish indeed. Peacock are amazing. Love their colors. What bubble gum were you using in this pic? PM if you like. Edited May 3, 2012 by Misfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Good too see you getting out and catching some! But with this as the title Greetings from the other side I thought I had passed on and gone on to the 'firey' place and was still able to get on the internet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2p Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 hahaha i thought itd be fitting seeing as Singapore is quite literally on the other side of the world! Btw apologies for not getting back to you on your pm, I read it but for some reason didn't reply then and it slipped my mind. If you havent already there are good deals to be had on the for sale section of floatfishing.net Victor, Ive brought one down with me and will def put it to use. Just opted to fish with lures yesterday! Misfish, its the pan slammers in pink! ;)I fish it on a jig head as opposed to a plain hook like regular pinkies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
young_one Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Stop fabricating lies! I caught those Steelhead and that brown, you didn't catch anything past weekend. Its easy to catch snake-heads, it was a piece of cake for Jeremy Wade. Impress me by catching a steelhead in South Asia! Have a good trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelfuN Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Glad you made it to the plane ride. I thought you would just skip the trip and stay here so you can fish!!! Lol Have a good trip bro. See you in a couple months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Misfish, its the pan slammers in pink! ;)I fish it on a jig head as opposed to a plain hook like regular pinkies! Thanks brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDunn Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Hardcore dude!! Your always catching some sweet chrome TDunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Oh, I misunderstood your topi title. I thought it was like this one: http://www.jokes.com/funny/aging/baseball-in-heaven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 hahaha i thought itd be fitting seeing as Singapore is quite literally on the other side of the world! Btw apologies for not getting back to you on your pm, I read it but for some reason didn't reply then and it slipped my mind. If you havent already there are good deals to be had on the for sale section of floatfishing.net no worries man, I'm in NO rush. Have a good trip and let's see what we can cath when you get back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetofish Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Always wanted to catch a peacock bass! Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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