A walk in the Malaysian jungle

After leaving India and arriving in Bangkok I travelled straight to Malaysia where I intended to spend a few weeks relaxing after being ill in Kolkata. I arrived in Kota Baru just over the border form Thailand and found a guest house where I spent a couple of days deciding where to go next. The guys at the guest house recommended the Perethian Islands but after having been in the Andamans recently I settled on Taman Negara national park as I really...

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In search of the Mahseer

Many fisherman dream about catching the famous mahseer that is found throughout India, Burma and further south to malaysia. India of course is where most pursuers chase the mighty mahseer. After feeding large mahseer from a pilgrim bridge in north India around three years ago I had been desperate to get a chance to land one. I had read about these fish years before and the sight of a huge shoal battling for bits of dough made me more keen than ever.After...

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A trip for Indian barramundi

After being in India for a couple of weeks I arrived on the west coast and was greeted by the arabian sea and its fresh white breakers. I had been looking forward to this this day since arriving as it meant at last there was a chance of catching some fish. After stashing my things in the tent I took a walk down the beach to asses the potential to land a couple of fish. I hadn't gone far when I saw a large sand shark/guitar fish scoot out of the shallows...

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