More pictures of the trip had just arrived and they all looked so hot, I have a hard time deciding what to put up! As such, I decided to put up everyone of them on a separate page here.

We started the second day with a good breakfast, then was off at 9am instead of the previous day’s 7am. This way, we could really fish till 4pm, the hottest and possibly the most productive part of the day. Well, the day sure did not disappoint! Even the morning was good. Mah Y.A. started the ball rolling with a few solid ones landed. The fish were onto black colored flies, maybe because the water was a bit murky. I wasn’t getting a lot of hits until I changed to a black fly and I had a solid hit on my first cast with the black fly. Amazing!

After a quick but delicious pack lunch, the action picked up quickly. This time, the fishes where responding to faster stripping of the fly… they were chasing… good sign! 

A few of us tried some popper hoping to see some acrobatic action but the fishes were not responding to fly poppers still. Nevertheless, the action has picked up to almost feverish pitch as it was almost a hit on every cast. We’re getting constant double hook-ups and even quite a couple of triple hook-ups!

By 3pm or so, the fishes were just about hitting anything thrown at them. My chartreuse clouser had almost all the fur ripped off and the fish were still hitting it. My tummy (and I am sure everyone else’s too) was now sore with pushing  the rod butt on it and my knuckles were red from the constant bashing from the reel handle when the barra took line. 4pm came too fast but we were glad just as well… we were just totally exhausted.

I’d definitely recommend this trip to anyone. We must have hit at least 20-25 barramundis each (yes, each!) per day, all in the 6kg-8kg range. 

Like I said in my earlier post, where else in the world can you stay in a first class, reasonably priced hotel one hour from the super hot fishing ground, with great shopping, possible the greatest selection of food in the world and an awesome thai massage at the end of the day to soothe all your sore muscles… all at a reasonable price! Only in Bangkok, Thailand!

Here are two more videos for your enjoyment. One of Patricia fighting a Barra and the other of Nelson showing the whole process from casting and stripping the fly, to the take and the final landing of the fish! Witness for your self how hot the fishing was during the trip and more importantly, plan a trip there yourself and experience it firsthand!

You can see more pictures of the trip here.

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