When: 16 April 2015, 12 noon - 1pm
Where: Bird Place, Canal Fishing
Weather: Bright and Sunny
Water Condition: The water is clear and this canal is about 8ft deep. Because of the rain a few days ago, the water level in the canal is very high. The water level is a bit lower as compared to a few days ago.
Rod: Shimano Catana 5.5ft 8-16lb fast action rod
Reel: Shimano AERNOS XT 1000 reel
Line: Unknown brand 15lbs braid line
Leader: SureCatch 20lb Ultimate Leader
Lure: Weighted fly rig using Home-made Lemon Raffia Fly. This rig is also known as spin fly.
Method: Slow Jerk-Retrieve- Slow Jerk-Retrieve
Strike Zone: Near to the side of the canal wall.
Victim aka The Fish: A Peacock Bass and a surprise victim
Comment/Observation:
I have a small window of time to wet my line. I have been thinking of returning to Bird Place to target the Peacock Bass since the success a few days ago (Catch report – Lone Peacock Bass at Canal). This is because that was the first time I have caught such a decent size Peacock Bass at that location and I wanted to know what the bite rate is like.
I started out the session with the same familiar combination of the Rapala Countdown 5cm Gold and followed by the Nils Master 5cm Deep Runner Gold Florescent Red. Both these lures are my favorite as they often got strikes from Peacock Bass at other locations.
After 40 minutes and no hit, I gave up. I think the Peacock bass here are more wary. So I will need to go through my lure arsenal to find other lure or colour that will work at this location.
With little time left, I switched to the weighted Lemon Raffia Fly since it was successful during the last trip. I need to finding out whether the fishes are around. Slow retrieves with long pause were used to keep the fly moving near to the bottom. A moment later, I noticed that a school of Peacock Basses was attacking my fly near to the end of my retrieve.
A few retrieve later yield a decent size Peacock Bass. After a quick Catch-Photo-Release (aka CPR), I continue casting to the last known location of the school. There was no sight of them. They must have moved on.
I continue along the bank hoping to find the school again. I can clearly remember this one cast. After waiting for the fly to sink to the bottom, I started my retrieve. One jerk. Pause. One jerk. Pause. One jerk and a strong tug. And I gave one strong jerk on the rod to set hook. Then fish on. The fight was good as the take was quite a distance away. I was expecting a good size Peacock Bass as the fight was strong. I kept my rod tip down to prevent the Peacock Bass from jumping. I hate it when the Peacock Bass jumped. There is a very good chance that the Peacock Bass can spit the hook out. A while later, the fish surfaced and I noticed that the fish does not have the distinct colour of the Peacock Bass. It is in the Paca colour phase of the Temensis. What an unexpected surprise. I did not know that Temensis existed in these waters. I just found another place to hunt for Temensis. CPR was done and, just nice, it is time to wrap up the session.
I could not wait for the next fishing session to try to hunt for the bigger Temensis.
Please practice Catch and Release. This is the best way to sustain fish stock for the future.
Thanks for reading and Tight Lines.
I have a small window of time to wet my line. I have been thinking of returning to Bird Place to target the Peacock Bass since the success a few days ago (Catch report – Lone Peacock Bass at Canal). This is because that was the first time I have caught such a decent size Peacock Bass at that location and I wanted to know what the bite rate is like.
I started out the session with the same familiar combination of the Rapala Countdown 5cm Gold and followed by the Nils Master 5cm Deep Runner Gold Florescent Red. Both these lures are my favorite as they often got strikes from Peacock Bass at other locations.
After 40 minutes and no hit, I gave up. I think the Peacock bass here are more wary. So I will need to go through my lure arsenal to find other lure or colour that will work at this location.
With little time left, I switched to the weighted Lemon Raffia Fly since it was successful during the last trip. I need to finding out whether the fishes are around. Slow retrieves with long pause were used to keep the fly moving near to the bottom. A moment later, I noticed that a school of Peacock Basses was attacking my fly near to the end of my retrieve.
A few retrieve later yield a decent size Peacock Bass. After a quick Catch-Photo-Release (aka CPR), I continue casting to the last known location of the school. There was no sight of them. They must have moved on.
I continue along the bank hoping to find the school again. I can clearly remember this one cast. After waiting for the fly to sink to the bottom, I started my retrieve. One jerk. Pause. One jerk. Pause. One jerk and a strong tug. And I gave one strong jerk on the rod to set hook. Then fish on. The fight was good as the take was quite a distance away. I was expecting a good size Peacock Bass as the fight was strong. I kept my rod tip down to prevent the Peacock Bass from jumping. I hate it when the Peacock Bass jumped. There is a very good chance that the Peacock Bass can spit the hook out. A while later, the fish surfaced and I noticed that the fish does not have the distinct colour of the Peacock Bass. It is in the Paca colour phase of the Temensis. What an unexpected surprise. I did not know that Temensis existed in these waters. I just found another place to hunt for Temensis. CPR was done and, just nice, it is time to wrap up the session.
I could not wait for the next fishing session to try to hunt for the bigger Temensis.
Please practice Catch and Release. This is the best way to sustain fish stock for the future.
Thanks for reading and Tight Lines.
Picture:
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| The Peacock Bass |
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| The Cichla Temensis |
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