Ando’s Hk Journey

Nice catch Ando!! I agree with you on the Australia part...haha....
There is another fellow flyfisher you should meet who used to fish the bays and flats in Sydney. He is currently in HK now. Name is Agent X, but seldom see him online lately.

cheers
trouty

Hi Guys

Well yesterday I sore the other side of the world. Not geographically speaking but culturally. Some of the things I sore were so disgusting that I couldn’t even take pictures of them.

The day started like all fishing trips do now, bus and MTR (fast train). But this day I was going somewhere a bit different, an interchange on the MTR, than another interchange MTR, had me at the light rail station in Kowloon Tong for my last train. The light rail is just like our rail system back in Australia slow. I was the only westerner that I could see and people were looking at me. There were posters everywhere warning you of pick pockets. I felt real safe NOT

                               
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Any way I made it to the meeting place with all my gear intact. Now I was on the boarder between Hong Kong and China. As I said this is the different part of the world, lucky I was with 3 Hong Kong locals as they told stories of illegal’s who will do any thing to get ahead in life.

                               
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We were on a ‘Tarpon Quest’ as this was a new species that I have wanted to catch for years. Read any US mag and you will easily get G up to catch Tarpon, big fish and clean water flats. This place was as far away as you could get from the US picture. The water was VERY polluted and the fish were small.
What they lacked is size they made up for in numbers.

Unsure if anyone has caught them on fly but they are so tricky. There super fast in the hit and spit of the fly. After being hooked they jump all over the place like a Australian Sambo on speed trying to dislodge the fly (90% of the time they were successful)



Ando



[ Last edited by Anderson at 2008-9-21 13:30 ]

We caught them on flies, did we NOT?

The only "problem" was that we were all using barbless hooks, a chance for the fish to fight another round without hurting them.

Yes yes we caught some. Some got more than other's. Not naming anyone but I only landed 1 LOL LOL LOL LOL.

Thanks for a top day out fishing in Hk.

Ando

Glad you enjoyed the day.  Let us know if you want to go there have your gear get dirty again.

Indo-Pacific Tapron is far smaller than the one caught in the US.

Thank you guys the three of you are SOOOOOOOO helpful and willing to give info out to the new guys. I hope that I can repay the favor one day in Australia. If I go back LOL LOL LOL

I should explain the disgusting thing, it was the water pollution and the poor dog chained up. This place is so different to Australia; I have been in a bubble for my life and not seen the other side of the world. I understand we have our problems too but it’s an eye opener to see others.

Once again to the three of you THANKYOU.

Ando

Ha ha........Ando, it looks like you are having the addiction logging on every morning. Should you see pictures on other threads wanting to know more about stories, you can always post there or here, You will definately get some response.

Thanks
I will, there are a few post that Im trying to work out.

Ando

P.S Yes i do have an addiction. Anything to do with fishing

Ando, repay me when I take a trip to Australia in the future.

Will do, will do.
Aus Bass, Bream and may-be some Tuna of the rocks.

Ando