Su Lin fishing at Bolgoda Lake

Su Lin fishing at Bolgoda Lake

I picked up Su Lin from her hotel in Colombo early in the morning and we headed for Bolgoda Lake. She had come to Sri Lanka to meet one of her friend who lives in Colombo and like a true angler she was looking for some fishing. She found us on Facebook and booked a...
Featherback at Bolgoda

Featherback at Bolgoda

I picked up Naoya san and his friend at their hotel in Colombo early in the morning. On the way to Bolgoda Lake, we talked fishing and Naoya asked me how the condition of the lake was after all the rainy days in Sri Lanka. From my experience, these aren’t the best...
Graham, Darren, Robin & Rick

Graham, Darren, Robin & Rick

Graham and his son Darren, Robin and Rick from the UK teamed up for their first experience popping and jigging. The guys had fished in Florida before for Tarpon and had researched the tackle they would require on the internet so they were quite prepared in terms of...
Jigging action in Kirinda

Jigging action in Kirinda

At the end of April I had great pleasure in meeting Yamada San and 4 other Japanese fishermen in their hotel in Kirinda. As usual their equipment is ready and there are some new toys, but surprisingly there were also a few vintage lures and rods like the Ulua &...
Sami’s Kuwait Group

Sami’s Kuwait Group

We had Sami and the group of his Kuwaiti friends who had fished with us last season return. The group consisted of Sami, Sami, Salah, Fawzi, Aziz, Abu Saud and Mohammed. They we keen to go after Tuna this season but the Yellowfin Tuna seem to late this season and...