Punggol Sea Wall

This cr was based on a trip 2 days before my enlistment. Kakis involved were Fariz and Andre. We reached the spot at around 5pm and started getting bites in the evening around 7 plus. The fishes caught are in the pics below. No big buggers this time.

Ikan tekok a.k.a toad fish

Duri

Total catch!

Pasir Ris Breaker 14 once again....

This trip happened 3 nights ago with my usual kakis.We came at low tide and casted our bait which was peeled prawns. In my first cast I gt double hookups of a flower crab and puffer. Puffer was released of course. As the tide was starting rise back, we moved to wb 14. That was the time my buddy caught a fat Blukang around a 1kg I guess. At around 12 plus, another one of my bud, Faisal had a bend on his 6 foot rod. We were surprised to find an orange spotted grouper at the other end of the line. Satisfied with the catch we packed up and left for home. Well done Faisal!

Baitstealer
Fat Blues Bro

The Orange Spotted Grouper

Mouth of sungei api-api @ Pasir Ris

This trip was about a month ago. Location was wb at the mouth of sungei api-api. The usual bros decided to chill while doing some light fishing. Bait used this time was sliced fish meat. As we were lighting our cigarettes and chatting about life, my bud Faris had a strong pull on his line. Since he was holding on to his rod all this while, he pumped the rod and started reeling in. There was a huge splash in the water at quite a distance so we expected something good at the end of the line. Faris passed me the rod to continue the fight since it was his first experience. After about 5 minutes, a nice kbl was landed. Once again this really gave us quite a surprise. Congrats to my bro Faris to break his rod's virginity to a barramundi.

Me with Kbl a.ka Siakap

Good size!

Nice Kbl..

Faris with his catch

Usual Spot @ Pasir Ris

This time the bros include Faisal and another friend at our usual spot. The bite rates were pretty slow most likely due to the bad weather. As dusk was approaching, Faisal had to leave to meet his gf. So it was just 2 of us left waiting for a bite. Suddenly my rod started to sway a little which made my anxious feelings get the better of me. I held my rod awaiting a bite. Then...a strong bite came in, reeled in for about a minute and a decent sized Ornate Threadfin Bream a.k.a Kerisi was hauled up. Its been awhile since i reeled up a sea bream and this time it was much bigger than my previous one. Once again it lifted our spirits, telling us that Pasir Ris can be very unpredictable after all.

Me with the beautiful sea bream

Look at its array of colours!

Pasir Ris Breaker 14

Its off to Pasir Ris again...Being the nearest fishing spot around, me and the two other crew members met up around 4pm and left for Pasir Ris Beach. We casted our rods at our usual secret spot first before night falls. Since the tide was low, only juvenile fishes were caught but they were of the wanted species: Emperor snapper,Grunter and Croaker. As the skies grew darker and the mozzies were on a blood rampage, we packed up while scratching our legs now on then to soothe the itchiness. We then hunker down at wb 14 and set up our gears before casting. Our empty stomachs were constantly growling and in the end it was Mcdelivery to the rescue. Me and one of the crew left the scene to pick up the food from carpark E. During that period, one of our rods which had no stand was supported by a bicycle fell over with the bicycle. First thoughts was a big fish at the other end of the line. So, the rod was pumped and 1 minute later a good sized painted sweet lip a.k.a kaci was brought up. All of us were surprised by the potentials of Pasir Ris and planned on another trip the following week. Well done bros!

Juvenile emperor snapper was released

As usual taking pic with other people's catch

Freshly caught
KaciAnother pic at home

Pasir Ris Breaker 13

Went fishing with a friend yesterday night for about a few hours. My friend landed the first decent sized grouper ever. I fouled hooked a pretty long half beak as well. It seems that light fishing does the trick most of the time.

Grouper and Half Beak
Decent sized grouper

More Boat Trip Pics...

I thought I caught a butterfly!

Russel's Snapper

Chocolate Hind

Crew for the day!

Boat Trip cum B'day Party

The day for Faiz's birthday surprise finally came and everyone who knew the plan was as enthusiastic as ever except for the bdae boy/mat of course. Amira,Shawn and Bdae boy/mat reached punggol mrt 5 mins earlier than the rest to meet up with Mimi. Aidil,Fahmi and Dinie came soon after that. We boarded the shuttle bus and we were off counting every second until we reach the destination of the year which was Marina Country Club. The Bdae boy/mat finally found out and was quite overwhelmed by what lies ahead. The first boat trip of our lives with no guardians and just a bunch of close friends ran through everyone's mind of course. For anglers like Dinie, Aidil and Shawn, it was an opportunity to tap into the potentials of the vast ocean( an exaggeration indeed!). We were having the time of our lives as the fibreglass boat driven by Uncle Raju sped past our locals shores from Punggol to the end of Changi. When the anchor was firstly decended to the seabed, most of us got seasick due to the excessive rocking. Faiz the Bdae boy/mat was as usual acting hero although he was feeling quesy inside. He ended sleeping throughout the whole trip. We drop our lines near some breakwater and there was plenty of small fishes for cheap thrills. Even Mimi was up for some angling action. In an hour or two, Uncle Raju decided to change spot. Everyone was excited when Uncle Raju said " Lets go Ubin there..Got big fishes there." We were told to use long leader lines with live prawns to catch the big ones. Dinie missed the first one as he loosen too much of his drag and the line snapped. The next one didn't get away as Dinie reeled up a decent size chocolate hind. Our time was almost up and we were left with 10 mins. That was when the surprise of the day popped up. Amira was screaming for help as the rod she was holding had a strong signal. Uncle Raju helped reel it up. A big ungah tanda was subdued and was catch of the day. The trip was very much fulfilling although the unforgiving seas exposed one of many hidden weaknesses.

Ship Ahoy!

Bdae boy trys to act hero

Faiz is my name and puking is my game? Kidding...

Son and Amira Waiting to drop line..

Mimi with her mini fishyDinie likes to selit with everyone's catch
Total catch for the day! Not bad for a couple of noobs

Pasir Ris Beach

Another trip to Pasir Ris. Pics below.

Orange Spotted Grouper
Usats,Grouper and Asam

Total catch of the day

Back to Punggol River

Have not been updating for the past few weeks due to preparations for Hari Raya and school. 2 weeks ago, the crew went to punggol river to try our luck. As usual we reached there around 10am. In this trip, the floater produced more rewards compared to the sinking method. While we were busy with catching gobies and tilapias at the banks, a big splash was detected somewhere in the middle of the river. Then, Haziq's rod gave a bend shortly after the splash. We expected a duri or a gemang to be at the end of the line but to our surprise it was a decent size ladyfish a.k.a ikan parang. Later that afternoon, Elfie landed a flower crab while plenty of CnR had to be done for the usats we caught. The members involved were Faisal, Elfie, Fred, Izzat, Haziq and Dinie.

Unfortunately....

This trip was on the 14th of September. The crew this time consisting of Andre,Shairul,Faisal and Dinie met up at punggol plaza at around 9am before heading to the usual spot. The day started with scorching hot weather as we casted our rod and awaiting the bites. We casted a floater to catch fishes near the rocks and were rewarded. It began to be a good day as Shairul's rod gave a good bend within a few minutes of casting. Soon after, the 1kg gemang was subdued. A few minutes later, Andre's rod was giving in weak vibrations as it sway back and forth. Trying out his luck, he pumped his abu garcia,commodore to find a bigger gemang at the end of his line. The fishes were kept in a net and was put in the water. Unfortunately after 3 hours or so, Dinie went to check the net to discover a huge gash in the net probably due to rubbing of sharp rocks in the water's edge. One of the gemang escaped with a few other fishes. The bigger gemang luckily got its giant head stuck in between the hole and its attempt of escaping failed. Although such an unexpected occurrence happened, we were still content with the catch. Btw, its great fishing with Shairul again. Cheers bro.

Dinie and Shairul
Shairul and Andre
Brother Faisal
Shairul posing with gemang
Dre posing with his commodore and gemang

Fish bigger than both a 1.5litre bottle and a thumbs up!

More pics form Pasir Ris Beach

Scat

From left,clockwise: Grouper, Duri Belalang, Leng chiam, Toadfish and Usat in the centre The catch of the that day

Yishun...

First day of Ramadan and we were already itching to try a new spot at Yishun. Haziq, Elfie and Dinie arrived at 10 plus. We started to cast our kelong sotong in hopes of biggies..The first cast didn't let Dinie down as his rod was starting to bend again since the encounter with the siakap. As the fish was brought near to the breaker, a 1kg plus Blukang surfaced. Fortunately the leader line snapped as Dinie didn't intend to keep the fish. Next, Haziq reeled in another Blukang which was quickly released. The weather was not in our favour as it started to rain now and then. At the end of the trip Elfie's rod which missed quite a few started to bend as well. Within a few minutes a 1kg plus duri was subdued. After surveying the new spot for the first time, the comment is that it was potentially good taking into consideration the weather and the tide. Thanks to Menglong for sharing with us tips on the spot. We appreciate the help! Hope we can go fishing together some day...