Shinji & Kana with Yamada in Kirinda

Shinji & Kana with Yamada in Kirinda

The season in Kirinda has begun and on the 13 October Yamada San arrived with two of his clients from Japan; Shinji and his friend Kana. Experienced anglers, fishing for GT on Popper and deep jigging for amberjack they’d had plenty of practice in Southern Japan....
Erland, Ola, Hans & Mikael in Kirinda

Erland, Ola, Hans & Mikael in Kirinda

Erland, Ola, Hans and Mikael joined us for a bit of fishing as part of their tour of Asia. The boys had just finished up with a visit to Bangkok and were looking for some R&R before heading to the next destination. Little did they know I was about to put them to...
In search of the Himalyan Golden Mahseer

In search of the Himalyan Golden Mahseer

As usual it all began with an email: an invitation to fish for Mahseer in the northern most reaches of India on the border with Nepal, at the very base of the magical Himalayas. Mahseer is a fish I cut my teeth on, way back in the early nineties when we fished for the...