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| Andrew with his first ever Queen Fish, Talang |
Back in June, I receive an email from one of our many fishyology.com readers. Mr. Andrew Griffin, an expatriate working in Malaysia for 6 years, wanted to explore the coast of Port Dickson. Mr. Andrew has been fishing mostly at the east coast, chasing sailfish and black marlin off the coast of Rompin. However, Mr Andrew wanted to explore the west coast and decided to give it a try at Port Dickson.
Since Port Dickson is the new emerging hotspot for jigging and offshore casting, getting a boat was difficult. I only manage to set a date with my trusted Boatman, Apek Kecik on 21 July 2013. It was Ramadhan and jigging under the hot sun does prove to be difficult and challenging.
The date is set, an I meet up with Mr. Andrew at the RnR Seremban. I was quite late because I overslept and tired due to work commitment. We arrive at Teluk Kemang around 8.40am and prepare all the equipment and embark on my first journey with a fishyology.com reader and Mr. Andrew first trip to PD.
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| First ever Queen Fish on Jigs |
It all started well with some sign of Queen Fish boiling at the surrounding area of our usual spot. It does not take long before Andrew small pink jigs were taken by a large Queen Fish. Morning session was ok with Andrews jig were taken many hits but soon was off when the fish were nearer to the boat.
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| First Queen Fish on subsurface Pencil from Starlit |
As expected, Queen Fish are gone from the surface by afternoon, that means they are lurking nearer to the shipwreck and in deeper waters. I sent one of my Ima Gunpeki Pink Silver color to the depth for vertical jigging, after reaching the bottom, it was taken by an unknown species. However, the fish manage to shred my shock leader. Most probably it was a Spanish Mackerel.
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| Queen Fish taken an Ima Gunpeki Jig |
Soon around 1.00 pm I could see some boiling outside the usual drift route. It was not Queenie, so I cast at the surrounding area and my jig was hit by an unknown species. When it was nearer to the boat, I could see a glimpse of a long shiny body, it was a large Spotted Mackerel or Tenggiri Bunga in Bahasa.
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| A decent size Spotted Mackerel of Tenggiri Bunga |
Apek our boatmen reposition the boat to drift nearer to the Spotted Mackerel frenzy and my second cast resulted another Mack.
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| Secured! Hehe |
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| Another Decent Size Spotted Mack |
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| Andrew with his first Spotted Mack |
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| Andrew with his second catch! |
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| Satisfying game on light tackle |
Soon Queenie start to join the fishing frenzy, chasing small anchovies for dinner. The Spotted Mack make way the larger school of Queenie. Andrew manage to hook another Queenie on Popper, marking our last catch of the day. Conditions does not permit us to fish further as it was to hot and we head back to the Jetty at 3.30 pm.
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| Popper is effective in Port Dickson |
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| Pencil, Swimbait and Popper is effective in enticing a Queenie to have a bite 😀 |
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| Stop at the Tanjung Tuan for some photos |
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| Apek and Me |
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| Mr Andrew Griffin, first time in PD |
Being able to see Spotted Mackerel frenzy in PD was new experience to me. It will become bigger within 2-3 weeks as long as the fish population is still there. Certainly today’s trip was one the best trip in 2013. Sharing knowledge and experience with a veteran avid angler was the most memorable moment for fishyology.com.
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| Mohd Norullah and Andrew Griffin – Port Dickson 21 July 2013 |
Andrew Griffin fishing blog can be viewed at http://agriffinandrew2.wordpress.com/
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Hi cld u kindly share the boats man contact? Thx
Captain Apek – 0133037841
looking for a day out fishing on the weekend of nov 6th
Hi Scott,
Send us an email via this site and will hook you up for Fishing in Port Dickson. I already prebook your date on the 6th Nov.
Noru