Land Log X - Kelong

This is one of my favourite fishing grounds with countless fond memories. All the previous kelongs that I went to were all demolished. Luckily I still managed to find another one which is still relatively near to Singapore.

A mountainous island formed the backdrop of the kelong. You can arrange to take a short boat ride to go ashore the deserted island. The water that we used for bathing on the kelong was actually from the spring on top of the mountain. It is available for a limited period only as the spring water will dry up during the hot season.

I have learnt a lot on fishing at this place and it shall be the classroom for Captain Q Junior too.

Sometimes when he was in the mood, he would hold the rod longer.

And sometimes he would just enjoy feeding the fish with leftover dinner...

while grandpa tried to catch the hungry fishes in feeding frenzy.

Catching small fish on the kelong is easy. Once a while you may even find some giant monsters lurking around too. My reel got stripped clean a couple of times on the kelong and the setup that I used was not light. I find that there is a lot of joy in catching small fish for dinner too.

As the sun set, the kelong presented a different view which was as spectacular.

The experience of lazing on the chair with an ice cold beer while waiting for a big one to take your bait under the setting sun was priceless.

I hope they will not take away this kelong from me again or the famous 'kelong jump' will not be able to pass down the line. I will definitely enjoy fishing on the kelong for as much as I can while it still last...