After scouting the area the previous night, I decided that I would fish the esplande in Georgetown at night after a nice meal at the local hawker market. I had purchased a bag of prawns from a large supermarket in town and was ready to fish.
At first I had largish hooks casted out as far as I could, but kept on lossing bait and missing bites. It was the same for all the other fishermen around as well. I decided to downsize my hook and fish straight down and was quickly rewarded with this beautifully coloured White-cheeked Monocle Bream [#116].
White-cheeked Monocle Bream - Scolopsis vosmeri #116
White-cheeked Monocle Bream - Scolopsis vosmeri
A few minutes later, I got a tiny tug and had a cardinal fish on the end. I was unable to identify this species during the trip, but later found that it was a Small-scaled Cardinalfish [#117]
Small-scaled Cardinalfish - Apogon multitaeniatus #117
Small-scaled Cardinalfish - Apogon multitaeniatus
It went quiet for a little while. A few of the other fishermen noticed that I was fishing up close and tried the same technique but they kept on snagging. I didn't seem to have the same problem, I think it was because I had really light weights on my line. It was a little while before I reeled in another fish, and they seemed to be getting smaller each time. It was a goby, I was able to identify it from the references I had with me as a Common Frillfin Goby [#118]. To avoid catching another smaller fish after this one, I decided it was time give up and try another day.
Common Frillfin Goby - Bathygobius fuscus #118
Common Frillfin Goby - Bathygobius fuscus
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