With a little break over the weekend, Raymond and I decided to try out a recommended angling spot nestled below the Benjamin Spears bridge. With the imminent closure of the Marina channel due to the construction of the Marina Barrage, affecting most saltwater angling spots in Kallang, Marina Bay and Tanjong Rhu ( including this one) soon, we figured it would be a good time to try our luck there.
Now for all the fishios who go by the mantra "Fishing is for relaxation", I would highly recommend this spot to you. With the overhead flyover providing shade from sun and rain, coupled with an immaculate view of the Kallang Channel as well as the Marina Channel in the distance, this is truly a haven for anglers.
The only boon would be the occasional Ducktour LARC-V passing by. We had a couple of close shaves with kayakers nearly crossing our lines as well. I understand that this spot is the limit that all kayakers can go to and most of them would come over to this spot before heading back to the Kallang Watersports Center located downriver.
The tide was pretty good and we tried using live prawns attached to floats to get some bites. There were a couple of times where huge chunks of prawn were bitten off the hook. With the vessels passing by frequently, the floats were often pushed back inshore and we decided to change our rigs.
Trying out a cable car rig for fun, my bell started ringing shortly after to my suprise. It was a small Orange Spotted Grouper which decided to munch on the juicy live prawn struggling in the water. Incidently, that was the only hook-up we got on that day.
Having said that, there were several bites but no hook-ups thereafter. Often, we have reeled in our hooks to find half-bitten prawns. Raymond also had two fights but the dirty fighters went under rocks to snag his line, much to his dismay.
I would recommend short snood bottom feeder rigs for fishing in this spot to prevent frequent snags and if you have live bait, why not try a cable car rig as well? It might just work.
Thanks for reading, and here's wishing you tight lines and screaming reels forever!
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