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Bersiar-siar dipesisir pantai dengan kereta kuda pasti memberikab pengalaman berbeza.

Bersiap sedia untuk aktiviti berkayak.

Pengalaman bermalam di sebuah resort yang tidak jauh dari Bandar Kuantan, Pahang benar-benar memberi seribu pengertian mengenai pentingnya memelihara alam semula jadi agar generasi akan datang turut berpeluang merasai keindahannya.

Terletak kira-kira lapan kilometer dari Pusat Bandar Kuantan, ia dikenali sebagai KempVille Beach Resort menawarkan pelbagai kemudahan riadah dalam suasana tenang yang dengan tiupan angin dari Laut China Selatan sesekali menghempas pantai cukup mendamaikan.

Dua hari berada di sini, penulis disajikan pemandangan cukup indah dan mempesonakan. Kempville ditubuhkan pada 2008, telah enam tahun beroperasi sebagai sebuah pusat pelancongan yang menarik sekitar Kuantan.

Sebelum ditubuhkan sekelilingnya adalah hutan yang ditumbuhi dengan pelbagai spesies flora dan fauna. Jadi agak mudah bagi pengurusan chalet ini mengekalkan suasana semula jadi hanya dengan memperindah persekitaran yang sedia ada menjadi landskap menarik sesuai untuk percutian.

Menurut pihak pengurusan di sini, sejak ditubuhkan enam tahun lalu setiap kali menjelang musim cuti sekolah tempahan untuk menginap di sini pasti akan penuh. Pengunjung dinasihatkan membuat tempahan awal bagi mengelakkan kesukaran mendapat chalet.

“Kempvalle yang terletak sedikit ke pedalaman amat sesuai bagi seisi keluarga, pasangan berbulan madu dan pelajar untuk meluangkan masa cuti di sini. Tidak lupa juga bagi mereka yang gemar memancing pastinya menjanjikan habuan lumayan,” katanya.

Jadi, tidak hairanlah setiap kali cuti hujung minggu atau cuti perlepasan Kempvalle sentiasa dipenuhi peserta atau keluarga yang menjalankan aktiviti masing-masing. Struktur geografi semula jadi Kempvalle juga menjadi daya penarik mengapa destinasi ini menjadi pilihan pengunjung dari serata Malaysia dan ada juga Singapura serta Brunei.

Kedudukan Kempvalle berhampiran laut dan muara sungai yang membentuk tasik menjadikan ia lokasi strategik bagi burung bermusim untuk berhijrah ke sini apabila perubahan cuaca berlaku di tempat mereka.

Spesies seperti bangau, enggang dan pelatuk yang jinak pasti akan menghampiri pengunjung. Bagi pasangan berbulan madu, suasana romantik matahari terbit dan terbenam pada petangnya sememangnya dijanjikan Kempvalle. Ia ibarat lokasi yang boleh menghilangkan tekanan sepanjang seminggu bekerja.

Chalet ala kampung harga berpatutan

Setiap kali percutian kita pasti akan merancang bajet sebaik mungkin. Bagi mereka yang berjimat cermat tetapi tidak ingin melepaskan peluang untuk bercuti semestinya Kempvalle adalah destinasi tepat untuk meluangkan masa bersama keluarga.

Hanya dua jam pemanduan dari Terengganu dan enam jam dari Kelantan, Kempvalle adalah destinasi menarik di Pantai Timur yang boleh dilawati. Begitu juga pengunjung dari Kuala Lumpur boleh memilih lokasi ini untuk bercuti kerana jaraknya hanya tiga jam perjalanan.

Satu lagi keistimewaan di sini, selain suasana dan struktur geografinya yang menarik iaitu,  harga chalet yang ditawarkan juga berpatutan. Kadar chalet adalah dari RM70 hingga RM150 semalaman, termasuk sarapan pagi ala kampung.

Resort ini menyediakan empat jenis chalet untuk dipilih pengunjung. Semua chalet yang disediakan adalah berkonsepkan chalet ala kampung, iaitu lapan unit family suite, 16 unit  jenis superior, empat unit jenis deluxe dan 10 unit jenis standard.

Selain itu, terdapat juga kemudahan lain yang disediakan di resort ini, iaitu coffee house,  kemudahan bankuet dan barbeku (di tepi tasik). Oleh kerana harga murah dan lokasi yang menarik, pengunjung suka memilih tempat ini yang dianggap percutian nature sesuai dikongsi bersama keluarga mahupun rakan-rakan untuk bercuti.

Lubuk kaki pancing

Peluang menginap di Kempvalle tidak harus dilepaskan begitu sahaja, bagi keluarga yang ahlinya adalah kaki pancing ia ibarat ‘orang mengantuk disorongkan bantal’ kerana di sini terdapat dua kolam memancing di mana ia adalah muara antara sungai dan air laut yang terdapat pelbagai spesies ikan.

Bagi kaki pancing di sinilah tempat sesuai selain merehatkan minda dari kesibukan kota, mereka boleh melepaskan gian untuk mencuba nasib menaikkan ikan-ikan besar yang selalunya terdapat di laut.

Pengunjung Azman Abdul Manaf, 50, berkata selalunya dia dan keluarga akan menghabiskan cuti hujung minggu dengan memancing di sini.

“Hanya membayar harga chalet jenis standard pada kadar RM70 semalam, kami anak beranak dapat meluangkan masa dengan hobi masing-masing. Isteri suka akan suasana di sini, anak-anak dapat bermain di pantai, jadi saya dapat memancing yang menjanjikan pengalaman menewaskan ikan-ikan di laut.

“Menjelang tengah hari makanan dan minuman tersedia dan kami juga diberi kesempatan untuk memasak sendiri dengan menyediakan kawasan untuk BBQ seperti ikan bakar, ayam sotong dan sebagainya,” katanya.

Menurutnya, keterujaan kaki pancing tidak dapat dibendung lagi apabila ada yang berjaya menaikkan spesies ikan laut tanpa perlu ke tengah laut, sekali gus dapat berkongsi kegembiraan dengan keluarga.

“Biarpun hobi berlainan tetapi peluang bercuti dengan suasana tenang di Kempvalle dapat dimanfaatkan sepenuhnya oleh seluruh ahli keluarga kerana selain dikhaskan untuk kaki pancing. Terdapat juga aktiviti riadah lain yang menarik untuk dicuba,” katanya.

Aktiviti riadah menjanjikan keseronokan

Percutian di resort dengan dikelilingi keindahan alam semula jadi dan pokok buah-buahan tumbuh subur cukup mendamaikan adalah pengalaman bermakna.

Setiap kita mempunyai hobi dan kegemaran yang berbeza, tetapi itu semua tidak menjadi masalah sepanjang menginap di Kempvalle, sambil bersantai bagi pengunjung yang suka aktiviti mencabar anda boleh memilih untuk berkayak dan menyusuri sekeliling tasik hingga ke muara dengan menaiki sampan disediakan khas buat penggemar aktiviti ini.

Terdapat juga permainan seperti bola tampar dan bola sepak pantai, selain dapat memancing di laut bersama nelayan tempatan. Atas permintaan juga pengunjung berpeluang selam skuba di Pantai Kempadang berdekatan dengan Resort Kempvalle, minimum untuk lima orang bagi satu perjalanan.

Walaupun terletak di kawasan perkampungan tetapi pengunjung pasti teruja apabila berpeluang menaiki kereta kuda dan menunggang kuda yang disediakan pengurusan resort.
 Pengunjung juga boleh merasai menaiki ATV untuk bersiar-siar sekitar pantai. Harga yang dikenakan amat berpatutan.


Source:  Sinarharian

Fishing For Freshwater Trout

People been fishing for sport for in around fifty generations now. What started as a means of survival has become a favourite pastime in North America and beyond, creating a hunger for fishing tips and aspects of fishing to be revealed in many different contexts. Learning about fishing and learning about different types of fish can be very exciting and interesting to many people.
Trout is the most common freshwater fish. They are equal to any other of the sport fish and they stand at the top of the food chain in most rivers and streams where they live. Years ago, a successful angler was judged by how many of these popular fish he could catch at one time, but now the wise angler practises catch-and-release tactics so the numbers of trout will always be plentiful. Part of what makes an angler a responsible one is caring for the sport of fishing and fish populations for generations to come.
The most popular trout fish that anglers enjoy trying to lure in is known as the “brown trout”. The brown trout provides plenty of excitement for anglers and tests fishing skills. Because it often feeds on the surface, the brown trout is considered a fish designed for the angler. It is a cold-water fish that lives in lakes and streams and jumps around the most when the water temperature is just right The brown trout got its reputation from rich English gentleman who enjoyed the trout’s fight. The world record brown trout weighed around forty pounds and was taken in Arkansas in 1992.
One of the most the most glamorized fish of the trout family actually is not a trout at all. Surprisingly, scientists have recently discovered the rainbow trout is actually a smaller cousin of the Pacific Salmon. Rainbow trout are considered a peaceful fish despite their family heritage. They coexist with any other fish in the stream. While the brown trout prefers slower water and calmer pools, the rainbow trout likes the more oxygen-rich fast running water. That enthusiasm makes the rainbow a favourite of the angler.
There is yet another trout that is not actually a trout. The Brooke trout or “brookie” lives in the cooler streams of the north-eastern US and is related to the char. This makes it a relative of the lake trout rather than a member of the family. Because the fish is only found in wilderness areas, the Brooke trout is a special favourite with anglers. Wherever they’re found, fisherman can be sure the water is pure and the ecology unspoiled. The “brookie” is often criticized for being pretty but not necessarily smart. Although anglers praise them for their beauty, it’s well known that there are harder fish to catch. The world record for the biggest Brooke trout takes place in Canada in 1918. A fourteen-pound “brookie” was caught in the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada.
Other trout species include the red trout, a species that enjoys hiding in bracken and branches, and the deeper-water lake trout. Current population control laws protect the lake trout, requiring anglers to release catches that measure certain sizes. The size of the lake trout indicates its potential to spawn and release fertilized eggs. With continued programs of trout population protection and responsible fishing, the trout will certainly continue to survive for generations to come.



Source:  Trawlingtips

Golden trevally

 

Golden trevally
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Percoidei
Superfamily:	Percoidea
Family:	Carangidae
Genus:	Gnathanodon Bleeker, 1851
Species:	G. speciosus
Binomial name
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775)
Approximate range of the golden trevally
Synonyms
Scomber speciosus Forsskål, 1775 Caranx speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) Caranx panamensis Gill, 1863 Caranx edentulus Alleyne & Macleay, 1877 Caranx cives De Vis, 1884 Caranx obtusiceps Macleay, 1882 Caranx petaurista Geoffroy St. Hilaire, 1817 Caranx poloosoo Richardson, 1848 Caranx rueppellii Günther (ex Rüppell), 1860

The golden trevally, Gnathanodon speciosus (also known as the golden kingfish, banded trevally and king trevally), is a species of large marine fish classified in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, and the only member of the genus Gnathanodon. The golden trevally is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, ranging from South Africa in the west to Central America in the east, extending to Japan in the north and Australia in the south. The species predominantly occupies inshore waters where it inhabits both reef and sandy substrates. The golden trevally is easily distinguished from its relatives by its fleshy, rubbery lips and unique colouration, which ranges from bright yellow with black bars as a juvenile to a golden-silvery colour as an adult. It is known to grow to 120 cm in length and 15 kg in weight. The golden trevally schools as a juvenile, often closely following larger objects including sharks and jellyfish. The species uses its protractile jaws to suck out prey from the sand or reef, and consumes a variety of fish, crustaceans and molluscs. Spawning aggregations gather at night at different times of the year throughout its range. The golden trevally is a considerable constituent of several Middle Eastern fisheries and being of minor importance to many others, with a worldwide annual catch of 1187 t to 3475 t recorded between 2000 and 2010. The golden trevally is a popular gamefish, taken by bait, lure, fly and also spear throughout its range. Several Asian countries currently farm the fish in caged aquaculture. Due to their brilliant colouration, juveniles are popular in marine aquaria.

Taxonomy and phylogeny

A school of subadult golden trevally in Panama

The golden trevally is the only member of the monotypic genus Gnathanodon, which is one of the thirty genera in the jack and horse mackerel family Carangidae, a group of perciform fishes in the suborder Percoidei.^[1]
The species was scientifically described for the first time by the Swedish naturalist Peter Forsskål in 1775.^[2] Forsskål referred the species to the genus Scomber, where many jacks were placed before the recognition of the family Carangidae. The species is initially referred with two epithets; Scomber rim, speciosus in this publication; however the following page names it as Scomber speciosus with 'rim' given as a transcription of the species' Arabic name.^[3] Consequently, authorities regard Scomber rim as a junior synonym.^[4] Forsskål's description was based on an individual from the Red Sea off Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The holotype has since been lost and a neotype was invalidly designated by Ronald Fricke in 1999.^[5] The specific epithet speciosus is Latin for beautiful.^[6] The species was transferred to Caranx before the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker placed it in its own genus Gnathanodon, with this name derived from the Latin for 'toothless jaws'.^[6] In addition to Forsskål's naming, seven other later names have been ascribed to the fish, with all of these now recognised as invalid junior synonyms under ICZN rules.^[4] The species common names generally refer to its appearance with 'golden trevally' (or kingfish), 'banded trevally' and 'king trevally' used. In Hawaii the species is referred to as the 'yellow ulua' or 'papio'.^[7]
A study on the phylogenetic relationships of the Carangidae based primarily on osteology by Soko Gushiken found that Gnathanodon is closely related to and forms a monophyletic group with Caranx.^[8] The species has yet to be included in any molecular phylogeny study of the family.

Description

A juveline golden trevally displaying the prominent dark bands

The golden trevally is a relatively large fish, growing to a maximum recorded size of 120 cm in length^[9] and 15.0 kg in weight.^[10] It is similar to most other trevallies and jacks in having a compressed, oblong body, with the dorsal profile slightly more convex than the ventral profile, particularly anteriorly.^[11] The species' mouth is one of its defining features; the mouth is highly protractile and fleshy, with specimens greater than 90 mm having no teeth on the jaws, vomer or tongue. Smaller individuals have a series of small villiform teeth in both jaws.^[12] The dorsal fin is in two parts, the first with 7 spines, the second with 1 spine and 18 to 20 soft rays. The anal fin has 2 detached spines followed by 1 spine and 15 to 17 soft rays,^[11] while the pelvic fin consists of 1 spine and 19 to 20 soft rays.^[12] The curved part of the lateral line is moderately arched; containing 62 to 73 scales, and approximately equal in length to the straight section containing 15 to 27 scales and 18 to 25 scutes. The breast is completely scaled.^[12][13] There are 27 to 30 gill rakers and 24 vertebrae in total.^[11]
The golden trevally's colour is the species most prominent distinguishing feature, and for which it acquired its common names. Juveniles are a bright golden yellow colour over their entire body and all fins, with 7 to 11 black vertical crossbars all over their body. These bars generally alternate between broad and narrow. The caudal fin lobes have dark tips and there is a prominent black edge to the operculum. As the fish grows, the body becomes more silver to silvery golden and the cross bars fade or disappear, often replaced by dark blotches. The fins remain yellow, often with greenish tinges. The dark edge of the operculum also fades with age.^[13][14]

Distribution and habitat

A golden trevally foraging in the sand

The golden trevally is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.^[13] In the Indian Ocean, the species is distributed from South Africa^[6] along the east African coastline, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Its distribution extends east along the Indian and South East Asian coastlines, and south through Indonesia and northern Australia.^[15] Golden trevally are recorded from many Indian Ocean islands including Madagascar, The Seychelles and The Maldives.^[7][9] In the Pacific, the species is spread throughout the South East Asian and Indonesian archipelago north mainland China and Japan and south to eastern Australia and New Zealand.^[7][12] Golden trevally have been recorded from many central Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, with their distribution extending to central America. Here its range extends from the Gulf of California in the north to Colombia in the south.^[14]
The golden trevally predominantly occupies inshore waters of varying substrate, although is know to occur on deeper continental shelf reefs in Australia.^[13] In coastal areas the species inhabits rocky and coral reefs as well as open sand flats where it forages for food.^[9][11] A systematic study in northern Australia indicated it to be one of the only species to be approximately equally distributed in both reef and soft-bottom habitats.^[16] Golden trevally appear to prefer clear water to turbid waters,^[13] and thus is only encountered rarely in low turbidity estuarine environments.^[17] One known exception to this was the capture of several individuals in a shallow mangrove swamp in Baja California which appeared to be foraging for prey.^[

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How to Care for and Clean Your Fishing Rod

 

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Your fishing rod, if properly cared for should last a very long time. Follow these care and maintance tips to ensure that it does.

General Care

• Do not hand lures or hooks from the guides. This will surely scratch the surface of the guides and negatively affect your casting. Use the hook-keeper.
• Do not let your lures bang the tip top by reeling in them in all the way.
• Do not “high-stick.” This refers to over-flexing the rod and creating excess pressure on the tip top. When fighting a fish do not lift the rod past 90 degrees.
• Don’t strike the rod against hard surfaces.

Transport

• Place your rod in your car or truck so that the rod is not banging against another rod or hard surface, and so nothing heavy will fall on it, smash it or otherwise damage it.
• If you have more than one rod, consider using one a rod transport system, there are many ingenious designs to meet your particular needs.

In the Field

• When there is sufficient space, carry the rod horizontally with the tip pointing behind you. This will keep you from digging the tip into the ground and breaking it off.
• Never lay your rod flat on the ground; that’s like asking for it to be stepped on. Use a bank rod holder instead.
• If you have to lean the rod on your car, make sure you do it away from any open car doors. Car doors and fishing rods don’t play well together and the car door always wins.Other Options: Try leaning the rod in the recess between the side view mirror and the car body or use a magnetic rod holder.

Cleaning

• Wash the entire rod with soap and fresh water. Rinse hot and let it dry thoroughly. Taking a shower with the rod after a good fishing day is a an easy way to get this done.
• Ensure that the ferules are clean. Wipe down the male ferrules and apply a little grease or candle wax. Use a Q-tip to make sure the female ferules are free of dirt and grit.
• Examine the guides for scratches. You can run a cotton ball or ladies nylon hose through the guides to see if it snags. If the the guides are damaged replace them promptly.

Storage

• Do not store your rod by leaning it on a wall or corner of a room. This will cause it to “set” (unwanted bend) over time.
• Do use a good rack system to keep your rod off the floor and out of harm’s way.

Source:  Fishingnoobs