Now, that’s a Lunker!

Forget tarpon, steelhead, bones or peacocks.

If you’re truly looking for some real sport with the ol’ fly rod, give paedocypris progenetica a shot this winter.

Lurking in the wonderfully steamy peat wetlands of Southeast Asia, paedocypris progenetica, is , according to scientists, the world’s smallest fish. The tiny critters average under 8 millimeters in length, though some lunkers to nearly 9 millimeters possible — if you know where to look (My insider sources tell me that Borneo is a good place to begin your quest for HAWGS).

Apparently, the fish is very skinny (no kidding!) and transparent (duh!) and look a lot like, well, boogers.

Gearing Up
Small flies (size No. 50-90) are a must and light tippets (100X) are going to be your best bets…unless you’re after record-class fish. In that case, bump up to (90X). How cool would it be to hold the world record for the largest-smallest fish on the planet?

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