Species: Hampala macrolepidota (Hampala barb) Many people often refer to this as ‘jungle perch’ (although it is not a perch species) or ‘sidebar barb’. It is better to use the correct vernacular sebarau or hampala (barb). They are a very fast swimmer and a hard hitting fish, and at times referred to as river wolves
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It’s the end of the year and beginning of a new year period and that means monsoon season in the east coast of Malaysia so no fishing in Rompin. Our crew in Kuala Rompin takes a four months break, catching up with stuff and also maintaining the boats. What’s exciting for the 2020 Rompin sailfish
Sabah is an east Malaysia state located in the island of Borneo. It is a popular holiday destination famous for its natural beauty. Some of the biggest attractions in Sabah are: Besides fishing in its surrounding seas, Sabah’s jungle rivers are also home to the much revered super-strong pelian (mahseer / Tor tombroides) and the
Mahseer and Sebarau Fishing in Sabah Borneo Read More »
Aussie Jason, after his first attempt at arguably one of the hardest fish to catch on the fly, the giant snakehead (toman), shares with us his experience in his own words… Sebarau As fisherman we know we must make presentations to where the fish are at. In the case of jungle perch (Sebarau) they live
In His Own Words – Fly Fishing Sebarau and Giant Snakehead in Royal Belum Temenggor Read More »
FLY FISHING IN ROYAL BELUM STATE PARK TEMENGGOR MALAYSIA: Things don’t always go as planned. The popper fly has a short wire trace attached and was intended for the toman (giant snakehead) but a sebarau slammed on it instead. On this very same trip, the split-tail fly I had tied on for sebarau with no
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A reader asked what ‘lure’ we use for fishing sebarau (Hampala macrolepidota in scientific lingo or Hampala Barb by IGFA) in Malaysia. The answer is we use many artificial lures, especially spoons. But one very successful and trilling way we catch them is by fly fishing and the go-to fly is the split-tail.
Split-tail Fly for Sebarau – Hampala barb Read More »
The Giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes) or locally called Toman is a monster fish with a notorious reputation. It is the largest and the nastiest of all the snakehead fish species. Daniel of Taco Tackle and West Coast Poppers Australia described perfectly what fishing for the giant snakehead is like below: The giant snakehead (locally known
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Many thanks to everyone who came fishing with us. Here are some feedbacks they left for us. Get to kuala Rompin and be hosted by Juan!!!!!!! I have been on the most exciting trip of a life time on the other side of the world catching a bucket list species with my Bestie Dave Francis
This is certainly one of the best places to fish for pacu in Malaysia, if not THE BEST. In 2007 Nik Rahimi was granted permission to develop the Air Kuning Dam or popularly known locally as Empangan Air Kuning (EAK), into a recreational fishing park. EAK is located inside Taman Botani Negara (national botanical gardens)
A Pacu Paradise: Fishing in Air Kuning Dam – Empangan Air Kuning (EAK) Read More »
A very popular way of enjoying the huge lakes of Belum-Temenggor and Kenyir are living aboard houseboats for a couple of days. You get to experience the wilderness of a rainforest lake yet have some modern amenities and conveniences albeit basic. (This post was originally written in December 2011, and updated in February 2022) What
Guide to Surviving a Houseboat at Temenggor – Royal Belum, Malaysia. Read More »
