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
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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
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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.
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Where are the best fishing spots in Malaysia? I wanted to list the top 10 fishing spots in Malaysia but thought I better leave that open for continuous future updates as destination popularity come and go, catch-rates go up and down. This post was originally posted on December 2019. Last update February 2025. By not
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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. You can also find and leave us feedbacks in our Facebook Page, Google Maps profile and in Tripadvisor. A Great Time In Rompin Thank you Juan for a fantastic time in Kuala Rompin. This was our first trip
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. A Pacu Paradise EAK is located inside Taman Botani Negara
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