(Main photo: David’s toman caught on a popper fly)
Best times for toman (giant snakehead) and sebarau (jungle perch) fishing in Royal Belum is in the early and late part of the day.
Having said that, the giant snakehead can be a highly unpredictable fish and challenging to get a strike from. Here’s a short video from one of our trips.
Highlights would be the jungle perch “coming” on me by unloading a bunch of sperm, they’re swimming upstream to spawn, Irhamy having a huge toman coming up and striking his fly right next to the boat. I saw it happen like it was in slo-mo and then all hell broke loose.
Let me know what you think, leave a comment.
Amirul Irfan
April 1, 2014 at 2:04 pmThe website lay-out looks awesome :D
Great report,one day I wish to fish with you guys..would be a lot of fun :D
I scored a little haruan a few weeks back,in Perak..my dad hooked a Mayan Cichlid on the white Powergrub..still can’t edit the video..my laptop is having some problems now..2-3 videos left dusty in the hard drive..haha
JW
April 1, 2014 at 3:00 pmThanks, Amirul. Look forward to more of your fishing, too :-]
Amirul Irfan
April 2, 2014 at 8:32 pm:D
Ran through your flicker account….just wow. Did you take all those photos with your Olympus Tough,or did you use a variety of cameras (DSLRs,GoPro,and other cameras in your collection) ?
If my laptop is working fine I’d be asking if I could use them as my laptop’s background..love both pictures from Khao Sok National Park..the sunlight shining through the canopy..hands down.Also a pic from Maldives,Mongolia, the list won’t end I guess..fishing is awesome,it’s not just about catching fish,but it’s about the whole experience :D
SportFishin' Asia
April 2, 2014 at 9:10 pmThank you so much! Glad you appreciate them. No DSLR there, all point and shoot compacts, the more recent ones are with the Olympus Tough.
Besides fishing I enjoy taking photos too. Wonder what will come out if I use a better camera, like a DSLR? Looking for a sponsor :-]
Amirul Irfan
April 3, 2014 at 9:41 pmPoint and shoot compacts..can’t believe they can produce awesome photos..DSLR….I should prepare to drool when you get one..hahaha
I enjoy taking photos too,but somewhere in December I realised that I was taking more photos than spending time making casts..so I decided to spend more time fishing,less photos(when I don’t catch anything..hahah),and some videos :D
JW
April 3, 2014 at 9:48 pmYeah, I know what you mean. I am also torn between catching fish and catching a nice shot! Haha
Amirul Irfan
April 4, 2014 at 2:53 pmHahaha