The man with the kilo fish. Went for a quickie over the weekend at my backyard. The fishing ended prematurely due to a menacing looking sky looming above our heads. Ed made short work of this fish weighing exactly 1 kg by using a soft plastic swimbait.
Who’s the man now? Read More »
First off, the weather forecast was spot on. Richard, Ervin & myself were drenched as early as 7ish am. Good thing there were some trees we could hide under on the way to the Lost World. By the time the rain stopped and when we arrived, Ed, YTL and the Tourist was already furiously casting
And our inaugural closed-fishing challenge champion is… Read More »
There are fishing spots and then there are fishing spots. Without the faintest of idea what the morning had in store for me that day, it turned out to be one of those days. The one-that-got-away day. While I’ve lost my fair share of fish I usually don’t give much of a hoot. Maybe a sigh,
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While I’ve had haruan (snakehead) porridge before, which is a very popular dish for the Chinese, I’ve never ever had haruan sashimi in my life till recently. I have said it many times that my in-law is a great cook – even though she wasn’t too impressed with the size of the striped haruan, saying
Raw haruan – snakehead sashimi and porridge Read More »
Common names: Striped snakehead; Banded snakehead; Common snakehead, Soali (Pakistan); Murrel (India); Haal, Shawl, Shol (Assam, India), Pla Chon or pla Chorn (Thailand), Ikan Aruan, Haruan, Ruan, Tomam Paya (Malaysia), C lc (Vietnam).
Haruan – Striped Snakehead, Common Snakehead, Channa Striata Read More »
I have been fishing for the past 4 weekends. Due to the northeast monsoon we had to make do with more freshwater fishing. Nearly missed last weekend’s trip because of my foot but the spot is only 15 minutes from where I stay plus it will be only a half day fishing so, what the heck.
