The toman or giant snakehead (channa micropeltes) is a merciless but cunning predator. Catching one in the wild is always an ecstatic feeling that needs to be experienced to be understood. Toman fishing with conventional spin or bait cast gear is one thing, fly fishing is a whole different ballgame! What would it be like
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The Paya Indah wetlands in Malaysia have such huge potentials as a sport fishing and eco tourism paradise. If only the party in charge is willing to make some effort. This is a case of you reap what you sow. Only there is no sowing being done. Forget about the crocodile and hippo enclosures in
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UPDATE: In 2017, the Natural Exotic Fish Fishing Pond (NEFFP) has moved to a new location in Behrang, Perak. Click to see post about the new NEFFP location. Address: Lot 13, Batu 23, Jalan Batu Arang Kampung Sungai Bakau, Rawang, Selangor. Exotic name for a fishing pond. Complete with a spa that you passes at
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Well, not exactly. But of all the places to catch a giant snakehead this will rank as among the most luxurious, off the room balcony of Bukit Merah Laketown Resort’s Kampung Air (water village). Check out the video after the jump. Comfortable and convenient, yes. Easy it was not! We managed to record the video
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Thursday, 2nd October 2008 This is quite an old post that I found among the archive and decided to give it some daylight again. The day was hot that’s for sure. The foursome including Yap, Richard and Wai Meng left for the former tin mining town of Batang Berjuntai at 6 a.m. The drive there
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Regular readers may have noticed one of my earlier tweets about us being humbled by the fishes in a newly discovered fishing spot. Here’s the story. A Delightful Discovery – Pond Full of Toman On one of our weekend fishing trips we stumbled upon a pond located in Rawang with clear water fringed by vibrant
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