Monday 6 May 2013
My experience fishing at Thailand
I have travelled to Thailand
and fish for the largest fish in Asia. A Mekong giant catfish believed to be
the world's largest freshwater fish has been caught in Chiang Khong, northern
Thailand by local fishermen, says a WWF scientist studying giant freshwater
fish in the Mekong River Basin. But with the fishing record comes a warning
that Southeast Asia? largest and rarest fish is critically endangered and
disappearing fast. The largest Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, in
the record since 1981, the 292 kilogram (644 pound) fish was caught on May 1. Dr.
Zeb Hogan, WWF conservation science fellow, "but my excitement is tempered
by the fact that these giant fish are poorly studied and critically endangered.
Some, like the Mekong giant catfish, face extinction. A century ago the Mekong
giant catfish was found along the entire length of the river from Vietnam to
southern China. Today, the population is in decline, scientists estimate the
number has decreased by about 90 percent in the past 20 years.
Futhermore, In Thailand I
went to BungSamRan to catch some of the Mekong Giant Catfish. Bungsamran is
established on March 16, 1983 with an area of 98,000m2 and an average depth of
4 to 10m. It is filled with more than 50 kinds of both carnivorous and herbivorous
game fishes, including Giant Catfish from Mekong River, Giant Carp ,Giant
Catfish and Striped Catfish from Chao Phraya River, Catfish from Koonyuwom
River, Giant Snake head from Srinakarin Dam, Arapima from the Amazon River,
Jullien's Golden-Price Carp from Mehklong River and etc. There are thousands
and thousands of large fishes ready to challenge your skill as well as for you
to set a new record. So, I m lucky to be here because this is the only place in
the world have alot of Mekong Catfish. The biggest fish i manage to landed is
40kg. Its around 80lbs
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Sunday 17 February 2013
Sunday 3 February 2013
Snakehead Fishing
Snakeheads are members of the freshwater perciform fish family Channidae, native to Africa and Asia. These elongated, predatory fish are distinguished by a long dorsal fin, large mouth and shiny teeth. They breathe air with gills as well as with suprabranchial organs developing when they grow older, which is a primitive form of a labyrinth organ. The two extant genera are Channa in Asia and Parachanna in Africa, consisting of 30 to 35 species.
Channidae are well represented in the fossil record and known from numerous specimens. Research indicates snakeheads likely originated in the south Himalayan region of Indian subcontinent (modern-day northern India and eastern Pakistan) at least 50 million years ago, during the Early Miocene, Channidae had spread into western and central Eurasia, during the late Tortonian, they could be found throughout Africa and East Asia. As Channidae are adapted to climates of high precipitation with mean temperatures of 20°C (68°F), their migrations into Europe and Asia correspond to the development of the Intertropical Convergence Zone, which increased air humidity, and the intensification of the East Asian monsoon, respectively. Both weather patterns emerged due to greater vertical growth of the Alps, Pyrenees, and Himalayas, which affected Eurasian climatic patterns.
Sometimes I would like to enjoy my weekends by going fishing without going in to the wild. I had enjoy myself fighting with this fish.. It's awesome! I mean the way they swim when they fight back!
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| Snakehead around 3kg + |
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| Snakehead around 4kg+ |
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| Snakehead around 3kg + |
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| Snakehead |
Loaction : Jurassic Game Fishing Pond (Rawang)
Lure : Soft plastic or Rapala Lure
Main Line : 20lbs
Leader : 20lbs
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