Fishing in Singapore and Malaysia - any suggestions ?
Submitted by kaney68 on Thu, 2008-09-11 19:26
Heading up to Singapore and Malaysia in December with SWMBO and the kids..
Now while I don't mind the odd shopping venture with the family, I don't particularly want 2 weeks of it 
Does anyone have any suggestions for fishing either rivers/lakes/ponds, beach or offshore up in Singapore and Malaysia ?
Having a quick read on the net, I was pleasantly surprised to see the likes of Barramundi and Mangrove Jacks being caught up there.
Wouldn't mind getting amongst these, or some of the other larger local S/E Asian species..
cheers,
Paul
original teenage
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yeah...heaps of fishing
yeah...heaps of fishing spots around singapore and a couple of good lakes in malaysia.the most popular species down that way is called snakeheads...sometimes 2-10kg but could reach 40lb in some lakes that havent been touch by other people..if u can find some lakes...there are two types of snake heads,one called toman..which is a bigger a more vicious species like a tailor..and a smaller one called haruan which commonly dont go over 6kg..but theres heaps of fishes down that way..try using some minnows and river softies they sell down there and ull get into them..if u wanna fish with baits.live frogs,fishes and worm are the go there...u can get them from normal tackle shops..
as for the barramundi's they call them siakap down there in singapore..and the best baits to use for them are live prawns but dead will do fine...pm or ask if u have any other questions im from malaysia..and would be happy to answer all ur questions
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kaney68
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Thanks OT... Some good info
Thanks OT...
Some good info there.
Might pm you closer to December, when I know exactly when/where I'll be in Malaysia for some extra details..
cheers,
Paul
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Neander
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Nice info OT.
Nice info OT.
original teenage
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no probs mate..just take
no probs mate..just take care of urself...especially in malaysia..its not like australia...heaps more murderers,robbers,thieves ,etc...if ur driving on the highway or on any other quiet streets at night..try to think smart..as a couple of years ago when i was back there,my uncle was rob on the highway...they chuck a couple of eggs on ur cars wind screen,and when ya try to clean it with ur wipers ,the egg just spreads till ur whole window is covered in egg yolk..and u'll have to stop the car..thats when they rob ya..and also if ur on a quite street and if ur car tyre got punctured dont stop aye..much more worth it driving on until u get to a safe place or home....other than that enjoy ur trip aye..now trying to scarce anyone or discourage anyone for going there..just a safety tip that i have experience...thats why i love australia so much... = ]....cya...take care and enjoy mate
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OT
The same sort of things happen in Kalbarri. (Just joking).
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lol..hopefully..i wont get
lol..hopefully..i wont get killed up there..lol...XD
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hahahaha
thats hilarious ...
malaysia (thumbs up) not
alfred
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The saltwater season will be
The saltwater season will be closed in Dec for the West Coast of Malaysia, so dont plan on chasing bill fish. If you are chasing snakehead, it's going to be a wet and messy trip, so be prepared.
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lol..sorry if i discourage
lol..sorry if i discourage anyone to not go to malaysia...opss..my bad
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original teenage
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yeah..its closed cause of
yeah..its closed cause of the big swells aye..its called the monsoon i think...
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original teenage
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rofl..... the more u
rofl.....
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I've lived in Malaysia for 2
I've lived in Malaysia for 2 year, but havent seen anything like OT is talking about luckily. I wouldnt be too worried about crime though.
Havent fished there though. Just for places to go, check out some of the islands though (penang, pankor, lankawi, tioman). Tioman has some pretty good diving for example. Genting highlands and taman negara could be some other places to look into depending on what you want to do in your holidays (apart from fish ;) )
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kaney68
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Thanks hlokk... I've
Thanks hlokk...
I've driven thru Malaysia a couple of times over the years and haven't experienced any problems.. apart from the occaisional suicidal driver.
But I'm sure incidents can and do occur.. no different to Perth really
cheers,
Paul
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Are you sure it was Malaysia
Are you sure it was Malaysia if it was just the occasional driver? lol
For those who havent been there, traffic works a lot differently over there, everyone cutting it front, pulling out in front, suddenly turning, running stop signs etc. The funny thing is that when you get used to it, it works, and theres not nearly as many accidents as you might otherwise expect (because everyone knows how everyone drives). Can be a little bit of a shock going from Perth driving to KL driving at sometimes though :p
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LOL Hlokk
everyone cutting it front, pulling out in front, suddenly turning, running stop signs etc
That sounds exactly like Perth, except we add alcohol and speeding into the mix
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ha.. yep occasional bike,
ha..
yep occasional bike, occasional car, occasional bus, occasional truck... ok - many !
not as bad as driving around Bali tho.... especially the Denpassar to Gillimanuk section !! Almost been cleaned up a few times - mainly by buses
cheers,
Paul
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im off to kl and langkawi in
im off to kl and langkawi in april next easter woo!
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Kaney....
Paul, if my memmory serves me well (and it doesn't always
) I'm pretty sure one of my FWA DVDs covers Ryan (Thipy) doing a trip up in (Malaysia Ryan?) with SC, might want to have a word with him.
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lol...and if the cops caught
lol...and if the cops caught ya speeding or for anything breaking the rules just give them under table money...about 20$ malaysian ringgit would do the job.. = ]
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kaitan
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hey OT aiyah u make we malaysian look bad!
lol....yeha guys be more carefull in malaysia....i'm from the city itself!!! lotsa mad drivers out there!! but we are not necceryly reckless driver we just like driving faster than the speed limit......yeah fishing in malaysia would be ikan toman!! like OT was saying it's called snakehead in english...it's a ver vicious fish!! more vicious then tailor!! very aggressive!! this kind of fish is the type where u dun wan to playafull with they can bit ur finger off just like that!!! they are as aggressive as pirahnas!!wickeys...wrong time to go there during april...it's the monsoon season is november-april....
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lol...just for their own
lol...just for their own safety aye.. = ]haha
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