A Trip to the North of Myanmar

This was a trip I went up to the North of Myanmar with some friends in search of Himalayan Golden Masheer..... I have posted the report which was back dated to 4th of May 2012, I am sorry that I can't post it instantly.....Thank you for your patience. Please refer to : http://anglingworld.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-05-05T13:37:00%2B08:00&max-results=3&start=1&by-date=false

Peacock Bass (Cichla Temensis) in Asia

Cichla temensis is the largest member of the Peacock Bass genus.... Its violent behavior and it's awesome fighting power is the primary attraction that brings avid sport fisherman. This extraordinary top level predator is considered by many to be one of the most powerful freshwater gamefish in the world.... And it is now spreading quietly into the South East Asia region.... This was a trip to a place where it is full of this monster..... Way to to go for Ricky! Nice catch!!

Lee also caught himself a big Peacock Bass..... These genus used to be the biggest one found in native South America (Amazonia)..... However, these days it can also be found in South East Asia....

Nice!!....

Another one for Lee,.... Look at the size of this beauty of a monster.....

Hoe caught another type of a Cichla family,.... a black striped beauty, I wonder what is it name?!....

....... thank you.

My turn to see some action....

Yes, finally got myself a nice Peacock Bass with a soft lure.... though it was small in size but I felt satisfied anyway....

Happy Trip!!! 

Forest Snakehead

I wonder if I had laid off fishing Bujuks for too long... 'cos I suddenly felt the urge to do it all over again. It's been a long time coming...... and here's the trip with my friend Noni....

And into this swamp we went......

Noni had his frist strike in the morning.... a small one though...

Small but beautiful.....

After having our packed lunch, we tried at another spot nearby......

And this time, there was action for me too. A nice size Haruan... but where is my Bujuk?!....

Noni wasn't to be outdone himself, he got a good size Bujuk again too....

Awesome looking fish it is.....

More actions later.....

Yes! A Bujuk for me finally....

When it was time to pack up, we saw many leeches stuck at the bottom of our boat.... Brrr.....
Bloody Suckers from the Swamp...

We had one steamed Bujuk on the way home ... and it was so tasty, I have no words to describe how delicious it was..... It was just AWESOME!!!