BAGAN LALANG FISHING - PART TWO

In Part One i talked about the Barra fishing at the Bagan Lalang beach. This Part Two is to show other species you can catch here.

Other than Barra other species you can find here are Whitings(Bebolos/Puting Damar/Buluh), Gelama(Croakers), Sembilang, Stingrays(Pari) and sometimes small Gerut-Gerut(Grunt) or Golden Snapper(Jenahak). The other ones like catfish(Belukang) and Pufferfish(Buntal) are not worth mentioning because they are a nuisance.

These species above are mainly caught using deadbaits - shrimp, cut fish, squid, Pumpun(beach worm) or crabs. You can use a knocker rig with  a small round sinker free slide to your hook on a 20lb fluorocarbon leader about two feet long and number 4 or 5 long shank hooks. I like to use peeled shrimp or cut squid as it lasts longer against nibbling type fish.

On this beach you need to fish at the beginning of the high tide. If you fish during low tide you would have to wade at least one hundred meters away from the beach to get to the knee depth where you can find the fish.

There is a rock line near the newly completed resort on stilts called Aviana Resort. During high tide you can fish from the top of this rock line where you can cast away toward the stilt areas where the fish go to look for food. Sembilang(sea catfish) loves to roam this area from my past experience fishing for them in my hometown Kuala Terengganu. In my last year fishing trip i managed to catch a few good size Gelama(Croaker) and Sembilang with my buddies.

Here are some photos for viewing:

My fishing buddies Amy & Man

Yours truly with a good size Gelama(Croaker). Take note of Aviana Resort in the background.

Beautiful silvery Gelama (Croaker) caught on peeled shrimp.

Amy with his Gelama (Croaker)

Yours truly with a Sembilang (Sea catfish). Take note my belly has shrunk significantly since then..ha ha ha!

The Aviana Resort extends 700meters into the sea. You can fish from the balcony if you stay there

The action was fast and furious during high tide!(not the movie). Be careful with the rocks, they are sharp!

Amy and his Sembilang

The rock line was quite productive during high tide. Give it a try, you will be surprised.

Well, that is all i got to share this time, happy fishing.