KELI

swam

Keli is a fresh water spesis that can find in ASEAN country. In Malaysia it also known as " semilang" . Keli can be found in paddy field, swam , river.

Haruan

Haruan (Channa Striatus)

The most common sought after game fish among anglers. Normally a sigle hook with live bait (frog) casting is widely used for catching them. For the bait, live frogs, caterpillars, lizards are their attraction. Usually the hook is hidden within the bait. The techniques is to cats and retrieve the bait slowly along weeds and grassy areas, the techniques is not to get snagged along the way - that is why the hook is hidden in the bait itself.
Common Name(s) : Common snakehead, stripped snakehead, Haruan Sc. Name : Channa Striatus Habitat : It inhabits rivers, canals, lakes, ponds, swamps, marshes, paddi fields, mining pools and even damps. Water : 5.5-7.5 Temperature : 71- 82 °F Size : up to 45 centimetres / 18 inches. Diet : Live food like small fishes. A natural predator in its habitat. Attitude : Aggressive. Best kept with larger or similar size fishes. Description : Unlike its cousin the Toman, the Haruan is an indigenous species. Adults are smaller than Tomans and can reach lengths of about 45 centimetre. Common in forested and rural streams as well as canals and reservoirs, the Aruan is often seen sold in markets. The local Chinese community, considered its flesh to posses certain medicinal values which are supposedly good for the healing of wounds.

Kelah

Kelah Cyprininae, Tor tambroides. Also known as the Malaysian Mahseer.

Also known as the Malaysian Mahseer, this hard fighting fish is considered the king of freshwater sport fish in Malaysia by many anglers! Just the mention of this fish will bring out reminisces of previous expeditions and the dreams of anglers yet to catch a kelah. This member of the carp family is well muscled and protected with large golden scales, as its habitat is the fast rocky rivers. The environment it lives in accounts for the power and tenacity of the fish when hooked up! Many an angler has lost the kelah due to its powerful runs into snag territory! Submerged timber the most common type of snag found in the rivers. These old tree trunks and branches washed down during flash floods. The kelah is found in our clean waters in many of the major rivers that are still unpolluted by man. The rivers in our national parks and those feeding Kenyir Dam and Temenggor dam are just some of the rivers known to hold kelah. Smaller rivers in the other states have kelah too. During the day kelah can be found lurking in the deep holes in the rivers. Placing a suitable bait there may entice it to bite. When night falls the kelah will leave its daytime haunts to feed in the shallow. It looks for food in the shallow waters and below the rapids. One can hear it actually turning over rocks looking for a tasty morsel! Thus fishing for kelah at night requires slightly different tactics. As kelah gets spooked easily, stealthy tactics are the way to go! Most kelah experts recommend very quiet movements and little light used at night. They usually fish alone as talking to a buddy might spook the fish. Kelah take a wide variety baits, but the most common are palm oil seeds and tapioca roots (ubi kayu). The palm oil seeds are obtained from remnants of harvested palm oil seeds found at the palm oil plantations. This oily seed can be used whole for large quarry or strips of its fibrous flesh used for the smaller fish. The use of ripe seeds are the best as it has a lot of oil (and smell). If it is overripe it is soft and doesn't hold well on the hook, under ripe it is very hard and doesn't hold as much oil. Tapioca roots that are slightly "rotten" are the best as it produces a strong aroma! The tuber is cut into cubes, a slit made in it and the hook buried in the slit. The size of the cube of tuber used varies from river to river. In some rivers the kelah will take tiny tapioca baits one centimetre square, in other rivers larger pieces are preferred. When the river is high and muddy due to heavy rains, bait like grubs or worms are preferred (these are the sort of food found washed into the river due to the rains). Large freshwater prawns found beneath the rocks in the river make good baits too. Natural forest fruits or nuts (neram, maris, ara, buah mata lembu, buah perah & jambu air) that are found by the river are extremely suitable baits during the appropriate fruit season. The kelah mouth/throat is very, very strong, to eat these hard natural foods. Many an angler has found the treble or single hook mangled up and returned! (Minus the fish of course!) Kelah do take lures like spoons and spinners on occasion too, but most anglers prefer to fish with bait. Ground baiting the day before fishing is important to increase the chances of catching kelah. Generally the best way of keeping crushed palm oil seeds or tapioca in the spot is to place the ground bait in a gunny sack weighed down with stones. The enticing smells will drive the kelah wild! Kelah grow in excess of 10 kilos but the 2-3 kilo range is considered satisfactory. It is also a delicious fish, very highly prized for its eating qualities. Not only that but the large scales are edible too! This fast disappearing fish is a treasure to anglers here and should be conserved. Catch and release is the only way to enjoy its fighting qualities and still preserve this fish in our waters!

About Fishing

ABU GARCIA CARDINAL 300

This is the reel that was responsible to hook me up onto fishing. Received it as a gift, like it, love it and has been with me in most of my fishing occassion. There are a lot of likeable features on this reel. Abu Garcia had built this reel with a lot of thought and plant with a lot of emotion element onto the design. Here is what I meant:

1. The spool is made from aluminum and have 'drill' hole around it, whichmake it light.
2. Abu is giving 7 ball bearing for undeniably smoothness for its size.
3. Wooden handle design, which give it class and attitude
4. Spare spool were not forgoten.
5. Reasonably priced.I tend to be much more optimistic when talking about this reel. Bare in mind, this is my first reel ever.

There are minor dissatisfaction, but it does not bother me at all.
1. Abu no longer giving embossed plate for the brand mark.
2. The golden color chip-off after some time.

Despite it small size, I had it spooled with 20 lb braided Power Pro line. It is a bit too much for its ability, but I just like to have it because I often visited paid pond with this reel. I even took it on boat fishing and match it with light duty rod. Do not be mistaken, this reel's resume was quite ok, there were a lot of barramundi from 2lb to 7lb, 7lb carps and lots and lots of shore fish.

SHIMANO SYMETRE

The newly redesigned Symetre require a lot of effort from Shimano. The reel is built on a solid, lightweight aluminum frame that keeps the stress of fighting big fish, the effects of heat and cold, and years of hard use from moving of any of the interior components, so every gear, bearing, and shaft is where it's supposed to be. The new Cold Forged aluminum spool to reduce weight and provide more strength and resistance to nicks and scratches that can make the rim rough and drastically reduce the distance of your cast. You'll find all the other great features you expect from the industry leading Shimano reels, too, include Super Stopper II for instant anti-reverse, Fluid Drive II and Dyna Balance for smooth, wobble free operation, and Power Roller for reduced line twist and smoother operation. Symetre also offers the S-Arm cam, which keeps your line from wrapping on the bail, which can be a problem with other spinning reels. Symetre also features Super Slow Oscillation, which lays the line on the spool in an almost parallel pattern, which reduces friction when the line comes off the spool on the cast and eliminates spaces and gaps which can cause your line to ‘dig in' and stick on the cast. Symetre offers a fast 6.0:1 gear ratio for the 1500 and 2500 sizes and 5.7:1 for the 4000.

KING OF FISH

KELAH

Family :Cyprinidae
Local Name :Kelah
English Name :Malaysian Mahseer
Scientific Name :Tor tambroides

Size:

Average size 10 - 30 centimetres and weighs about 1 - 2kg. Can grow to more than 7.0 kg and more than 50 cm in length though this size is very rarely caught

Morphology:
Large scales present on the body. Colour yellowish with gold tinge. Present one pair of barbels at both ends of the mouth.

Biology:
Known to spawn in the upper parts of the river systems. Being an omnivore, the diet mainly consists of fruits that fall into the river. They like to play against rapids. The spawners spawn in the rivers where are rapids. Eggs are deposited on rock or small stones where the water is calm so that the eggs are not washed away. Once hatched, the youngs will remain and eat on algae growing on rocks.

Distribution:
Known to be found in Sungai Pertam, Sungai Terengganu Mati, Sungai Cicir, Sungai Perapik, Sungai Kerbat, Sungai Chendana, Sungai Chaching and the National Park area where the water is clear

Economic Importance:
Highly priced fish. Market price ranges from RM18.00.00 to RM25.00/kg. Has potential for aquaculture especially in net cage culture in reservoirs where the water is clear

SEBARAU

Family:Cyprinidae
Local Name:Sebarau
English Name:Carp
Scientific Name:Hampala macrolepidota

Size
Average size 10 - 20 centimetres and can grow to more than 40.0 centimetres in length and weighs about than 5 kg.

Morphology
Presence of a black diamond-shaped band running vertically from the dorsal fin downwards to the belly, but disappears when the fish is more than 1.0 kg. The dorsal fin and the caudal fin lobes have also black stripes and this remains until adult, but is less conspicious. Body silverish grey in colour.

Biology
The fish spawn in the upstreams of the rivers. The youngs then either dominate the rivers or move into the lake. It is known that tourists have been able to catch snapshots of the fish climbing the rapids to go to their spawning ground. Diet consists of fish, shrimps and insects.

Distribution
Mostly confined to the rivers but is also present in the lake.

Economic Importance
Readily accepted by locals as a food fish. Market price is about RM7.00/ kg.

TOMAN

Family :Channidae
Local Name:Toman
English Name:Snakehead
Scientific Name:Channa micropeltes

Size
Can easily attain a length of 1.0 metre and weighs more that 10 kg.

Biology
Being a carnivore the diet consists mainly of smaller fishes. They go up river to spawn in small pools where the water is calm and there is a presence of dried leaves. Eggs are deposited onto the leaves and the will guard the eggs until they hatch. They have very strong maternal instincts. They guard the youngs even when they migrate downstream. Sometimes shoals of the young, with reddish stripes along the body can be seen swimming around with the parents close by

Distribution
Found in rivers, littoral and open water areas.

Economic Importance
In fresh form the demand is not very good. Formally the market price was only RM2.00 - RM3.00 per kg. In its dried form they have good export potential, and fetch between RM8.00 - RM10.00. Now the fresh fish fetches quite a high prices as they are exported to Singapore.

TAPAH

Family:Clupeidae
Local Name:Tapah
English Name:Giant river catfish
Scientific Name:Wallago leerii

Size
Can reach a length of more than one metre and weighs up to 20 kg.

Biology
Being a carnivore the diet consists of fish, shrimps and other living organisms. They spawn in the river where there are sandy beds. The spawners go in pairs and deposit eggs on the sand. They guard the eggs until they hatch.

Distribution
Known to exist in Sungai Leban

Economic Importance
Perhaps has potential in the aquarium industry.

KENYIR LAKE

KENYIR LAKE

Tasik Kenyir (Kenyir Lake), located in the heart of Terengganu spans over 260,000 hectares, making it the largest man-made lake in South East Asia. Terengganu, located in the East Coast of Malaysia, is also famous for its beautiful beaches and is also a nesting site for 4 species of sea-turtles. Tasik Kenyir is so large that it shares its borders with Kelantan in the west and Pahang in the south, serving as a gateway to Taman Negara National Park, one of the world's oldest rainforest enclaves. The many rivers and tributaries provides ample breeding grounds for hundreds of species of fish like the Kelisa, Kelah, Toman, Baung, Sebarau and Lampan, mentioning a few. Two words - angler's haven. Yup, these fishes are found in abundance, especially in fishing spots at Cacing, Pertang, Leban, Pertuang, Saok, Terenggan River and many more. Fish breeding, which has shown tremendous success as a recent study estimates that 60 to 100 tonnes of fish were harvested annually.

INFORMATION ON FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

SECTOR OVERVIEW
The fisheries sector is an important sub-sector in Malaysia and plays a significant role in the national economy. Apart from contributing to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP), it is also a source of employment, foreign exchange and a source of protein supply for the rural population in the country. Fish constitutes 60-70% of the national animal protein intake, with per caput consumption of 47.8 kg per year. The rate of demand for fish as the main source of protein is expected to increase from the current annual consumption of 630 000 tonne to over 1 579 800 tonne by 2010 (using an estimated population of 26 330 000 with a per caput consumption of 60 kg/year). In 1997, the fisheries sector contributed 1.57% to GDP, and it provides employment for more than 79 000 fishermen and 20 000 fish farmers.Basically, the fisheries sector has three main subsectors, namely marine capture fisheries, aquaculture, and inland fisheries.