INDIANANGLER

Hello forum!

I am a cobra snakehead angler from the united states. The murrel looks very similar to what we have. You guys have some beautiful pictures of the fish you have caught. I am curious what an average day of fishing is like where you live? I live in south florida, and we have had days with many many fish. How many do you catch on a good day?

Ben

A beautiful snake head there.

I think our Ken has landed some 8-10 murrels in a day but you will consider yourself lucky if you can land 4-5 of them..

Regards,

Ali.

My personal best day is 61 between me and another angler fishing together from kayaks. That is highly unusual though. My second best day is 42. Normally a good day is 20 or 25 here.

Wow,

Your lakes and river must be teeming with this predator. Would be nice if you can share your experiences with this forum..

Regards,

Ali..

yes-we have a healthy population. We have many introduced species in our waterways, so fishing can be very exciting. In addition to snakeheads we have largemouth bass, peacock bass, snook, tarpon, snakeheads, even clown knifefish. Many different kind of cichlids as well.
I fish primarily topwater zoom horn frogs, but also follow up with large spinnerbaits which work well also. It is exciting fishing. I had the igfa all tackle world record for cobra a few years ago. I have caught a few specimens over 10lbs and I have a friend who recently caught a 10 and an 11lb on the same trip which is a good sign they are getting larger. When we have big number days like that usually it is alot of 3-5 lb fish with a handful of larger specimens mixed in. Some angler here consider them a problem, but they actually coexist with the other species quite well. I have looked at pictures of some of your larger murrel and would love a shot at a big 10 kilo animal!!

if you want to check out my website it is www.floridasnakehead.com

Excellent forum--I really enjoy the pics. I would like to find a new destination for the giants as well. I really enjoy fishing for them. Here is a pic from temengor malaysia--

Thats one of the most beautiful fish i have seen. Contgratz on landing such a beauty

hi ben, nice fish there. i usually head home after catching 2-3 fish. . and there are a few blank days also.


cheers.

aamir

the catch depends on the activity level of the fish. when they are on the take i have caught 36 of the buggers (not sure about the species but it was the smaller 10 inch variety) in north india. here in orissa we have the striped variant and on a good day i have caught 5. at night i have hooked (but not landed) around 6.

Hi Siegel,

Thats a nice Toman you have. Some of our members here have confirmed the presence of Toman in South India. Would love to introduce some fry in our rivers. Wonder if this is possible. May be some aquariums?

Anybody seen Toman in commercial aquariums here?

Jeen

hi jeen .. had to revive this thread... regards toman.. in kerala.. not toman actually... do look at the conservation section.. ive pasted a link there..

you now have channa diplogramma or malabar snakehead.. lucky you..