Kapitan Larry's Pond, Coloong [4-18-2010]

Because of a limited visa (7am-3pm, within Metro), I decided to re-visit Kapitan Larry's pond. It's near and it's can cure the itch. I know that the Barras became a rarity after the flood but I was hoping there are still a few left and I was hoping I can coax them to bite. Anyway, if the Barras are nowhere to be found, I was certain the Haruans are still there.

True enough, while waiting for the banca to ferry us to Lawak, I got a big fat Haruan while casting at the back of the kubo-store. It was a 1.34kg and catching one was a good start.

After an hour, I got another. This time, it was a 1.4kg fat mama.

Just past noon, while waiting for the banca that will ferry us back to Kapitan's main pond, I was able to hook another. A 1.5kg.

Just before going home, we saw a couple of 8kg Barramundis in Kap's net where they store live fish. They were caught by net by one of their helpers. My fishing buddy-cousin JB caught a small Barra juvenile (around 4 inches). Maybe some of the barras survived the flood and are now breeding?? Wow! this is definitely good news for us anglers.

Lakeshore Field EB [3-28-2010]

As a continuation of the last Field EB at Coloong and to welcome our friends from overseas, we went to Lakeshore for some Toman action. We started really early at around 5am and caught some nice sized fishes. All in all, the trip was excellent.

Gil caught a nice sized Haruan. Kenny, who is a first timer in Toman fishing and snakehead fishing, got a 2.5 kg Toman after his third cast!JB caught another nice sized Toman so as Erwin. 


I got around six strikes from biggies and one from a possible Momma toman. The wake it left was huge. The fish did not connect when it chomped the lure. Instead, its head bumped the lure which it sent flying to a good distance from the strike zone.

Anyway, I managed to catch one (28 inches 3.81kg) but at the cost of a brand new lure. The Toman's tooth punched a hole into the lure and flooded the lure body. It also broke one of the hook points and straightened the other point on one of the trebles. It's a good thing the last remaining hook point held. 

Aling Nene's Pond [3-13-2010]

Forumers from FilipinoAnglers.org had a get-together at Aling Nene's pond last Saturday. WE called it a "Field EB". We were not expecting that many people will arrive like the previous meet-ups that we had. Surprisingly, sixteen (16) attended. I guess, meet ups without too much planning really works.

Noel, Irvine, Carlo, RC, Miko, and Obet during lunch. Our lunch was our catch in the morning --- 2.7kg of Tilapia and Bangus. Grilled and served with Pinakurat on Banana Leaves. Excellent field lunch.

Irvine, Erwin, Cary, Carlo, Jun, Bien, Obet, me, and Noel. Not in the picture is Joseph, Jojo, Dowie, and Rechelle.

Special thanks to Aling Nene's hospitality. Obet, your breakfast was excellent!

The Catch? Bangus and tilapia. Total of 2.7 kg (by lunch time). That was our lunch --- Grilled and served with Pinakurat. At around 5pm, we hauled almost 10kg of fish if my estimate is correct.

Oh yeah, I caught my first Jaguar Cichlid using the same swimbait that I used to catch the dalag last weekend. I released it after a few photos.

We tried our luck on the famed Barras of Aling Nene's pond but we got none. I guess that most of them escaped into the rivers and the rest died during the Ondoy flood. The polluted waters from Manila made its way into the Coloong ponds during the height of the floods.


We will need to wait for the 3,000 fingerlings to grow before we can target them again. Maybe next year.