How To Fish Peacock Bass In Malaysia

Peacock Bass is a fish from the Amazon, Brazil that has arrived in the waters of the state of Perak, Peninsular Malaysia since the early 90s. The original purpose was brought here probably as an aquarium decoration. Shortly after spreading to natural waters, peacock bass continues to be popular among anglers as a gamefish. In Peninsular Malaysia, there are two dominant species of peacock bass, the butterfly peacock bass (chicla ocellaris) and temensis (chicla temensis). Local anglers often refer to chicla ocellaris as peacock bass (short form pb) and chicla temensis as temmy. Butterfly peacock bass is dominant in the central, northern and eastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Temensis is more dominant in the southern part of Peninsular Malaysia. In Peninsular Malaysia, peacock bass habitat is in former mine lakes, catchment ponds, and dams. It is difficult to find peacock bass in rivers or currents except at certain times when peacock bass use the river and currents as a highway for them to move from one lake to the next. Peacock bass will inhabit shallow areas with a depth of one foot up to deep areas with a depth of 30 feet. In most situations, an ultralight fishing set is sufficient for fishing peacock bass in most locations. However, it is also necessary to be prepared with a light or medium fishing set because it is more effective for fishing in grassy areas, or in wood and stone areas. The following are examples of fishing sets that are popular among Malaysian anglers for peacock bass fishing: Rod Length: 6'6" to 7' Rod Poundage: 2-6lb, 4-10lb, 6-12lb, 8-17lb Mainline poundage (braided): 6lb up to 15lb Mainline poundage (mono or fluorocarbon): 4lb up to 12lb Poundage Leader (fluorocarbon): 8lb up to 20lbWe know why you are here in the first place. You want to know what lure work best for peacock bass in Malaysia. We are updating lots of informations about what lures, rigs and techniques we use to catch the peacock bass in this page. Details on lures in photos below.