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Giant Snakehead
(Channa micropeltes)

Giant Snakehead  (Channa micropeltes)

Other common names:
Toman.

Identification:
Cylindrical body and a depressed head.
Upper body dark with a green to brown cast.
Purple sides with black spots and a silvery white belly.
Can breathe moist air.

Typical location:
Around snags and weedy areas.
In slow flowing or standing waters of swamps, channels and lakes.

Fishing methods:
Bait fishing with chicken liver.
Fishing with live frogs or Common Snakehead.
Because Giant Snakehead are extremely territorial, sight fishing with spinners,
minnows or fly is also a common technique.

Fighting characteristics:
Extremely fast strike followed by a hard pull for the nearest underwater snag.


Thai Fishing Guide's recommended hot spots for catching Giant Snakehead:

1. Kanchanaburi
2. Sangklaburi
3. Phuket


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