Fishing Spots ＞ Borneo
Snakehead (toman)/Kerandang/Wallago (tapah)/Haruan (snakehead)
2 captains listed · freshwater category. A spot in Palangkaraya / Sebangau River (Borneo) targeting Snakehead (toman)/Kerandang/Wallago (tapah)/Haruan (snakehead). Check the tide, captains and recent catches, then contact them directly via public social accounts. Access, climate and lodging are in the details below.
Fly to PKY, stay in the city, then travel by road/boat to the Sebangau River and national park access points. You enter the blackwater channels with a local guide on a klotok (wooden boat).
| From | Route | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakarta (CGK) / Surabaya (SUB) | Flight to Tjilik Riwut Airport (PKY) | PKY is about 3-4.5 km (~30 min) from central Palangkaraya | |
| PKY (city) | Land / boat to Sebangau River / National Park access points | Stay in the city. Enter the blackwater channels with a local guide / klotok (wooden boat) |
Coordinates: -2.21, 113.92（Open in Google Maps）
Snakehead (toman)/Kerandang/Wallago (tapah)/Haruan (snakehead)
For freshwater giant snakehead (toman), water level is key. The practical fishing season is roughly the dry season Jun–Sep (Aug the driest). The long rainy season from Oct–May (peaking Nov–Dec) brings high, muddy water and difficult access.
◎ peak: Aug · ○ in season: Jun–Sep
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The Sebangau River runs through peat swamp, a mecca for toman (giant snakehead), the mightiest of freshwater predators. Various channa such as kerandang and haruan share the water, and casting is considered the most exciting way to fish it. Split the surface with topwaters like poppers, stickbaits, and buzzbaits. Local casters in Palangkaraya are the source for intel.
Full how-to & tackle on each species page：Snakehead (toman)
*Official embeds of each channel's public videos. Click to play on YouTube.
Tropical rainforest climate (average 26.3°C, annual rainfall ~2666 mm). Hot and humid year-round, with a brief dry season in Jul–Sep. (Palangkaraya climate normals, 1991–2021)
| Month | Avg ℃ | High ℃ | Low ℃ | Clothing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.9 | 30.1 | 23.3 | ||
| 26.0 | 30.2 | 23.4 | ||
| 26.0 | 30.1 | 23.4 | ||
| 26.1 | 30.0 | 23.6 | ||
| 26.4 | 30.2 | 23.7 | ||
| 26.1 | 30.0 | 23.4 | ||
| 26.0 | 30.1 | 23.0 | ||
| 26.6 | 31.2 | 23.1 | ||
| 27.1 | 31.9 | 23.5 | ||
| 26.9 | 31.7 | 23.6 | ||
| 26.1 | 30.4 | 23.4 | ||
| 25.9 | 29.9 | 23.4 |
Nearby spots easy to combine into one trip (straight-line distance). See the map above for locations.