Normally, the start of the wet season in Singapore signals the end of Snapper runs and comfortable warm and dry fishing trips. The common complaints are 'cold water' and 'sea lice'. However, not everything is bad.
Through the years, I've noticed more dead fish floating around during these wet months. The water definitely gets colder and more fish die than usual. This signals the start of CRAB SEASON where crab activity increases and crabs grow big and fat feeding off dead fish.
While some may claim that the wet season is Barra season, I have found little to support this claim. It seems that the Barra action moves upriver during the wet season. Instead, one thing is for sure, it is definitely GAROUPA SEASON.
These great tasting food fish get extremely fat and aggressive during these months (sounds like someone you know?) and anglers make tackle shop owners rich as they flock to buy weights and tackle to contribute to underwater snags and rocks.
Not only is it crab and Garoupa season, it's also STINGRAY SEASON. On recent trips I've been pulling up more Stingers than usual and putting it all together. You see, with rain, you get cold water. With cold water, you get dead fish. With dead fish, you get EXCITED FAT BOTTOM DWELLERS like crabs, Garoupas and Stingers. So while the Snapper lie low, I'm not complaining.
The only complaint, however, is that crab season often brings with it the opportunistic-non-commercial-drift net fishermen who also ruin great fishing spots and kill baby fish. What to do?
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