Monster of Tasik Beris

Leong with a 3.5kg toman he caught at the lake. Note the lure he used to bait the fish.

FISHING for giant snakehead or toman in the wild can be an exciting outing for freshwater anglers.

While a huge, fully grown toman is a rare commodity these days, one can still encounter the fish in secluded sections of many remote lakes and ponds around the country.