The Java Barb is a native of Asia. Specifically the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins throughout Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Java.
Java Barb Diet
Plant matter, shrimp and invertebrates
Java Barb Identification
Complete body silvery with a golden or brown tint. Grey-yellow dorsal and caudal fins, and light orange anal and pelvic fins. A deep and robust body with a small head and a pointed snout.
Java Barb, taken from our Pathum Thani private lake April 28 2008. Weighed on IGFA Certified scales at 5lbs - breaking the IGFA all tackle 2003 record of 4lb 10oz. Caught on a White Floating Zonker.
Java Barb Flyfishing in Thailand
Thailand Flyfishing Season: All year
A migratory fish but not considered to be a long-distance migrant. Regarded as local migrant which moves from the Mekong up into small streams and canals and onto flooded areas during the rainy season and back again during receding water. Some reports indicated that upstream migration of this fish is triggered by the first rains and rising water levels. When it finds a tributary, canal or stream it moves upstream and eventually onto flooded areas. When water recedes, it migrates back into canals and streams and into the Mekong again. Useful in cropping excessive vegetation in reservoirs.
Provides exciting fly fishing on light tackle.
