Yesterday evening, we brought the children for prawn fishing at Hai Bin which was recently opened @ Punggol.

Operating Hours: 7pm - 3am Daily (inclusive of Eves, Public Holidays and Weekends).

For per rod, the charges are as follows:

1 Hour - $15

2 Hours - $25

3 Hours - $30

Unused time can be utilised with purchase of at least 1 Hour on next visit.

Even though it is already past 8pm, there is still a crowd and the carpark is full! Those who are keen can go for Patin fishing (not for children under 12), crab or prawn fishing. We decided to go for 3 hours of prawn fishing for tonight.

Denver grabbed the bait while Hubby set the line and we are all set for fishing!

 All of us are ameuters and we waited .... and waited.... and waited.....

 Patience.....

 Our first catch finally came after 30 mins! A medium sized prawn! ^_^

All of us were very excited and we got motivated to fish for more prawns!

There are 4 ponds at the new facility and I believe 2 ponds are for prawn fishing, 1 for Patin fishing and 1 for crab fishing. The real excitement with rounds of Woaah and Ahhhhh came from the Patin fishing pond where you can see the adults pulling their lines in the attempt to catch the bigger fishes. The fishes are then put inside the bucket of ice where many curious by-standers took photographs of their catch.

Gladys has been busy running between the ponds to witness the patin fishing as well as monitoring our catch. Denver on the other hand sat by the pond determine to catch more prawns.

Throughout the 3 hours, we had a total catch of 9 prawns! (Denver caught most of them). There is a mixture of big and small prawns within which later became our supper. Although we did not manage to catch more prawns, it was a fun experience for all of us.

After our first prawning experience at Punggol end, Hubby did a research and found out that there is another isolated prawn fishing spot in Lorong Halus. I cannot figure out the exact location but it is at the junction of Pasir Ris Coast Industrial Park 1 and 2. There is no obvious signboard and upon entering, there is a location for prawn fishing and another bigger ponds for fishing.

Jasper and Royston are with us today for some prawn fishing. Comparing to the pricing at Marina Country Club, there is slightly cheaper at $12 per hour, $24 for 2.5 hours and $36 for 4 hours. Rental of BBQ pits are also available by requesting at the counter.

It's really not easy to catch a prawn and like fishing, patience and skill is very important. The bait used is also another consideration factor. After trying our luck for 1 hour, we only manage to catch 1 medium sized prawn. :p Well, at least it is better than none! The children enjoyed the excitement when the prawn was caught. ^_^

http://www.prawning.sg/mcc.php

Location: Marina Country Club

Address: Ponggol Seventeenth Avenue, Singapore 829734

Denver wanted to go out and play... so hubby decided to bring him for Prawn fishing (open 24 hour) @ Punggol Marina. He happened to learn about this 24 hour activity costing $15 per hour through a brochure. Kinda expensive... but it's an experience for all of us.

$15 for one hour session

$25 for two hours session

$30 for three hours session

Prices inclusive of renting of prawning equipment and baits.

Punggol Marina Country Club is known for it's great seafood. We also enjoy the Chinese food served at the Hock Kee resturant there. Apart from good food, there are also sea sports activites like boating and fishing.

It was a bright, sunny morning... we reached the Country club around 9am. There are not many people around and we could see the boats parking by the pier side. The seafood resturants have closed after working through the night before. Walking further down, we saw the Prawn Fishing spot. It is a small area with a counter and 3 ponds. There are pits by the side for the customers who wanted to cook/bbq the prawns that they have caught earlier.

Hubby made his payment at the counter and picked a rod. The assistance helped us hooked the worm, set the fishing line and gave us some basic instructions. Now, we were all set to go! Denver was excited at first, thinking that he can catch the prawns easily... but of course it's not as simple as he thought it would be. 5... 10... 15 mins have past and still no catch. I can see he is starting to get bored.. :p Afterall, this really takes a lot of skill and patience.

Hubby took over the rod and continue fishing for prawns while I took the kids for a walk and enjoying the seaview. :p I bought Denver a packet of cheese rings and he watched his Daddy while munching away happily with Gladys. Just then, Hubby pulled the line and he yelled! He caught a prawn!!! We were so excited (forgetting to take a picture) and quickly asked the assistance for help. He broke the prawn's claw and put it in the basket.. hehehe..

Hubby continued to try for more catches... I took Denver and Gladys for a walk by the pier side again and they sat on a swing happily singing away. About 10 mins later, hubby signalled me that he has catch his 2nd prawn! We quickly ran back and this time I manage to take a good shot. :D

15mins left... Hubby tried to catch his 3rd prawn... nearly caught one.. but it slipped off. After 1 hour of 'hard work' and spending $15, we only manage to catch 2 big prawns. (that cost us $7.50 each!) :p The lady said those who are skillful and brought their own baits can catch 10-20 prawns within an hour.. Wow.. I'm sure they can have a prawn feast!

Well, it was a good experience and there was a lot of excitement when Hubby caught the prawns. We took the prawns back, cooked it and very soon it was in our stomach. Yummy! :D If you have not tried it before, do take your family or kids out and experience it. The anticipation and excitment of catching the prawns is truly tremendous. :)