Greater Brook Carp
(Tor tambroides)

Other common names:
Thai Mahseer.

Identification:
Brown to green body cowered with large scales.
Dark brown to black fins and tail.
Pointed mouth with long barbels.

Typical location:
Over gravel bottom in pools of forest streams
and slow flowing rivers.

Fishing methods:
Bottom fishing with dough, potatoes, molluscs, maggots or earthworm.

Fighting characteristics:
A strong fish with long powerful pulls along the bottom.

Thai Fishing Guide's recommended hot spots for catching Greater Brook Carp: