Kids Fishing Places, Singapore

Kids Fishing Places, Singapore

Photo: One of the kids fishing places in Pasir Ris.

I took my kids to one of the kids' fishing places in Singapore at Pasir Ris recently. You can find this kids' fishing place at Pasir Ris Farmway 1, located at the junction of Pasir Ris Drive 3 and Pasir Ris Drive 12.

The name of this kids' fishing place is called Mainland Tropical Fish Farm. Potholes litter the road that leads to it. Space is available for cars to park on the premises.


We bought tickets at $4 per kid at this kids fishing place. The price includes a pail and a net, which you must return upon completion. You get to keep all longkang fishes caught during the 30-minute longkang fishing session.



The longkang at Pasir Ris Farmway 1 was a long snake-like concrete depression that had decorative plants and pebbles. An overhead net provided some shade against the sun without blocking off the breeze.

Photo: The catch at this kids' fishing place after 5 scoops of the net.

My kids enjoyed their longkang fishing at this kids fishing place. The primary reason was their ease in achieving a bountiful catch. There were several reasons to account for the good longkang fishing outcome.


I found that the small-sized nets provided at this kids fishing place were made of sturdier wires. This allowed quicker scooping action. There also appeared to be more longkang fishes like guppies and swordtails at this kids fishing place, compared to other locations that we had experienced. On that morning of our visit, we had no fishing competitor as there was no other family with kids around.

Our outing to this Pasir Ris kids fishing place was an enjoyable and successful longkang fishing trip. I think we will return soon for another fishing attempt to fill up our pails with more longkang fishes.

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Prawn Fishing Singapore

Image: Hungry for prawn?

Prawn Fishing Singapore

Children and adults who love prawning or prawn-fishing should be familiar with these prawn-fishing places in Singapore. For others who might like to take up prawning or prawn-fishing as a leisure activity, I hope this list of prawn-fishing places will come in useful.

The selected list of places for Prawn-Fishing in Singapore is presented here.

(1) Bishan Prawn Fishing
Address: 603, Sin Ming Avenue
(Bishan, near Nature Park Golf Driving Range)
Prawn fishing rates
$15.00 - 01 hour
$25.00 - 02 hours
$30.00 - 03 hours
$90.00 - 10 hours (9 +1)

(2) Jurong Hill Prawn Fishing
Address: 241, Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim
(near Jurong Bird Park)
Prawn fishing rates
1 Hour - $15.00
2 Hours - $25.00
3 Hours - $30.00
10 Hours - $90.00

(3) Pasir Ris Town Park Prawn Fishing
Address: Pasir Ris Town Park
Prawn fishing rates
$13 per hour

(4) Pasir Ris Farmway Prawn Fishing
Address: Pasir Ris Park Industrial Coast Park 2
Prawn fishing rates
$12 for hour
$24 for 2.5 hours
$36 for 4 hour

(5) Punggol Prawn Fishing
Address: 600 Punggol Seventeenth Avenue, off Punggol Road
(at Marina Country Club)
Prawn fishing rates
$15 for one hour session
$25 for two hours session and
$30 for three hours session

(6) Yishun Prawn Fishing
Address: 81 Lorong Chencharu (Yishun)
(at Bottle Tree Park)
Prawn fishing rates
$14.50/hr
$29.00/2.5hrs
$43.50/4 hrs

Prawn fishing rods and bait are included in the rates. Kindly note that the listed prawn fishing rates are subject to change without prior notice. Some prawn fishing spots may offer special prawn-fishing rates during promotional periods.

At certain prawn fishing places, barbecue pits are provided for friends and family members to enjoy a prawn bbq get-together. According to my sponsor, if you develop rashes after eating prawns, you can should consult a skin doctor in Singapore to get a proper diagnosis.

These prawn-fishing places in Singapore are just a few that I've come to know about. Personally, I haven't tried all these prawn fishing places yet, although some were seen some time age. If you know of any new prawn fishing places in Singapore, let me know.

Enjoy your prawning sessions!

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LongKang Fishing Singapore

LongKang Fishing Singapore

I had wonderful memories of longkang fishing days during my childhood. In those days, I used to visit a longkang fishing place behind my old primary school in Margaret Drive.

So whenever I discover a longkang fishing place, the rush of joy is immense. More so when the object of my desire was accidentally discovered on a visit to D'Kranji Farm Resort in Singapore's Kranji countryside.

The last time I brought my three children to do some longkang fishing in Singapore, it rained. When I visited this longkang fishing place in Singapore, it rained again.

Perhaps that helped to explain why the longkang fishing pond was deserted when we arrived at D'Kranji Farm Resort. It could also be that this longkang fishing place was too new to register on the mind of our populace.

When I saw the kampong house at D'Kranji with the longkang fishing signpost, I was half-expecting a natural muddy stream or pond behind this kampong house when I reached this longkang fishing spot.

However, it was not the same longkang fishing paradise that I had experienced in my childhood. Instead of a muddy stream flanked by wild plants that I used to hunt for small longkang fishes, a man-made hole in the ground, plastered with concrete greeted us.

This figure-of-eight hole in a concrete floor had new paint, smoothened walls and shallow floors. Two islands of concrete in the longkang design raised the degree of difficulty for kids bent on catching longkang fishes. A small plot of plants was used as decoration on one of this island.

Image: Longkang fishing charges.


The good thing about this longkang fishing place in Singapore's Kranji wilderness is the open rustic space surrounding the pond. Large tracts of land are used for small-scale plantations. The aromatic smell of a natural environment is a pleasant surprise that reminded me of my scouting days spent camping outdoors under a canvass tent.

In between longkang fishing sprees, you can grab some traditional snacks and light refreshments from other kampong houses. You could also stretch your tired backs and aching legs by taking a stroll around the vegetable plots, herb garden, paddy field and fruit plantations, to name a few, within D'Kranji.

Image: As the rain subsided, this longkang fishing place sprang to life.

If you haven't tried this new location, consider this longkang fishing place for your children's school holiday programme. If you have fond memories of your own longkang fishing days of old like me, re-live those sweet moments with this modern-day version of longkang fishing in Singapore.

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A Fishing Site Near Marina Barrage

A Fishing Site Near Marina Barrage

For those who tried the quiz on my earlier "Where is this fishing site in Singapore", the answer is posted today.

Readers of Seen This Scene That who enjoy fishing would also note that this part of the southern coast near the Marina Barrage is connected to the Marina South Promenade.

Two good reasons to choose this site near the Marina Barrage for fishing:

a) washroom facilities available at the Marina Barrage building to freshen up after your fishing is done and

b) shelter available at Marina Barrage if rain should interrupt your fishing trip.

I have not attempted to fish at this site near Marina Barrage. Anyone had a good outing here?

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Where is this fishing place in Singapore?

Viewers sit beside the sea. They spend leisure time admiring ships that my camera can see. Clouds drift by under the caress of a gentle breeze. I stand before the sea without unease. While seabirds play in the sky, the ocean spits and water sprays land near my thigh.

In the distance, anglers cast their lines far out to sea, hoping for the next big catch. I watch them turn stiff under the weight of such a wish.

Suddenly a flick of the wrist and one lucky angler has caught his fish.

Where is this fishing place in Singapore?

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Prohibited Fishing Spot In Singapore: Venus Loop

Prohibited Fishing Spot In Singapore: Venus Loop

I discovered a fishing spot in Singapore during my hike to MacRitchie Reservoir's Tree Top Walk. At the Venus Loop track off Venus carpark at Venus Drive, there is a series of streams filled with fishes that look inviting as a fishing spot.

Photo: Prohibited Fishing Spot has dirt track.

This fishing spot is about a hundred metres from the Venus Drive carpark. A dirt track runs alongside this good-for-fishing stream that has shady canopy to keep the mid-day heat away. If you visit after the rains, the dirt track can stain footwear with plenty of mud.

Photo: Prohibited fishing spot with clear water.

The river / stream contains mainly small longkang type of fishes that remind me of old longkangs of the past. Their habitat is a natural, clear water space that meanders through the ground without concrete padding. This is unlike the well-built drainage systems or canals that most people have grown accustomed to in the rivers of Singapore.

Photo: Spot this sign that prohibits fishing at Venus Loop.

However, this apparently good fishing spot has a prominent sign that disallows fishing. Abusers are warned that there is a $200 fine by National Parks Board if they get caught at this spot fishing or feeding fishes in the natural riverine system.

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East Coast Park: Eastern Coastal End Walk

East Coast Park: Eastern Coastal End Walk

Like the rest of Singaporeans who make East Coast Park the most popular park in Singapore, we come to the eastern coastal end for quiet walks often. For a sensory feast of sandy beaches, bright open spaces and tall Casuarina trees sashaying to the rhythm of sea breeze, this coastal end of East Coast Park near Changi is the best place to be.

While you would expect plenty of leisure park activities like picnics, jogging, in-line skating and cycling, the human traffic is surprising lower. One good feature is the absence of BBQ pits along the eastern end of East Coast Park to pollute East Coast Park's fresh air.

Our family's favourite all-time activity at East Coast Park, however, is to sit along the beaches. There are plenty of grass patches that allow a poncho to be used for seating arrangements along this end of East Coast Park. We like to stare at the mesmerizing foam patterns as they wash up to shore, watch distant ocean-going ships cross paths in the horizon and read patterns in the ever-changing clouds as they drift by.

The eastern coastal end of East Coast Park in Singapore starts where the National Service Resort and Country Club (NSRCC) is situated at the end of East Coast Walk. From there, it is a short leisurely walk along tree-lined paths that display markings for bicycle and jogging lanes.

Walk past the chalets of the National Service Resort and Country Club (NSRCC) and be greeted by manicured greens of the NSRCC golf course.

This section will end at the mouth of Sungei Bedok where a canal leads out to sea. There are two concrete promontories on either side of this canal where friends have revealed that angling at these spots can be very successful. Even if your fishing does not turn out as expected, the glorious sunsets over East Coast Park should melt a frown into a smile.

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Fun Places To Visit Singapore: Bottle Tree Park

above picture: one of the fun places to visit for longkang fishing

Fun Places To Visit Singapore: Bottle Tree Park

If you have been looking for fun places to visit in Singapore, for children and adults, look no further than Bottle Tree Park located at 81 Lorong Chen Charu in Yishun. At the recommendation of fellow blogger yg, I brought my children and wife to visit and examine if this was worthy of being considered one of the fun places to visit in Singapore for children and adults in our all-work-and-little-play lifestyles.

This park that is open daily for free entry has a wide ‘rojak’ collection of fun places to visit with various recreational amenities. From my three children's point of view, the following are their favourite fun places to visit for ‘playing’, listed in descending order of desirability: Long Kang fishing, prawn fishing, children’s playground, Swan Pedal Ride, wooden swing, vegetable farm, Other activities and facilities like the freshwater fishing pond, seafood restaurant, café, Paintball shooting range, bullock cart and a majestic Bottle Tree were not even on their fun-places-to-visit radars.

My own observations of this fun place to visit at the time of our visit revealed that the most popular fun activity was 'longkang' fishing followed closely by prawn fishing. I could see packed crowds of children at the longkang fishing area. The kids were rushing after fishes, competing in shin-deep longkang water with one another. Their hurried chase in catching fishes could have stemmed from the fear of missing out on the action before all the longkang fishes were caught. Even after the next top-up by the longkang fishing owners, they were still working in overdrive mode. Some even had their parents and maids to help increase their bounty. The longkang fishing station is open daily at $10 per child (for tank and net) from 9 am to 12 midnight.

Next to this hive of long kang fishing activity, I noted that the prawn fishing area attracted a sizeable fun crowd but with more decorum and less noise. Although packed with adults seated under cool shade, there was a more refined display of skillful prawning action. The subdued prawn fishing atmosphere here was a sharp contrast to the longkang fishing scene, with patience honed into a fine art as everyone focused intently on his or her own line and bait. To me, it appeared unfortunate that this fun prawn fishing station tested each individual's prawning skill severely as I did not see many successful catches.

There are small plots of vegetables cultivated under protective netting that make this one of the fun places to visit in Singapore. The absence of labels for the various vegetables and plants impeded visitor education. For kids and adults who believe that Singapore does not grow its own vegetables, a visit here could open eyes. Vegetables are available for sale within the premises.

Fishing enthusiasts may count this as one of the places to visit in Singapore. There is freshwater pond fishing at $35+ per day from 8am to 5pm on weekends and public holidays only. You have to bring your own rod and baits to catch fishes like Toman, Patin and Pink Tilapia.

Adults will consider this one of the fun places to visit in Singapore if they like Paintball, a game involving live paintball ammunition and moving or stationary targets. As a National Serviceman who fired live rounds during military exercises, I was tempted to refresh my shooting skills at the Paintball Shooting range. However, the lack of time, family members’ disinterest and not being in proper attire (like my NS Number 4 uniform) convinced me not to try. Perhaps if any of you, my dear readers, have tried, kindly share your experience.

This is one of the fun places to visit in Singapore if you like to sample a little of everything at one place without having to travel all over the island for separate activities. If you are a serious hobbyist who only likes to specialize in one particular activity, like freshwater fishing or even prawn fishing without any disturbance from noisy kids, there may be other better locations.

Activities available:
Map available at Bottle Tree Village page.
All prices subject to change:
Long Kang Fishing = $10 per child (under twelve years old)
Prawn Fishing Farm = $13.50 per hour. Cheaper rates if longer.
Pond Fishing ($35+ per day)
Swan Float Rides ($9 per 15 mins)
Children’s playground (free)
Wooden swings (free)
Paintball Shooting (charges apply)

Tags: Longkang fishing, fishing, prawn farm, fun places to visit


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Fishing Places For Children To Visit In Singapore: ‘LongKang’ Fishing Pond In Sungei Tengah

Fishing Places For Children To Visit In Singapore: ‘LongKang’ Fishing Pond In Sungei Tengah

Smitten with the thrill of ‘longkang’ fishing at a Kranji fishing place earlier in June, we visited another ‘longkang’ fishing place at Qian Hu Aquarium in Sungei Tengah as my children clamoured for more during this June holiday.

Qian Hu needs no introduction for Singaporeans who dabble in shares on the Stock exchange of Singapore. This listed company is a major producer and exporter of tropical fishes. Their aquarium and fish farm at Jalan Lekar, off Sungei Tengah, has several ponds to amuse local visitors who come for longkang fishing, feet-cleansing routines and aquarium fish shopping.

Qian Hu’s ‘longkang’ is tucked away in a corner of the main building that sits on the left as you walk down the sloping road from its main entrance. This fenced-up open area for ‘longkang’ fishing has a concrete pond of uneven depth, between 1 to 2 feet with a series of shallow canals connected into a maze. There are sheltered benches for child minders to rest as they watch over their children.

Their ‘longkang’ fishing policy is to charge children less than 12 years old $5 each for half hour of fishing. You get to keep all longkang fishes that you manage to catch, plus the plastic container allocated to you. However, the fishing net has to be returned and exchanged for a container lid to seal your container of fishes for the journey home.

The small rectangular nets attached to a flimsy handle made longkang fishing challenging. Through trial and error, we learnt that you could succeed in catching fishes in several ways. The first way is to hold the net near the surface of the water, aim at your target, then swing the net down and scoop up your catch. This method generates a lot of unwanted splash and success depends on the speed and the distance of the fish from the water surface.

The other more refined way is to use stealth. Put the net under water close to the side of the longkang and trail your target with the net. When the fish swims between the net and the side of the longkang, capture your target by pushing the net against the side of the longkang. Then scrape the sidewall as you lift up the fish sticking to the net out of the water.

As a last resort, if all else fails, use the plastic container that was provided and leave it under water with its opening facing one direction. From the other end, use your net to chase fishes along the canal and hope that one or two will swim into the container. Once the fishes are inside, you have to lift the container out of the water quickly. I am sure you can think of other ingenious ways to help your child succeed in longkang fishing.

At this ‘longkang’ fishing pond, there are two round shallow ponds under shelter where patrons pay $10 to get their feet cleansed by a special breed of fish. Users remove their footwear, sit on the rim of the pond and dangle both feet to allow fishes to chew away dead skin cells. We did not try this feet cleansing routine, as the thought of fishes biting our lower limbs was as unappealing as the sharing of water filled with other people’s unwanted skin tissues.

There are also mature fruit-bearing chiku trees on this property. Children can learn to recognize the chiku tree and receive opportunity to touch the fruits, bark and leaves. A pond filled with terrapins sat near one corner and those keen may feed them at their own pleasure. Elsewhere, there are many fish farm tanks full of exotic ornamental aquarium fishes, goldfishes and koi fishes. Of note are the expensive Arowana fishes, housed in a darkened room, that visitors can come to appreciate their aesthetic value.

This is another fun and interesting fishing place for kids to visit in Singapore. For older Singaporeans pining for a return to the good old days of long kang fishing, this fishing place is one of those nostalgic places to relive the memories. For the younger generation, this is one place to learn why longkang fishing was the craze during their parents or grandparents time.

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Fun Places For Kids To Visit In Singapore: Kranji "Long Kang" Fish Farm

Fun Places For Kids To Visit In Singapore: Kranji ‘Long Kang’ Fish Farm

Hausmann Marketing Aquarium and Fish Farm is one of the fun places for kids to visit in Singapore. I discovered this on a recent Sunday afternoon when I brought my three children to 291, Neo Tiew Cresent in Kranji to visit this aquarium and fish farm. This kids-friendly aquarium cum fishing pond/farm visit was recommended by yg, a well-travelled blogger (click here to visit his site) of places to visit in Singapore and the world. With this aquarium and fish farm placed on the top of my shortlist of fun places for kids to visit around Singapore’s Kranji wilderness, I set off with the family in tow on a Sunday afternoon.

A shower of blessing welcomed us at the fish farm’s single-storey main building just as we reached the driveway. The heavy downpour at the narrow carpark, cramped with other vehicles, tested my driving skills severely. Rain must have contributed to a cluttered feel when we arrived in the crowded reception area as there were many standing visitors huddled around dining tables filled with more seated visitors. It looked like many of them were waiting for the rain to abate.

I was looking for a fun place for my kids to visit in Kranji, one of the few remaining wilderness left in Singapore. At this fishing pond in Kranji, ‘long kang’ fishing was the specific type of fun fishing on our minds. This fun fishing place for kids to visit was available within the same reception cum dining hall. A 4-metre by 3-metre one-foot deep concrete pond that was subdivided into mini-canals or ‘long kang’ evoked sweet childhood memories for me.

Kids who had arrived earlier were seen dashing around the ‘long kang’, chasing fishes with small square-shaped nets in hand. They were animated and noisy as they splashed water on their own clothes while they chased after their prey in the man-made longkangs. Loud whoops of joy were released whenever a successful catch was made.

For a $2 fee at this kid-friendly fish farm in Kranji, children were allowed to catch as many ‘long kang’ fishes as they could within half an hour of play. The fishes that were scooped up into small plastic pails during this period had to be surrendered to the farm owners. If you are willing to pay $5 per child, a souvenir of two goldfishes in an oxygen-enriched transparent plastic bag would be handed over in exchange for the compulsory return of all catch-and-release fishes.

Elsewhere on the aquarium and fish farm premises, a roomful of tropical and exotic aquarium fishes were on display and for sale in Singapore. I was impressed with the amber-bright Columbian stingrays for their colour with their brown doughnut-shaped ring patterns and the live shrimps for their intense colours despite their tiny sizes. Like other private-enterprise aquariums where picture taking is generally forbidden, the menders at this fish farm were wary of camera-toting visitors like me.

Outside this aquarium room, huge black Araipaima fishes about 5 feet long intrigued us with their large physical dimensions as they floated eerily in dark one-metre deep concrete pools of water. Hungry Carps in feeding frenzy as they gulped bread dropped from little fingers provided kids and young-at-heart adults with plenty of thrill. Terrapins huddled in a tank raised their lean necks expecting food whenever we approached.



Further within this property was a large pond for fishing enthusiasts to indulge in their pastime. As the downpour continued, most anglers took refuge under flimsy zinc-roofed shelters while a few die-hard fishing kakis donned ponchos and continued to perfect their art under pelting rain.

Rain had other unexpected spin-offs. Mini-waterfalls were apparent as a result of gaps in the zinc-roofed extensions around the main building. Walkways around the periphery of the main building were uneven with makeshift wooden planks covering drainage canals. Water showers and swirling puddles certainly made our footwork challenging, as we had to leave the main building to reach another section on this fishing farm.

While I had mentally prepared myself for a wet experience in view of the ‘long kang’ fishing adventure, rain had multiplied the fun quotient for our visit to a long kang fish farm in Singapore’s Kranji.

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Prawn Fishing "Farm" In Pasir Ris Industrial Estate

Prawn Fishing “Farm” In Pasir Ris Industrial Estate

The expert regulars who come to this isolated prawn fishing “farm” in Pasir Ris Industrial Estate at the junction of Pasir Ris Coast Industrial Park 2 and Pasir Ris Coast Industrial Park 1 will offer you advice on prawn fishing if you ask politely. I put inverted commas on the word “farm” as it is a misnomer. The ponds here are used not to rear prawns but to lure prawn fishing visitors.

Prawn hooking or “prawning” is a delicate sport using a light pole with a 2-metre long line attached to a colourful float and a tiny curved hook. Chicken hearts that look as bad as they smell are provided as bait for you to cut into little pieces to be attached to your hook. Once the prawn bait is ready, lower it gently into the dark liquid below and wait patiently for the prawns to bite.

The thrill comes when you feel the rod tug away as your challenger in the pond tries to outwit and outrun you. Once you catch your first live prawn, the thrill that consumes you is indescribable.

The prawns used at this fresh water sheltered pond are known as Malaysian Prawns or Giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). They can grow up to one foot in length although the objects of my desire at this visit look no more than 5 to 7 inches long. They can be barbecued on site if you arrange to rent mobile barbecue pits. This method of pit barbecue has been claimed to produce fresh tasting, robust textured prawns that give an extra oomph in the mouth. You can come here to fill your hunger anytime as the prawn pond is open 24 hours a day.

At $12 per hour, you can try your luck to catch as many crustaceans as you can. I have seen the owner use a large net to scoop two net full of live prawns from a Jacuzzi-like tank to dump lively prawns into the prawn pond. My expert prawning kaki tells me that you should give the poor prawns at least half an hour to overcome their dizziness before you start buying prawning time.

At this prawn fishing pond in Pasir Ris Industrial Park that has no obvious signboard or name, you can indulge in fishing at two larger sized ponds. Catch and release fishing is practiced in the pond as well as regular fishing.

Public transport to this prawn pond is limited. There is a small parking space on the property but I would not recommend it, as it is unpaved. Most visitors park their cars without displaying coupons alongside deserted roads nearby.

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Fishing And Other Leisure Pursuits Around A Pond At Pasir Ris Town Park

Fishing And Other Leisure Pursuits Around A Pond At Pasir Ris Town Park

For anglers and fishing hobbyists, the fishing pond at Pasir Ris Town Park should be a familiar sight. For the rest of the population who live life pursuing other interests, Pasir Ris Town Park is also a good catch for leisure pursuits. Pasir Ris Dr 1, Pasir Ris Central, Pasir Ris Drive 3 and Sungei Tampines bound this park. A park connector links this park to Pasir Ris Park in the north and Sun Plaza Park in Tampines to the south.

The center of attraction at Pasir Ris Town Park is undoubtedly the large marine (seawater) pond run by a commercial operator. Rates vary between day and night, weekdays and weekends, and even between operators, as management turnover appears high. Fishes like Grouper, Snapper, Mangrove Jack and Golden Pomfret are added into the pond regularly to improve yield for patrons but success at pond fishing depends on your skill, knowledge, patience and luck.
For those new to fishing, there are separate areas at the same place to do fishing. The main (biggest) pond allows you to catch and carry home any fish you snare. A ‘pro’ pond tests your fishing skills and it allows you to catch larger fishes for the thrill of reeling one in. But after wrestling with your trophy, you must release the fish back into the pond. Other smaller ponds allow ‘sure-catch’ fishing but you pay additional cash per fish for the privilege. The only way to learn fishing is to go down to a pond and learn as you practice.

Non-fishing visitors should be hooked by the other amenities in this 14-hectare park. A popular playground exists at Pasir Ris Town Park. There are also fitness amenities for guys to train the arm muscles to clear their annual Individual Physical Performance Test (IPPT) performing chin-ups. A jogging track around the park that extends to Pasir Ris Park and Sun Plaza Park will offer plenty of cardiovascular training. Shelters and tall trees provide plenty of shade. Rolling open spaces anchored with large boulders are attractive sites for family picnics. There are two restaurants and a drink stall near the main pond.

Many flowering plants like Bougainvillea and Heliconias line the fringes of the fishing pond, adding a dash of colour to the greenery. Along Sungei Tampines, multi-coloured HDB apartments brighten the view of this beautiful canal. There are bridges across the canal offering access to the park.

You can reach the park on foot, on roller-blades, on bicycles, by car or via MRT travel. A carpark that uses pay-per-minute electronic charge is present next to the park. White Sands MRT station, next to White Sands Shopping Centre, is a convenient five-minute walk away.

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