Prawning

Singapore

4 venues that take you on a prawning adventure

1. Hai Bin J @ Jurong offers 24 hours daily prawn fishing , 4 ponds, a beer garden and pool tables to enjoy a bbq with your new catch. Address: 241 Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim, The Village, Singapore 629143 (opposite Jurong Bird Park), Tel: 6265 2598. Rates are at $18/rod*1hr; $28/rod*2hrs, $33/rod*3hrs. Minimum booking is 20 rods before 8pm and afterwards 30rods per pond.

2. Hai Bin P @ Punggol has three prawning ponds and one Nelayan Pro fishing pond attached to Banyan Beer Garden and opens 24 hours. Address: 6 Tebing Lane #01-04 Singapore 828835, Tel: 6447 8693. Rates are at $18/rod*1hr; $28/rod*2hrs, $33/rod*3hrs. Minimum booking is 20 rods before 6pm and afterwards 30 rods per pond.

3. ORTO claims to be Singapore’s largest prawning  facility, opens 24 hours daily with a total of 10 ponds consisting mainly of big head prawns and yabbies. Address: 81 Lorong Chencharu Singapore 769198. Tel.: 6257 8858. Rates are at $20/1hr; $30/2hrs and $36/3hrs. Check out the prawning tutorial video if it is your first time. 

4. Prawning at East Coast Park offers fresh water fishing and big head prawning 24hrs daily. You can also get complimentary charcoal, fire starters, satay sticks and use one of their four BBQ pits during your prawning session. Address: 1020, East Coast Parkway, #01-06, Singapore 449878 (near Burger King). Tel.: +65 62273330. Rates are at $18/hr, $28/2hrs and $33/3hrs. Picture slideshow for the curious.

Prawning at East Cost Park

A truly local experience: Prawn fishing and bbq.

How your catch should look like. Photo credit: Zora

Still not sure if you should go? Read a quite amusing but also informative article about prawning here. 

Disclaimer: Rates are subject to change. Check for updates with the operators and vendors.