INDIANANGLER

Any trip plans for 15th AUGUST ? Put your trip plans here so that anybody interested in yours can join it.

Let's plan one for Manchinbele, what say??

sure dude i'm in with gang!

anging in menchenbele dam on 15th aug is not allowed since some senior engg are visiting the dam, recently they had renovated ,even some schools are participating information collected fron the dam guards , if taken licence from sanga u can try your luck on the other stretch .

Is there any another location where we can fish peacefully pls post so as we can make arrangements
regards
riaz

Riaz, we will go in from the other side.

All those who would like to join, be ready to leave early on Wednesday morning.

Cheers
Bops

Hi Guys,

Gavin,me and a friend would like to come along.
Where is the entry for this others side ? Do we have to come in from Magadi Road ?I remember seeing a post on this earlier.

Whats the ground bait to carry ? And what about worms ?
What tackle combination would be best .

Jude

Hi Jude

Let's all meet at the TG Halli Gate at 6:00 am ?

Bops

P.S Call me on 9845149783 for directions.

Looks like manchinbele isn't a good idea due to the independence day celebrations happening there tomorrow.

I'm off on a scouting trip to Kanakapura road. Let's see how it goes.

Bops

The trip to Kanakapura was a waste, the dam I had found on wikimapia turned out to be dry when we reached there. I finally got Riaz on the phone and turned back from Kanakapura and headed off to join Riaz at Anekal.

The lake,


Shot with DMC-FZ20 at 2007-08-16

Catfishin!


Shot with DMC-FZ20 at 2007-08-16


Total: One 5 kilo cat landed by Riaz, , I landed two cats, 6.5 kilos and 7.2 kilos. The 6.5 kilo was released.


Bops

Good going Bops!

Nice big cats there.

Wheee! It's starting to happen all over again. The season of madness is back.

Nice catch Bops

Thanks guys, nice to see you back Apoo.

BOPS

Saakat magane!!!!!!

Great Guys..

Sure catch at Anekal, is it? Last time, Riaz had caught so many cat fishes there and now again this team has caught so many..

BTW, What was the bait used? Chicken gut?

Are there no issues there with the locals? Is the lake not leased? Plan to go there on the next general holiday.
Regards,

Arokiaraj

Yes, we used chicken gut.

Arokia I would not go there again. The locals didn't look like a good bunch, bound to be trouble.

The same cats can be found in most of the lakes around bangalore suggest you use the same techniques elsewhere.

Bops

Nice catch Bops !

Nice catch bops, these african cats look damn scary..

Keep on doin it Bops!
Best
Axx

So does the " Cat " in the felt hat

Bops get rid of those shades man .... im beginning to see a white cane in the background

You wish! Those are Hobie polarized glasses

We need to see how the watergod looks without the shades ... Hobie polaroids or not .... when did you pick them up ... 1958 ?

hey guys

Check these out.. 15th Aug Independence day - Catfish.

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Sorry for posting these so late. some camera problem..

Cheers !!!

M

Hi BOPS!
Great catch! congrats.
Do u know what happened after u left that place?

Nice Cats Bops.

Vinayak

good show good show!!! nics shots of the cats... tell me did the locals have that priceless mastercard look on their face when you released big daddy??? man i wish someone would take a pic of a "You going to put the 'fish' back????" look!!!


congrats once again!!!

PS: if Mken were with you, all you'd get on chicken gut would be turtles...

Yeah! With me the turtles always come first.

Hey Prakash,

I heard about the rude shock that Viper had and was glad that things went OK. Just a word of caution to all you wonderful chaps at IA.... be SAFE.


Looking at Prakash's pics i'm reminded about Riaz landing net. It's a real beauty mate. Where did you get it from?

Bops

hi
Bops the net was fabricated with the help of ilyas bhai i am happy u liked it dear thanks for writing the cautious word for all our IA members

regards
riaz

Here you go Fred! This one is from 2002

Here you go Bops http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/store ... rchResults

The bottom one should do you and it should't be to hard to get a frame made up from bamboo and rattan or aluminium.

Thanks Ken, will get one of those.

Bops

Hey nice pics Bops! Thanks form sharing.
Regards,
Yaj.

A couple more pics from Len's mobile,

That's some bend in the rod!

Hi there BOPS that really some ben in da rod.

Just wanted to know what kinda cats did you'll catch. Never seen any of them in Pakistan. What species are they??????????

Hi Shaphan

Yes that's the same rod which handled a 35lb mahseer sometime back.

The fish is the African catfish, commonly known as Thai Magur.

The African catfish Clarias gariepinus is also known as the African magur or sharptooth catfish. It is probably the most widely distributed fish in Africa, as its native range extends from South Africa through central, west and north Africa, into the Middle East and eastern Europe. In the 1950s it was introduced to Indo-China by the French, and was subsequently widely distributed in south and south-east Asia for fish-farming. In many cases, however, the introduced fish is a hybrid between the African catfish and an indigenous species C. macrocephalus.

Breathes air and walks on land The African catfish is an ideal species for aquaculture because it is a very hardy fish and has an extremely high growth rate. Under intensive pond management systems, fish could be reared to ‘table size’ every 3 to 4 months. Full-grown fish can grow to more than a metre long, but smaller fish are normally preferred for eating. The catfish can easily become established in the wild, as it has such a wide environmental tolerance range. It can survive in waters with high turbidity, low oxygen levels and extremes of temperature, salinity and pH, and during dry periods can burrow into moist sand. It occurs in almost any habitat but favours floodplains, large sluggish rivers, and lakes and dams. It can even move overland by crawling on its pectoral fins, and breathe air using a specialised breeding organ.

The catfish is a threat to biodiversity as it eats almost anything, including indigenous fish, birds (even domestic ducklings), frogs, snails, crabs and insects, as well as plant material and plankton. It is a voracious predator, and may hunt in packs, herding fish prey towards shallower water where they can be easily caught.

Nice fish Bops

You Looking Good
Love your "Big Bwana Game Hunter Chic" dress and of course the shades

Cheers
phish

thats a great write up on the catfish.. How ca we control the fish multiplying in India. in France all not natice species caught are killed. Do you suggest the same for the cat fish?

Ruler

Yup! get rid of al the Magur you catch.

How do they taste? Has anyone ever eaten one? Which is the best way to cook them?

Hey Bops, great catfish.
Can u let me know the specs of ur rod and the line u used and also the lure/hook plz.

Bye
vinayak

The rod was a 10-30gm casting weight 8 foot length. The hook was a Size 1 regular O' Shaughnessy. Bait was chicken intestines.

Yeah BOPS

Your rite about the threat to the local species. We are facing the same problem here by our fisheries people who are trying to play there role as God and know nothing about there Job. Tarbella one of the premier spots for Masheer is now under threat buy snake heads that were introduced into an already fragile echo system. As it is Masheer is under pressure and to top it all of we have the introduction of a predator.

God knows what we are trying to do. Lets keep our fingers crossed.

Bops-
Magur, Chicken guts and you in immaculate whites? How do you manage? Me? After chicken innards expedition, I come back looking / smelling of the rot and besides me, the clothes also get fumigated... one more clue about the initiation ceremony of the phg!
Best
Axx

Bops and his one of a kind legendry wand

hi Owen,

Welcome back !!!

Cheers !!!

M