INDIANANGLER

hi
i happen to visit ranjeet sagar,huge freshwater lake made on river ravi.i wonder if there are any mahseer in there as no reports exist on it. can anyone throw some light on it ?????????

Hi Zorawar,


There are no accurate reports on the Ranjeet sagar. I was there about 6 years ago and had a fantastic trip, but the lake faces the following problems from an anglers perspective:

1) Jurisdiction: The lake is split between three states; Punjab, J&K and HP. Unlike J&K and HP, Punjab has a very defunct angling policy.
2) Security: Being in a so called 'sensitive' area, hassment by the cops/secrity guys is phenomenal. It is best to go there with a military connexion. No other way to beat this.
3) No local Support: There are no boats/roads around the lake. It has to be beaten on foot or one takes the boats belonging to the Dam. You again need sarkari jugaad for this.

The above are a few reasons why the 'aam angler' should not venture there! But if you can find a contact in the admin/sarkar, then no place beats Ranjeet Sagar!!!

Hope this helps...
Cheers,

well when it come's to jugaad,we indians are the best at it. is the ranjeet sagar having any mahseer in it ????????????? wat are the other fish in there ??????