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Finally Managed the time to go for a trip. And what a trip it turned out to be.

The camp



Left @ 5.30 on Saturday morning for Qibla Bandi Dam. Reached the water @ 7.25, selected a spot ( That wasnt my fav ) but decided to sit there as every1 else was in favour of the area. Casted our rods but there was no action. At around 10.30 I got my first bite and landed my first Narian also known as ( Mori/Moracca)

The first of many Narian




After that landed two Narain of similar sizes ( all on Worms) and a Rahu close to a Kg on Atta.

Then Rohail managed to Land a similar fish in just his second outing)

Rohails first catch




On the first day caught 7 Narian in total, I rahu, A dozen Talpia and a couple of eels. Decided to call it a day as the team was exhausted.

Got up early next morning and I decided to move to the spot that I thought was the better one and WALA!!!! . The fish kept pouring in.

Narian



and more Narian



The vigil of Shah jee







Over all it was a very good trip and we managed to catch close to 45 Fish amongst the 6 of Us. Took home a few of them, all of the species taken home were the not on the endangered species list....


My daughter Aayla inspecting the catch

Great trip mate. And your daughter is a doll.

Thanx MK.

just a question I cant the pics the rite size. Although i resized them for Large but there just the size of Thumb nails in the post

Help needed

Nice pics, mate !! Way to go ...

Shapan!

Actually the way you have posted the pics is perfect. It does n ot slow down the site and if anybody needs to see the pix in a larger size all he has to do is click on it. Imageshack (the host) then opens up and displays the pic/s.

Or you could resize your pics on photoshop and try and keep them less then 1 MB or 4 inches wide.

Bops is the best person to guide you through this.

Shaphan, good show, nice place.

You will have to resize the pics as per the instructions in the first posts under the image gallery. Max size is 640 X 480 and you have used the wrong link from imageshack. Have a look at the how to post images tutorial also under the image gallery.

Shaphan,

Nice catches mate.

Cheers,
Apoo

Shaphan, the only solace for missing this wonderful trip is that i was trout fishing at the same time in northern areas. You guys had a great trip. Congrats to all

When are we going to Qibla Bandi

Hi Shapam,
good fishing. Nice to see that you made it a family affair. Dont forget, the family always come first. Well done again and let us see some more pics. of your next trip. Henry

Shaphan, are there any sowls there?? (you know my fascination for lure fishing ). What size were the baam that you caught/

The eels weren't that Big as we weren't at the rocky spot near the spill way . As per the locals the eels are bigger there. The same rocky part is the only spot were u can catch the occasional masheer/ Snake head.

wow! nice catch, as always. your daughter is just like a little angel and its heartening to see angels too like fish

my past few weeks were also quit boring, now starting to have some time.
after looking at your pics, thinking qibla bandi is the best for a fresh start. you know i m pindi, how to reach qibla bandi dam (especially your spot ). can you please guide?

thanx

Just about great to see pics of a good fishing trip,nice sweet kids,tents and the rods laid out - Could life be better ?
Cheers...Ham

Rana Sb,

Qibla Bandi is on the road to Tarbella Ghazi, its a good dam to fish at but the sad part is that u know most of these dams under contractual lease and u need permission from the contractor...

dear shaphan, yeah, thats the sad part, but we have to live with it, aren't we?
other than this how can i get this permission? is there any person on spot to talk to? or...

Yeah you are right Fishman

We have to live with it
It was nice trip with shaphan.

Qibla Bandi looks like a fantastic place for fishing.. And am sure the contractor wouldn't mind a few anglers taking a couple of fish, provided his palms are greased..

Any big catches here ???

Interesting looking fish Shapan. The Narian look a bit like the mirgal, are they a cross ? Gavin i remember you mentioning something to that effect if i remember correctly ?
Arethey as bony as the mirgal ?

Shaphan, Great pics.Keep on doing it!
Axx

eljefe,

Thanx mate


Gavin,

Yeah its a real beautiful place. They are big fish also there. Rahu, Common carp, Narian but thats a rare scene as the dam is on commercial lease and when the lease period is about to end the contractor does net the dam religiously as he has invested a fair amount into it.

Owen,

as for the fish Narian are also refered to as ( Moracca and Mori), will try and search up the scientific name as well. It is a resonably bony fish, but the bones are bigger and not a pain. ( Tasty Fish Tough ). I also always thought that it looked some what like a Mirgal. A few of the Narian we caught reflected signs of a cross with Rahus as they had similar colorations.

I have never heard any 1 in Pakistan using the word Mirgal, may be Narian is the Pakistani version of a Mirgal.

Narian are bottom feeders, grow reasonably quickly. Are caught from April to Novemember ( Angling), put up a decent fight. MOstly caught on worms ( reports of Narian on Atta are also there). If u hit a school then rest ashore u'll catch a few of them. Like the Rahu a fish driven by smell.

Weight Chari is the best way to improve your sucess rate.

Owen as per my Fosh Base search Morakha/Narian/ Mori is the same fish as Mirgal

The link is

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Species ... hp?id=4494

Shah Sahib! didn't know you were there too, must have enjoyed...

heard some good reports from "doongi" too... whats the best bet
doongi or qibla bandi?

Shaphan is right. Mrigal (Cirrhinus Cirrhosus) or mori or narain are the same fish. They are called mrigal in India, narian in rawalpindi
area and mori in Punjab.

@Fishman

we visited doongi dam last Sunday, many anglers are sitting there the contractor mixed “grease” in water and they have thrown fish feed near spillways. Very pathetic visit it was

Rana Sb,

Qibla is better than dungi......... but the problem is that you need permission to go there. The best thing is that if you can spare the time to go down to Qibla and just have a "chat" with the workers of the thekadar...
Mean while will try and check with my friend

As for dongi they are other spts as well just need to explore........

Why has the contractor done it??

yes shah sahib, i heard that same, don't understand the reason though, any idea?

thank you shaphan, i'll definitly try to visit in couple of days.
other than that will wait for your friend's call too..

regarding other places, i m a starter, so prefer to follow you guys instead of jumping on new grounds...

i think he want save fish from anglers
i don't understand why mix grease, if u wanna save fish from angler don't give them permission. I saw my self the water was oily.

By mixing grease in water he can save fish from everyone!!! including himslef

@Fishman
Where you live in rwp ?

Reports are streaming in from Poonch River AJK ( Masheer 8-10Kg), Raja Zulquirna ws there last week.

Mangla and Tarbella are plaing up as well.

If any one is intrested in going for Rahu, Singhara, Mulley and the odd Masheer Indus river ( DI Khan, Chashma) is the best

So come on guys plan something........

Shah jee where are u????

Shah Sahib! PM is on your way...

Shaphan! when and where are you planning? and how long will the trip be?

Thanks @Fishman

Shaphan lets go yaaaaaaaaaaaar on coming friday