INDIANANGLER

the last few weeks have changed my life , first time in india,to many photos to put on forum, computers aint my strong point check out the following link if your interested.tightlines, dave . http://picasaweb.google.com/david.tightlines

Looks like you gone and caught all the fish! Nice pics, Dave.

Could you ID the fish in photo no 35 in your album? It looks like a Tilapia but i've never seen that colour before.

Bops

all i know is it is a tilapia, no experience of other species. they were stunning looking fish but also a big nusiance, could strip a orange sized ball of ragi down to nothing in under 10 mins. the guides insisted we removed all we caught as apparently they are becoming a problem! large numbers of them in yhe river. all get eaten by the locals though.

It does look like a Pearl Spot. Here's the pic in question.

Hi Dave,

It seems you really had a great time in India. Nice pics. Each one of them.

Cheers,
Apoo

hi dave great fishing hope to go there with glen one of these days kel

Nice photo's.

Glad to see that Sam put you onto the guys at Arambol.
Did you get up to Maharashtra ?
I'll be looking into renting one of the little outrigger canoes on the river soon. If I can find someone with sensible prices, I'll let you know how to contact them.

Hi Dave,
Nice pix, looks like you guys had a blast.
The fish in picture 34 is called the soslu which is the best chilwa to use at Kengal.
35 is a Tilapia for sure.
66 is a nice looking Rohu - probably from croc rocks.
68 is a Kurral - some call it pink carp, but the locals call it the kurral.
75 is the Tengra.
Regards
Owen

Nice range of fish .... I agree with Akshay on the mahseer bug ... thats why im an out an out salty ... never know what you have at the end of the line ... and sometimes never will ..

hey everybody, thanks for all your comments and input on the photos.i have already booked for next year and am hopefully going to make it a 3 month trip this time with more time spent sea fishing. cant wait!
as for the pearl spot i never tried worms but im sure they are deadly if you can get them,bobby...do you dig them from the banks? i found that they would eat almost anything and caught all mine on tiny pieces of ragi on a size 10 hook.

Congrats on getting such a varied catch,as a matter of interest how did you catch the small species of fish?

Sit in the coracle at croc rocks take the smallest hook you got put a small bead of ragi and you will catch a dozen of them in no time. Good eating I understand, just remove the guts wash, two slits on oth sides apply turemic, salt and lime or vinegar. Smear with MDH fish paste and deep fry after an hour. Yum, is what I hear.