INDIANANGLER

Murrel column has been dormant a month now guys!
Lets see some action soon... Senor MM, que tal ?

I've been sending scouts to locate 9 kg + murrel specimens . There are plenty of favourable reports. Having one photographed and weighed in a few months time should be the challenge
Yaj.

The man from the east who walks with 3 legs and two shoes ..... OMO ...thats our Cookie boy for you :)

Good luck guys
Regards
Sualeh

Hi Yaj. This might be of some interest to you (pic downloaded from internet). Guess how much it weighs??

Yes Sualeh, apparently it is. I guess its a good record for us IA anglers to go for
Regards,
Yaj.

Damn fish just refuse to read.

Can anyone tell me the scientific name of Carnatic carp?
Regards
Sualeh

Barbodes carnaticus

Thanks Yaj

Your welcome!
I've read of carnatic carp being taken on vallisneria leaves floated along the stream.
Regards,
Yaj.

Thanks for the information MM. I haven't heard of carnatic carps in Pakistan. Must have been a good fish to catch. This also reminds me that Shaphan in one of the posts mentioned about common carp (called gulfaam in Pakistan) being taken on chilwas in Tarbela Dam, Pakistan. I haven't heard of common carps eating live fish from anywhere else. Perhaps it is this adaptability that makes them such a hardy species; capable of surviving in most parts of the world.
Regards
Sualeh

"Rod in India" says that most Indian carp become carnivorous when they grow large.

Regards,
Yaj.

Sualeh,
The name Carnatic has nothing to do with the eating/feeding habits of the fish, but more to do with the waters they inhabit - Carnatic carp are supposed to be endemic to most rivers of South India (in this case mostly rivers that flow thru Karnataka State).

Cheers,
Alexis

Sualeh, the Carnatic Carp is not found North of the Deccan, so its not present in Pakistan.