INDIANANGLER

Hi Andy,

welcome to the forum..

Yeah....Galibore and the Cauvery is not a place to forget in a lifetime

And the motorcyle man "Owen Bosen" is our mahseer guru ..

Even now in 2007 he threatens to head for the river "by bike" .......

Jude

hello andy

welcome to the forum mate

regards
saiki

Hi Andy,

Welcome abroad.

You might have met a different Owen if you were not fishing. But on the other way round, if you have met any Owen in the waters near Bangalore, it has to be this Owen Bosen only. None other than IA's 'OMO'.

Believe me, I heve not met him personally till date, but from his posts and replies I have learnt a lot form him. Jude has quoted the right way. Owen is the Masheer guru.

Cheers,
Apoo

Hi Andy,

welcome to the forum. We look forward to having you around. I'm sure that you will have some trips lined up after spending just a little while here.

Howdy Andy,

Cheers to bent rods and stretched lines.

Hi Andy

Welcome aboard buddy......or i sould call u GURU

regards

Dev

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

Mighty Marlin, is that a giant trevally you're holding? How big was it? If it is a GT, a mate of mine in Fiji catches them and says the scraps are awesome. I'm hoping to visit him in 2008 for a spot of fishing and diving. I think he gets them on lures, particularly on poppers.

As regards my Cauvery fishing, I've been very fortunate to have had four very big mahseer (over fifty pounds), 86lbs being the largest caught on ragi whilst sat on Galibore Rock just after dark in 1998. This was the best (most enjoyable) of my trips for various reasons although it was cut short by a few days as apparently Veerappan was after us so we were ordered back to Bangalore by the police. He won't be doing that again!

I first went to Galibore in 1994 and caught mahseer to 24lbs and then returned in 1996, 1998, 2001 and the last time was 2005, doing a total of about fourteen weeks by the river over all these trips. I may be back in 2009 with my daughter.

Hi Andy,

Welcome to the forum man. 40 years of experience in coarse fishing. , You can contribute a lot to this forum. Looking forward to your posts regarding your experiences. Do not forget to post pictures.
Welcome again,

Ali..

Welcome aboard, Andy.
We'll have to have a pint and chin wag about the place next time I visit Dr Redfin. It is Mark, and he had his first trip n April this year.
Caught a 20, after a frustrating 2 days of missed takes etc.

Last time I visited, Mark took me to a Keralan restuarant in Malmesbury, been to there? They are having an outdoor thali night soon; assuming the monsoon stops! It's right on the side of the Avon, sit and watch the fish while eating Keralan Fish Curry; sounds good to me...

Hi Steve, I think I saw you in the Fishing Magic site articles which I enjoyed. Some great photos too.
I know the Avon around Malmesbury quite well but not the restaurant - sounds good. A pint and chat would be very welcome next time you're in my neck of the woods, it would be good to compare notes. I should be conger fishing down your way in September out of Plymouth, can't wait!
Regards
Andy

Hi Andy,
Great to catch up with you after all these years.
The net has made this world a small place.
Yes the passion for fishing never dies, and i am the same Owen you met in 1994.
Hope we can catch up again some time.
Do you know the where abouts of Richard Pitts, and Richard Gardner ?
Regards
Owen

Welcom aboard Andy .. tight lines and lotsa fish