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Hopper time
I put on my waders, my felt-soled boots and a fleece vest because it felt a little bit cool when I got to the Oldman River. The sky was cloudy, threatening rain. A chilly breeze was sweeping down the valley from the west. But within 20 minutes I was sweating like I was in the tropics, the breeze had stopped and the sun had popped out from behind the clouds. I should have known. Summer might be winding down, but it ain't done yet. I'd come down to the Oldman River below the Three Rivers Dam to try a bit of late-afternoon grasshopper fishing. No, not fishing for grasshoppers. I mean using big flies imitating grasshoppers to fool some trout into playing with me for a bit. It's the time of year for grasshoppers along the river banks to start leaping and flying around looking for mates.
Fishing in the waters of Gurez
Nature has been very kind to the people of Kashmir. State of Jammu and Kashmir, with its diverse climatic zones is bestowed with vast and rich expanse of natural water bodies in the form of snow fed streams, rivers, lakes, sars, springs, marshy areas besides high altitude cold water lakes located at an elevation of above 12000feet. These resources not only add to the splendor of unsurpassed beauty of the state but also form unrivalled rich and diverse fishery resources. The fresh water aquaculture resources in the state comprise of 0.4 lakh kms, vast diversity of climate makes the state suitable for both cold and warm water fishery. Besides the state provides ample opportunity for sport fishery of world famous trout and Mahaseer.
Trout farming is one of the oldest forms of commercial fish production.
Recovering with rods and reels
But the anglers who wear them quickly find these vests connect them with other men who share a common journey."Look at this," said Roger McClure, handing his fishing buddy his rod and shrugging off his vest.The vest McClure wore during the recent Reel Recovery retreat had been signed by anglers from all walks of life. All of them had cancer, and all had faced their own mortality. .
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