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Fishing the pits
A few are little more than summer mud holes. Others resemble farm ponds. Some swallow 100 or more acres. Many are stunningly deep, clear and, in a few spots, surprisingly cold. Nearly all are fishable. "A couple of the lakes have trout in them," said Rob Rold, assistant fisheries biologist for the Department of Fish and Wildlife's southeastern district. "They're deep enough and cold enough to support them." My fishing partner John Durbin and I weren't looking for trout. And even if we had it would practically have taken downriggers to reach them, and we were armed with a couple of handcrafted bamboo fly rods from Durbin's workshop -- tools not really designed for deep-water probing. If the fish weren't near the top of the water column, they would remain safe from us.
Failed angler confesses life of piscatorial flops
Somewhere between the cloudy waters of Chub Ditch and blue ribbon mountain streams, I took a wrong turn. Learning to fish was supposed to hone character and cleanse the soul. There is nothing more masculine, more all-American, more Montanan than becoming an expert angler. Here follows the confession of an angler left behind. The Huck Finn I once was never outgrew fishing but fishing outgrew him. Fishing introduced me to a new world, a world of flash and wonder, murky mystery and electric connections. The watery world interfaced with this ocean of air at the surface of every creek, pond and river. Fishing line was the telegraph wire that communicated between the two. My first freshwater rig consisted of a willow pole, three yards of line, a bobber and a hook. I transmitted a cricket and waited for an answer.
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.
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