Six months of fishing in India
Hi Guys,
Its been a while since I left Australia and also since i've been on fishwrecked but as promised here's a report of my trip to India.
It started back in November 2012 and has certainly been a great adventure with not only some great fish caught but also some amazing places visited and some interesting people and occurances along the way.
I bought a small van after arriving which was an experience in itself but persistence paid off. It gave us the chance to travel with the sea kayaks and also meant carting our huge amonut of gear around was a a little easier than by motorbike.
I based m self over on the rugged west coast. Its an anglers paradise with many uuntouched spots particularly for the adventuorous fisher. during the stay a few friends joined me and we had some super catches. To be fair the weather other the season wasn't always perfect, with plenty of windy days putting a stop to boat fishing but overall we didin't do too badly and had plenty of Barra, mangrove jacks, cod, flathead, finger mark and a few other species.
One highlight was finally getting stuck into a couple of decent Gts. Its the first time over there that anyone has had some propper success with the heavy popping so its great to find some untouched popping grounds There seems to be some pretty good potential judging by the results from a few sessions and i look forward to trying some more in the future.
There some of the highlights in the photos below and lots more on my blog at www.worldbiker.blogspot.com
and there will be some more posts there in the coming weeks.
All the best, Scott
.thumbnail.jpg "Black Stripey eye!")
worldfisher
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 06/03/11
mjohns
Posts: 337
Date Joined: 11/01/07
Some awsome pics there mate,
Some awsome pics there mate, actually most of them are !!
I really like the one with the shark and camel in the background
worldfisher
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 06/03/11
worldfisher
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 06/03/11
Thanks mate...yeah its not
Thanks mate...yeah its not often a camel comes along when you're catching a shark...but then in India most things are possible! :)
EL SYD
Posts: 599
Date Joined: 16/08/10
great pics, looking forward
great pics, looking forward to more
TonyT
Posts: 501
Date Joined: 09/07/10
awesome buddy, keep up the
awesome buddy, keep up the good work....
southcity104
Posts: 1659
Date Joined: 27/01/09
coconut palms pic
is epic! done in sepia? Makes me feel like im back in nam. ; )
"Its a life style job"
CityFlicker
Posts: 524
Date Joined: 31/01/13
Some awesome fish & pics
Some awesome fish & pics there mate, well done.
Just because I smile & nod does not mean I believe the crap coming out of your mouth.
All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the privilege.
catchalittle
Posts: 1875
Date Joined: 04/09/08
awesome pics of fish and
awesome pics of fish and landscapes sounds like a fantastic trip thanks for shareing
Nathan
Uluabuster
Posts: 724
Date Joined: 12/12/10
Great pics.Looks like you own
Great pics.
Looks like you own an El Toro rod. What poundage and line class would that be ?
You should have tried catching those giant marsheer in Calvary River. They look bloody huge!
Aaron_Moses95
Posts: 213
Date Joined: 23/04/12
I spent the first 8 years of
I spent the first 8 years of my life in India, never once got to wet a line. Always thoght there would be some monsters around, good to see someone get into them. Well done mate, the barra and GT are nice fat fish. If u dont mind me asking, approx where did u guys chase those gt's?
Faulkner Family
Posts: 18034
Date Joined: 11/03/08
looks like you had some great
looks like you had some great fishing there. some nice fish for sure.
I like the pic of the fish just lying on the beach with the blury background.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
worldfisher
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 06/03/11
Hi guys, Thanks for all the
Hi guys,
Thanks for all the comments, Southcity....yes think the coconut shot was sepia or similar...lovely view to wake up to!:)
Uluabuster, Yeah its an El toro 150, I was running a 110lb power pro and a 220lb fisherman leader. It pretty shallow and snaggy in spots so I prefer to fish heavy as i know there are some much larger fish around...in fact I got busted up by a gt of at around 50kg just after the pic of one of the bigger fish. We have also seen 40kg + models swimming just a few metres off the rocks...but the area is very hard to fish...When i'm back i'm going to have a a week or two concetrating on them as to be fair we only tried on a handful of occasions..
I fish for the mahseer quite alot and this trip we tried a new river with some good looking water. we just fished a few days and unfortunately didn't connect with any...however i did snorkel and see some specimens to around 15kg which was quite nice...:) at least my suspicions that they were present were confirmed..below are a couple of photos of fish from the cauvery. One was in the last issue of fishing wild where i had an article..
Aaron, I was fishing in the state of Maharashtra, on the coast south of mumbai by several hundred kilometres. There are a few good spots around the country for Gts but it takes some time and effort to find them, organise boats etc and finally get to fish. I'm considering guiding some exploratory trips as there seems to be some good potential and it can be done fairly cheaply if people don't mind roughing it a bit..
All the best, Scott
www.worldbiker.blogspot
crezz
Posts: 695
Date Joined: 12/03/12
that looks like an awesome
that looks like an awesome trip and great pics to. well done
worldfisher
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 06/03/11
Hi Guys,New blog post on GTs
Hi Guys,
New blog post on GTs here, enjoy, Scott
http://worldbiker.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/giant-trevally-popping-in-india.html
Lamby
Posts: 3145
Date Joined: 04/08/09
Absolutely epic, wow man
Absolutely epic, wow man unreal. Submit the camel/shark pic seperately, despite all these shots blowing POTM out of the water that is truly the best IMO also
FISH-ON
Posts: 469
Date Joined: 19/07/11
Amazing pics thanks for
Amazing pics thanks for sharing
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
worldfisher
Posts: 103
Date Joined: 06/03/11
Cheers guys, And thanks for
Cheers guys, And thanks for the suggestion Lamby...might just do that :)
all the best, Scott
www.worldbiker.blogspot.com
Notorious
Posts: 914
Date Joined: 23/02/12
Mad pics What was the
Mad pics
What was the visability like?
Is it fished out there?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/174055815943047/?fref=nf
claymore
Posts: 225
Date Joined: 11/01/11
great thread and photos. keep
great thread and photos. keep 'em coming.