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Himachal Angling HolidaysFirst brought to the country from England, the Trout has made India a welcome home, made even more welcome by the anglers. Angling became favorite pursuit of the British during ninetieth century and it was mainly for this reason that exotic species viz. brown and rainbow trout were introduced in Indian rivers and streams. The introduced species of trout not only soon established in Indian waters but also bred and propagated fast in view of rich oxygenated waters and ideal ecological condition of these rivers. Trout in India is supposed to be ‘tough’ but they do take a fly although the best game happens on spinners. A great place is as important as the fishing itself, as is keeping it good for fishing. To this end, our camps and retreats are set at some of the most picturesque places along the rivers we fish. There's nothing quite like waking up to a Himalayan sunrise and heading straight for a session on the water before you're fully awake! Himachal Government has specifically declared Tirthan river as an angling reserve and taken a historic decision not to allow any hydro power project on this river as well as it’s tributaries in order to maintain it’s aquatic biodiversity. Brown Trout Brown trout are indigenous to mountains waters of Central and Western Europe. They vary in colour form. The two differentiating features of brown trout are (I) red orange spots on the body (II) edge of the adipose fins is tipped with red. Trout belong to family Salmonidae which form part of lthe order Isospondyli, meaning equal ‘vertebrae’. All fish belonging to this group have the air bladder connected to the gullet by a pneumatic duct and the pelvic fins are abdominal in position. It was introduced in 1899. Later the stock was sent to Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Rainbow Trout The Brown Trout is a native of European waters and were introduced to Himalayan streams first in Kashmir in the 1860’s and later from there to the Beas in the 1920’s. The species thrives best in the temperature ranging between 3 to 15 degrees C. Their body is comparatively short and deep; more elongated in males than females. Colour varies depending on size, age and character of water; silvery on side with irregular located dark spot and sides showing a red band and blotches; belly merely plain. The Rainbow that do not breed in the river and are escapees from the local fisheries, being used to fishery feeding, are easily caught and rarely grow beyond a pound in the river. A typical brown trout has a brown or yellow-brown body, with black spots on the back, sides, dorsal fin and tail, especially the upper portion. There are also some red or bright orange spots scattered down the sides of most brown trout, sometimes with light blue halos. The tail is square-ended on most mature fish. Fishing is banned in trout waters of Himachal Pradesh from Nov 1- Feb 28 each year to facilitate the fishes to spawn and propagate. |
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