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Fishing and Angling

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Fishing and angling is very famous adventurous sport in Corbett National Park along with the variety of wildlife. In Corbett area fishing are allowed at Pancheshwar, Ramgarh and Binsar with special permission from forest officials.

Items you must bring with you for fishing in Corbett area are rucksack, straw hats, sunglasses, keds, waders, antiseptic creams, insect repellents, windcheaters, gloves and suntan.

Mahseer fish and fishing Mahseer is a large fighting fish that India is best known for, in the fishing world. Though anglers consider the Golden or Himalayan Mahseer (Tor putitora ) as the main species available on the Ramganga, Saryu & Mahakali rivers, Goonch ( Bagarus bagarius ), a fresh water scavenger is also another species that

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thrives in these rivers. Mahseer fishing tours are conducted on the Ramganga River in the periphery of Corbett National Park and on higher reaches of the river. Fly-fishing and spinning the rivers offers great pleasure to the sportsman, who is called upon to pit his skill to outwit the mighty Mahseer.

Mahseer, the famous Indian freshwater fish offers an exhilarating experience to anglers. In Sanskrit, Mah means great and Seer means Tiger. Therefore, it is often dubbed as the ‘Great Tiger’ of Indian waters. Mahseer is a migratory fish that moves upstream for spawning during the monsoon, abandoning the cold waters in the winter season, it moves to the lower parts of the Himalayan streams.

Jim Corbett and Mahseer Fishing One of the fascinating narration’s of Jim Corbett in his book “Man Eaters of Kumaon” is about his fishing holidays for Mahseer (barbus tour), in a river which flowed through a beautiful wooded valley. When Corbett was fishing, the air was filled with the fragrance of flora and songs of a multitude of birds. Corbett opined that angling in such an atmosphere is a sport fit for kings. After catching a 50 lb. mahseer, he concluded that the sublime surroundings in which he had caught the fish will not be forgotten, and will draw him back to this valley, which to date still unspoiled by the hand of man.

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Fishing is allowed on Ramganga, kosi, Mandal, kothri Rivers with a special permit. Hiring a rod will cost Rs 500 per day per beat for people interested in fishing. If luck permits one can see Mahseer Fishes in Kosi and Ramganga River peradventure.

Note: Fishing is only allowed outside the Corbett Park and Sonanadi sanctuary, permits can be obtained from DFO, Ramnagar for fishing at Kosi and from the field director for Ramganga River. These permits are issued form 1st Oct to 30th Jun.

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