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The
Mahseer is a fresh water scaly fish, which can attain a huge size, and shows
more sport for its size than a Salmon and therefore is considered the best
sport fish in the world. The Mahseer quite avidly takes to bait such as
spoon, plug, fly or livefish, an erroneous impression has gained ground that
they are carnivorous and rapacious. Careful studies have shown that they are
omnivorous and take almost any thing available in water ranging from weeds,
snails, crabs and live fish.
The Etymology of Mahseer suggests the
word could mean a fish with "lion's gameness", " big scaled
fish" and "fish par excellence Mahseer inhabit different rivers
throughout the length and breadth of India and the sub continent. Experts
have identified about six species in India, but no detailed information on
the present status and distribution of these species is available. The
different species of Mahseer inhabit various habitats, ranging from tropical
waters where temperature in summer goes upto 35 C to sub Himalayan waters
where the winter water temparature drops closer to 0 C.
Though
Fishermen consider the Golden or Himalayan Mahseer ( tor putitora ) as the
main species available on the Saryu & Mahakali rivers, besides the
Silver and Black Mahseer. Goonch ( bagarus bagarius ), a fresh water
scavenger is also another species that thrives in these rivers. Though
accurate data on the catches of Mahaseer for different parts of the country
are not available, comparison of figures from isolated surveys and
observations of Anglers indicate that in the past Mahseer of 70 - 80 lbs,
have been frequently caught in the Indian waters. It has been reported that
the Mahaseer can grow to weights exceeding 100 lbs.
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