Imagine it's the winter of 1960 and you are having morning cup of tea in the small resthouse of Tangrot near the confluence of the River Jhelum and the Poonch. You arrived late in the evening and the ...

Paro, 3 December 2018 – With Mahseer species under increasing pressure across southern Asia, the first International Mahseer Conference will bring together regional and global experts to discuss the ...

Fishing for mahseer in a well-stocked submontane river is, in my opinion, the most fascinating of all field sports. Our environments, even though we may not be continuously conscious of them, ...

Popularly known as tiger of water, Mahseer, state fish of Madhya Pradesh, is now on the verge of extinction. Mahseer, which constituted more than 50% of the catch in Narmada till a decade ago, has now ...

The cloudburst of June 2013 brought much devastation to Uttarakhand in north India. Thousands of people perished in mudslides as rivers burst their banks and swept away everything in their path. The ...

As countries across the globe observed World Fish Migration Day on Sunday, the Assam (Bhorelli) Angling and Conservation Association (A(B)ACA), the oldest angling group in the state, appealed to the ...

he wild mahseer or ikan kelah, a freshwater fish that thrives in crystal clear waters, is highly desired by anglers for its reputation as one of the most challenging fish to catch. Its delicious taste ...

As we reached the dense banks of River Simsang, lined with blooming Kachnar Trees, first thing I heard was not the gush of a free flowing river, but a symphony. I thought it was my ears, buzzing after ...

The existence of Mahseer fish, popularly known as the tiger of freshwater, is under threat following increasing hindrances in the Narmada river's natural flow after the construction of various dams on ...

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The construction of dams on the Narmada River, along with pollution and overfishing, has cast a shadow on the population of Mahseer fish, the state fish of Madhya Pradesh.