Wondered if anyone can help,

I have a friend who is moving to Bangalore for a new job and would interested in any advice/experience of fly fishing in India. Internal flights are cheap so anywhere in India would be viable.

A Google search reveals a number of guides based around the Himalayas that seem to offer a number of services but it would be great to speak to people whom have experienced it.

Many thanks in advance,

Ben

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SpottyHors Fly Fishers

Hi - cannot really help you because, despite having taken my kit to India, our holiday coincided with late monsoon rains, so no real chance of fishing, apart from an hour on a lake in Kerala. Rivers were in spate and some lakes unfishable owing to flooding/pollution etc.

However, Chandan at RGSaga was helpful before we left and I see that there are links on RG Saga-Fly Tying Tools,Fly Fishing equipment,Fishing tackles & Fishing Gears to two Himalayan guiding sites. Worth a try perhaps in the absence of any other response!

Trish

I lived in the bangalore area for a while. There is trout fishing in small rivers not too far from there in the nilgri hills of tamil nadu. Its in the deep south of the western ghats. There is also a lake where you can cast to trout near there. Other than that ther eis probably good saltwater flyfishing in the maldieves and andaman islands. Ive been to the andaman islands a few times and there is a lot of fish swimming around there.
Other than that there are plenty places in the himalayas including kashmier with quality flyfishing for large brown and rainbow trout. As well as masheer.
there are giant low land river masheer at a special fishery south of bangalore that is catch and release but I dont think many have tried to flyfish for them.
Ranjit

Thanks Ranjit, That's great information, I will pass it on to him. Its sounds promising enough to go pay him a visit

Regards
Ben

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SpottyHors Fly Fishers

well if you need to know anything i go to india every year.i go to smethwick travels and get a ticket for about £300 open ticket for at least 2months and land at amristar airport.get a taxi to a hotel then wait till night time and go to the bar and you,ll find some one who will help you get a car.or train station to were ever you want to go and fish the river ramganga or bayas,or ramnaga, but start with the train to dehradun,thats near teri dam reservoir,then train torajaji natinal park great there.then train through to handwar najibabad then train to nagina to corberts natinal park you can fish in the park only in places its great though.then through toramnagar.thers the rivers of your life there. you need to be in india jan feb and the rivers down south are ok for march and on words, caurvery,. well its train for travel as car is to harsh on the car and back you need to go down south a bit from amrister but its cheaper to fly there than any were or just ring the smethwick travel 01215581122 they give me good prices they know me alot oh they are indian so be ready for the talking differance.im ok i speak a little punjai. well if you need to any more than this then pm me and ill try to help ive been going there for 12 years on and off fishing.bangalor is about 100 miles in land from goa.i think but its there abouts



little phil

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stop buying bottled water we have,nt got enuff to fish in now so stop it get the water companies to do there job and clean the water every where!!!!

Love to have a go some time particularly at the Mahseer.

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