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Nepal, the world's second rich country
in the water resources having numbers of
rivers and lakes, is an ideal location
for pleasure of fishing and angling.
There are some specific ethnic group in
the hills and Terai region of Nepal
whose lifestyle has been based on
Fishing. Bote, Majhi, Tharu and
Machhuwar are some of them.
Sport fishing is also gaining popularity
in Nepal. There are approximately 118
varieties of fresh - water fish in the
Himalayan rivers ranging from the much
sought after mahseer to the mountain
stream trout-like varieties. The best
season to go fishing on the white waters
is before and after the monsoon from
February till April and October to
November.
Betrawati, Indrawati, Karnali, Trisuli,
Koshi, Babai, Rapti, Dolalghat on Kodari
Highway, Janakpur and Lakes of Pokhara
are some of the major sites for fishing
and angling sports in Nepal. Fishing is
all the more fun in mountain streams. In
the Terai river water large catfish,
murrel and carp are found in
abundance.In some of River fishing are
strictly prohibited but while fishing,
fisherman should not forget to take care
of some other aquatic species such as
fresh water dolphins, Crocodiles etc in
the Koshi, Rapti and Narayani River
streams.
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