Maybe the regions of Nepal are
not that known when it comes to angling and sport
fishing, but if you hogget a chance do bring your
fishing rod with your travel gear to Nepal. Some
of the popular fishing trips in Nepal are done in
Karnali, Babai valley in the Bardiya National Park.
Chitwan also hosts a number of places like the confluence
of Seti and Trisuli rivers on the Tribhuvan Highway
and also in the confluence of Kaligandaki and Trisuli
river.
We organize fishing trips in
streams close to Kathmandu or far from the Kathmandu.
The Himalayan rivers and lakes camps offer good
grounds for fishing for the fishing adventure lovers.
Approximately more than 185 species of exotic fish
are dancing around the fresh Himalayan water, ranging
from the much sought after Mahseer to the mountain
stream trout, catfish, Murrei, rainbow trout, common
trout and crap (the crap is the largest fish which
can be of several kilos). It is an exciting and
wonderful spot to hook out the colorful fish in
the clear Himalayan Rivers. The best season is from
October to November and February to May. 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 and November.
Some popular fishing areas are Karnali, Babai is
Bardiya, Chitwan's river confluences, Dolalghat,
on Kodari Highway and Pokhara's lakes. Boats, fishing
rods and tackle are available on hire. Fishing is
all the more fun in mountain streams. In the Terai
river water large catfish, murrel and carp are found
in abundance. Nepal is a land of diverse topography,
climate, ethnicity and biodiversity. Within an average
breadth of about 150 km, the altitude varies from
60 meter above sea level to the world's highest
peak Mount Sagarmatha scaling 8848 km it has three
large river basins namely Koshi in the east, Narayani
in the central and Karnali in the west.
Betrawati, Indrawati, Karnali,
Trisuli and Koshi are some of the major rivers where
fishing and angling is possible. 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 system.