John and Colin had a great first trip with us to the Ramganga River in April – with a low river this year we had mixed results but action was steady. Colin landed his first ever Golden Mahseer of 15lb on a small free-lined Chilwa bait and also caught a rare Mulley catfish of 11lb. The last day for Colin was agony, with only 4 hours fishing left before we packed up to leave he hooked into an unseen monster – we could make out a large black shape twisting and turning in the river but after 5 minutes the hooks pulled and the fish went free.
John had a better trip, being top rod was a treat for him as this was his first trip to India although an experienced angler and traveler, and he really loved the place. John caught Goonch of 22lb on light tackle intended for Mahseer and he then caught a 20lb Mahseer on his Goonch rod. I think the one night of the trip that will stand out from the rest for John is the penultimate night when he caught his 20lb Mahseer and the rod was nearly pulled from his hands about 4 times before the fish actually took – the bites from Mahseer are savage and John got a good feel for it that night!
Colin Bunn 15lb Golden Mahseer