If you have plenty of time and loads of patient then Angling or Fishing could be a very interesting sport for you. Fishing is an Eco-friendly sport which require great patient and lots of time. This sport would not suite for those who are out of patience when they loose a fish or get tired while waiting for their catch.
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.
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.
Sport of fishing like hunting, is
not well-advertised in Nepal, but is possible and rewarding.
Approximately 118 varieties of fresh water fish live in these
Himalayan
waters. Mahaseer is the most commonly sought sport fish, besides
mountain stream trout-like varieties and lowland water species.
Anglers
can try their luck in Pokhara’s crystal clear lakes, or in west
Nepal’s
Bardia Wildlife reserves where local agents can organizes guided
fishing
trips. While trekking or rafting, bring along your pole, or give the
locals’ method a try vita bamboo pole or crude fish trap. Some
trekking
or travel agencies also organize fishing trips in streams close to
Kathmandu.