The trip to south India began right after Siddharth's wedding in Calcutta. We took the train down to Chennai, then to Tirupati and on to Bangalore. A major disaster was narrowly averted after we left Howrah without the all-important fishing rods! However, they were couriered on to Bangalore and arrived before we did. PHEW ! ;-)
We drove to the fishing camp from the Kabini River lodge, arriving well after dark after a nerve wracking drive. The Galibori camp is located about 90km (two and a half hours) south of Bangalore. It is one of three fishing camps run by the state owned 'Jungle Lodges and Resorts'.
![]() | � | The Galibori tented camp in a magnifcent Tamarind grove on the banks of the Cauvery. Without electricity, it has running water and hot water by the bucket. There are hammocks strung between the beautiful trees that were very popular in the afternoons. |
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![]() | � | The golghar also doubled as a dance floor on new year's eve. |
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Pranav eventually met the big one which broke him! The shikaree (ghille/guide) saw it and put it down as 20lbs. Pranav's first question when this one (33 lbs) was landed by granddad was
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![]() | � | Granddad with his 88 lbr. |
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Date | Angler | Species | No | Wt. | Location | Time | Remarks |
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31-Dec | Dhruv | Mahseer | 1 | 4.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 5:30 PM | Dhruvs FIRST Mahseer |
Arti | Mahseer | 1 | 1.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:30 PM | Pranavs FIRST Mahseer | |
01-Jan | Ajay | Mahseer | 1 | 27.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 9:15 AM | Left bank little above camp beach |
Pranav | Carnatic | 1 | 1.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 9:30 AM | ||
Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Galib. Camp Pool | 5:45 PM | |||
Carnatic | 1 | 1.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:00 PM | |||
Catfish | 1 | 0.7 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:30 PM | |||
02-Jan | Ajay | Mahseer | 1 | 49.5 | Mysore Mada | 11:25 AM | Took him down chutes below pool. Had to to fetch coracle. Took 2 hrs to land |
Cheri | Mahseer | 1 | 2.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 7:00 PM | ||
Dhruv | Mahseer | 1 | 8 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:30 PM | ||
Pranav | Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Galib. Camp Pool | |||
Carnatic | 1 | 1.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | ||||
Mahseer | 1 | 4 | Galib. Camp Pool | 12:30 PM | 4lb-1oz! | ||
Mahseer | 1 | 3 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:45 PM | |||
03-Jan | Dhruv | Mahseer | 1 | 3 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:45 PM | |
Pranav | Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Galib. Camp Pool | |||
Mahseer | 1 | 1 | Galib. Camp Pool | ||||
04-Jan | Dhruv | Carnatic | 1 | 2 | Galib. Camp Pool | 11:15 AM | |
Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Galib. Camp Pool | 11:45 AM | |||
Carnatic | 1 | 1 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:00 PM | |||
Pranav | Mahseer | 1 | 1.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | 11:30 AM | ||
Mahseer | 1 | 6 | Galib. Camp Pool | 6:30 PM | |||
Mahseer | 1 | 0.5 | Galib. Camp Pool | ||||
Indu | Mahseer | 2~ | 1.5 | ||||
Arti | Mahseer | 1 ~ | 2 | Galib. Camp Pool | Arti cast, Dhruv hooked the fish and handed rod back to Arti saying "Your fish!" | ||
05-Jan | Moni | Mahseer | 1 | 33 | Rainer Point | 11:00 AM | "L=40" x G=27.5" (15.25kg) |
Ajay | Mahseer | 1 | 12 | Crocodile Rock | 6:15 PM | ||
Mahseer | 1 | 25 | Crocodile Rock | 7:30 PM | |||
Catfish | 3 ~ | 4 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
Cheri | Mahseer | 1 | 1.5 | Crocodile Rock | |||
Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
Catfish | 1 | 2 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
Catfish | 1 | 2.5 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
06-Jan | Moni | Catfish | 2 ~ | 3 | Crocodile Rock | ||
Indu | Catfish | 1 | 6 | Crocodile Rock | |||
Ajay | Catfish | 3 ~ | 4 | Crocodile Rock | |||
07-Jan | Moni | Mahseer | 1 | 88 | Mysore Mada | 11:30 AM | L=52" x G=33" |
Cheri | Mahseer | 1 | 7.5 | Mossle Halla Centre | 10:30 AM | ||
08-Jan | Moni | Mahseer | 1 | 47 | Mossle Hulla | 12:30 PM | L=41" x G=27" |
09-Jan | Moni | Mahseer | 1 | 2.5 | Crocodile Rock | ||
Mahseer | 1 | 2 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
Mahseer | 1 | 3 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
Catfish | 1 | 2 | Crocodile Rock | ||||
10-Jan | Cheri | Mahseer | 1 | 26.5 | Mossle Hulla |