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trevor
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 Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:27 am Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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These photos are from the Bisile Ghat the reserved forest which is supposed to be cradle of the Etroplus Canarensis .
This is located in the Western Ghats which is one of the Bio hot spots of the world having many undiscovered fish species.
Trips are planned once Madan is back. |
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rasikanayak
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:18 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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So Guys, The untold story of thr E.canarensis trip......
May-7th-Saturday-2005
Morning I picked up Madhu and reached Metro near Yeshwanthpur. Everybody i.e. 5 cars were assembled at 5.30am sharp. That is one thing I like about IAH trips. The time sense, since laggers will be left behind. 
Three of the cars drove towards Mangalore. The rest two piloted by Madan and Ravi flew low. It was a real chore for a new driver like me to catch up with these aces.
The team were,
Madan,Siddarth,Adip, Shankar Sreedharan and Karthik.
Nagendra,S.C Sriram,Sujoy and Deepak.
Ravi,Beta,R.R.Sriram,Ravindran and Trevor.
Myself,Madhu and Sriram Prabhakar.
Nag's friends in the other car.
After a safe journey we reached the bridge where we saw the E.canarensis during the earlier recce trip. The shoal had drifted and I and Madhu were standing in the river when we found them. Nets were brought out and efforts were made to catch them.
Around 1.00pm the first mishap occured. Ravindran(Radyworks) jumped into the river and placed his bare foot squarely on a broken beer bottle. Needless to say it was gory. Immediately his foot was bound with the cotten towel(Byras) I had with me. Leaving the other to catch the fishes Myself, Trevor and Madhu took Ravindran in my car to Subramanya. There we again sought the help of the lady owning the veg-eatery. She gave the direction to the hospital as well as sent her young son to help us.
On reaching the hospital we came to know that the only Doctor of this sleepy town was having his siesta and would not be disturbed till 4.00pm. By now it was 1.30pm and Ravindran was losing a lot of blood. We decided enough was enough and started creating a racket. This made the nurses jittery and they went and woke the Doctor up.
In a dour mood the Doctor came out grumbling and the first thing he did was vent his anger on the poor young local Good Samaritan. His opinion about us, having disturbed his siesta did not improve when tobacco smoke started entering his Hospital. Poking his head out he yelled "No Smoking". Guess who was smoking?
But in spite of his behaviour he was a good Doctor, and he managed to give good treatment to Ravindran. So good was his treatment that by evening Ravindran was raring to fish again.
Meanwhile the other hobbyist had gone and occupied the lodge rooms. At around 2.30pm we joined them and wanting to show good hospitality we decided to take them to the joint which served Mangalorean dishes.
The dishes served were
Kori-Rotti(Chettinad style)
Dal and curd rice(Andhra chilly chicken style)
That was a good experience for the out-station guys. But I and Trevor being natives of a balmy district called South-Canara were used to the vagaries of life, and we enjoyed our food. The lodge staff were sure perplexed when people in a stange language started asking for ice at 4.30am in the morning 
At around 5.00pm we started for the evening expedition. Like the earlier recce trip we contacted Joe. We caught a few fishes. But being tired we ended the evening early. This time not trusting us, people decided to stick to tried and tested Thali meals in a veg hotel.
Us newbies never saw or tasted a drop of Chivas and the other finer waters of life promised by Nag.
Regards,
Nayak. |
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trevor
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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Lunch on the first day of the Etroplus Canarensis trip.
Fried fish and other red hot fiery delights.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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Hi,
I still cherish moments of that trip....one of my first overnight fishing trips..did the trip not because I knew anything about the particular fish but because of the adventure and camaraderie among the lot.
Nayak and Trevor, thanks for bringing back the memories.
S.C.Sriram |
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trevor
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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The injured Ravindran (Radyworks) in a dizzy state after a heavy loss of blood due to stepping on a broken bottle in the flowing water. Getting injured under the hot sun with no cover and in the middle of nowhere in an unknown territory is no joke.
His mates consoling him. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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May-8th-Sunday-2005
Leaving the oldsters to catch their beauty sleep we,i.e. Myself,Adip,Beta,Madhu and Karthik left for a early morning exploration at 6.30am. The Idea was to reach as near as possible to Uppinangady, recce and then return before 9.00am.
On the way there was a minor accident in which my rear view mirror was broken. In the altercation with the other driver Beta became furious. Not half as furious as I would have been if I knew the actual cost of a rear view mirror.
Having a good breakfast consisting of Buns(Mangalore style) which Madhu liked immensely we were again on our way. We could reach only to about 10Km before Uppinangady. Driving any further could have reduced our recce along the river as well as jeopardise our returning schedule on time.
The first fish Adip found was a Killi. The method he employed with the net to catch it was unique. This was my first sight of a Killi and the blue green coloration was awesome. Adip told me that it was a Aplocheilus panchax alpha male. I immediately fell in love with the fish. We also saw some Malabar sun fish. But now the time was running out and we reached back to the lodge at 9.30am.
We vacated the lodge around 10.00 to 10.30am and reached the third biotope. The fish catching episode is well documented by Ravi in this article.
http://indianaquariumhobbyist.com/community/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=17&page=1
Having caught sufficient fishes and desirous of reaching Bangalore early we left Subramanya at 12.30-1.00pm.
Without lunch non stop we drove back and reached Bangalore around 7.00pm.
The return journey was memorable in that I had excellent company in the car. Madhu, S.C.sriram, Sujoy(Joyban) and Myself. A bachelor, two love marriages and an arranged marriage. Needless to say the topic veered towards matrimony and how the love birds met each other, leaving our bachelor boy red around the gills.
I then mentally took an oath to the effect that I on every trip will try to find a suitable girl for all our bachelor boys,
and I have been helped in this goal by Trevor and now Navaneeth.
The story of the trip....
http://indianaquariumhobbyist.com/community/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1350&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
The aftermath of the trip....
http://indianaquariumhobbyist.com/community/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=2403
Regards,
Nayak. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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WOW! Nayak your memory is truly amazing.Even the minor incidents and anecdotes narrated are simply superb which I am sure is rekindling a lot of memories and the camaradiere among the lot who were there on that trip.
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Dinesh. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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The hunt is on - in the water.
Further planning in the hotel room. |
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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I then mentally took an oath to the effect that I on every trip will try to find a suitable girl for all our bachelor boys,
and I have been helped in this goal by Trevor and now Navaneeth.
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How come you forgot Me?  |
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trevor
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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The lovely golden water coming out of the Subramanya Hotel tap.
The same water that the rarest of rare Cichlids - the Etroplus Canarensis live in.
This remote town did not have a water treatment plant and water from the Kumaradara river was pumped directly to the hotels overhead storage tanks.
A water change in progress. 
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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| Errr Trevor, the tap water seems normal. Who is the posed person in front of the bucket? |
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trevor
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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| If the water in the bucket looks normal then I think the guy in front of the bucket is Madhu from Salem. |
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Shankar
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:18 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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I said the Tap water looks clear. All the clearwater from the tap is in the bucket. But, all the yellow water in the bucket may not be from the metal tap above.  |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: Memories...walking the hobby with the help of IAH |
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Shankar,
You still expect to get rid of the "naughty at 40" suffix ? |
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