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fished bom the shore, both above and below the bungalow. From 

 close above the bungalow there is a long gap of still water which 

 can oidy be got at by a boat. Above this the river is full of 

 runs. There are fine pools below the bungalow. The Cubbinali 

 stream may also be ridden to, and fished. Time, September to 

 end of December. Beware of fever in February till 15th June, and 

 then of monsoon floods till September. I never could do any- 

 thing with the fish in the cold east winds of January. There 

 are other fish besides Mahseer. Burbus ferdoni is very numerous. 

 There are Bison and Sambre about. The place is densely forest- 

 clad, and a great favourite with me. 



Uppiitangady. — The place was praised to me, but I did no 

 good there, that is with the fishes, but much in the way of 

 business doubtless ! ! ! 



S branumi. — Good till December or January. The Subramani 

 river, which is the Comardtiri, may be fished both above and 

 below the ferry and ford ; and its ailluent the Yennakal-holle 

 may be ridden out to. There is no accommodation. Avoid the 

 time of the Jatra, a lunar festival occurring about the middle of 

 November, because the thousands (50,000) of cattle brought for 

 sale discolour the water by their trampling, and the pilgrims 

 befoul the approaches, and are everywhere washing at the river's 

 side. Mahseer. 



II ' ndse. — Not far from Coondapur by road or river. There is 

 a District Officer's empty bungalow, about the use of which no 

 objection is ever made ; but no supplies. There are no Mahseer 

 here, but the river holds some lesser Barils and Chela, and is full 

 of " Black spots " (Barbus filamentosus and B. mahccola), which 

 give excellent sport by their numbers. Leave the road a little 

 south of the police station, and ride by foot-path about a mile up 

 the river. Time from October to January inclusive. Being so 

 near the sea, the place is probably free from fever, eve:: in 

 March and April. Nowhere in South Canara can you go far 

 from the coast later than the end of January without getting 

 malarious fever, of which, however, there is no danger whatever 

 from within a month, say 1st July, of the commencement of 

 the monsoon, about 5th June. But the monsoon makes travelling 

 (piite out of the question till September, and the rivers are in high 

 Hood and discoloured. 



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