314 Fishing Localities. CiiArr. xxiv. 



" the dry weather the place is hot and feverish. The pass connects 

 " Tinnevelly with Travancore. The road rnns for a long way by the 

 " side of a babbling picturesque mountain torrent, in which there are 

 " places for good fishing. The Mahseer is among the fish found. 

 " Comfortable bungalows, situated at convenient distances, are met 

 " with throughout the pass. The vegetation is luxurious, and any one 

 " delighting in ferns, orchids, etc., game, and scenery, will find the 

 " pass a very paradise of pleasure." 



This has been confirmed to me on many hands. 



B. caught small Mahseer of 5 lbs. at Paupanassam, and in 

 the Arienkavu Pass. The season is June, after the monsoon has 

 set in, July, and August, and others declare it healthy till the 

 cud of January, as I can well imagine. 



Paupanassam (properly Papavinasam — the forgiveness of sins ; 

 there are many places bearing the same name). P. writes : — 

 Paupanassam, where the Tamberapoorny, the irrigator of Tinne- 

 velly, debouches from the hills by a splendid fall. There are 

 (harming streams, pools, etc., about there, and lots of fish. 



Travancore. 



With its good rivers, ought to be as good for sport as Malabar 

 and Canara. 



Anglicoorchi. — H. writes, November, 1875, that in the river 

 Toracadu he has caught J lb. Mahseer with a fly, but did not stir a 

 Carnatic Carp. 



Trich inopoly District. 



There is business to be done at the Anient, I am told. 



B y writes, that at the Anicut the Freshwater Shark 



(Wallago attv) run very large ; that he had good fun with 

 Kilathays (Tamil for Macrones), things with feelers, flat under jaw, 

 lurked tail, lie caught them 5 lbs. and over, with a small fish 

 live bait, :iinl they gave very good sport, being very strong for 

 their size, lie stood on the rock when the stream was running 

 slightly through the shutters of the Anicut and making the 

 water just as it should be lor trout fishing. They required line 

 tackle. 



lie caught Laheos also there 



