370 Fishing Localities. CHAP. xxvi. 



of estuary fish close to the bungalow, if you can catch them. They 

 beat me. Others have done better with prawns. In the pond within 

 a ride, the peculiar fishing for Chanos salmoneus is worth seeing. The 

 Red Perch is also to be taken in that pond. Also a Horse-mackerel 

 (Caranx). 



Mudradi. In a pond attached to a Jain temple at a place called 

 Warranga, near Mudradi, there is excellent Black Spot fishing. At 

 Mudradi there is a District Officer's bungalow. 



Coimbatore District. 



The Bawanny and the Cavery rivers, which run through and skirt 

 much of this district, afford excellent sport, and at many places heavy 

 game can simultaneously be got. 



Metapolliam is well known from being on the way to the Nilagiris. 

 There are bungalows and supplies here. You can do some fishing from 

 the bungalow, by riding out, but not much, for it is so netted. There 

 is an easy bridle-path to Nellatorai, 4 miles, whence I have fished down 

 to the Metapolliam bridge, killing all the way down to the junction of 

 the Kallar River, which was so muddy that I took no more below that 

 point. The Coonoor and Karteri stream gets muddy very rapidly 

 under very slight rainfall because it is so steep, and comes through so 

 much cultivation, carrying its wash. There was plenty of excellent 

 water. The fish were the Carnatic Carp, but they run small, none 

 being over 3 Ibs., doubtless on account of the netting. 



You may also fish from the bungalow as your head-quarters, by 

 fishing down stream from the bridge, and sending your horse down the 

 Erode road to ride back on. Nothing can be done without a boat. 

 Basket-boats are plentiful. 



But it is far better to camp higher up the river at Tekampatti, where 

 is a forester's hut, available, I daresay, if you can make love to the 

 Forest Officer. Tekampatti is the highest place up the river at which 

 it is safe to sleep. It is well situated a mile away from the river and 

 malaria, and on the plain side. From thence fish the river, the 

 Bawanny, above and below the Puthur ford. What we concluded was 

 the best way of doing it, was to be up in the dark, and ride down to 

 the river, across the ford, and along the bridle-path up the other side, 

 the Neilgherry side of the river, till dawn, taking our basket-boats with 



