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about Manantoddy. It is A i for all kinds of fish from Carkencottah, 

 in Mysore, downwards to its junction with the Cavery. The fishing is 

 varied and handy. It is certainly the best place, and for 20 miles down 

 in this part of the country. I presume your most convenient way of 

 getting there, would be via Mercara and Manantoddy. Carkencottah 

 is about 12 miles from Manantoddy, with good shooting if you care 

 for it." 



Colonel H. wrote me. Rail to Mysore, 49 miles transit thence to 

 Karkenkotai, road good except last 8 or 10 miles. Bungalow with beds, 

 furniture and crockery, no supplies. The whole place was alive with 

 lusty splashings and rollings in the early morning. Antesaute, 13 miles 

 lower, not so good. Hampepur, 16 miles more, he got only Carnatic 

 Carp of 1 1- and 2 Ibs. Nungengode, huge fish under the bungalow. 



Coorg. 



Coorg has, I am told, good fishing grounds in the Cavery, near 

 Verajendrapet ; and Sampaje is easily accessible from Mercara. Sport 

 may also be had before the coffee pulping begins at Wottakuli, half 

 way down the Sampaje ghaut, but at Wottakuli the Mahseer are very 

 small, running to about 2 Ibs. or 3 Ibs. 



Manzerabad. S. writes of a lovely little golden brown Mahseer 

 being taken with a black palmer fly, about the size of a No. 5 Kirby 

 hook, in a rocky little stream at the top of the Manzerabad Ghat. Also 

 at a tank somewhere about Manzerabad, J. writes that he killed, with 

 a black palmer, and subsequently with gaudy flies, on No. 6 Limerick 

 hook, my sizes, fish of some sort, averaging lb., but sometimes 

 running to - lb. and i lb. 



Maranhally. H. caught fish of some sort, description not given, 

 of 3 Ibs. and 4 Ibs., roving with a dough bait. 



Secunderabad. 



Four miles from Trimulgherry is the Hassan Saugar tank, 4 miles 

 across, 16 feet deep at the embankment. Two rods took 45! Ibs. of 

 Labeo one day, and the next day one of them took 26 fish weighing 

 60 Ibs ; the biggest being 4! Ibs. But it is said by the native anglers 

 that the fish run to a great size. 



Ten miles from Trimulgherry barracks at Secunderabad in the 



