= IO. 



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Col. H., 1 = 7 Ibs. Tuesday morning, O., I = 30, I = 20 Ibs. Col. H., 

 i = i, i = !-. I, i = 7, i = 5 Ibs. We then moved back to the sandbank 

 near Lakat, fishing our way back. It was almost dark, that is, night, when 

 we got there. There was a bright moon, if I remember aright. Opposite 

 to the sandbank, another river joined the Lakat stream. Always remember 

 when fishing to fish a little below the junction of two rivers ; if one comes 

 out of the hills close by, and the other through a stretch of plains, so much 

 the better, the fish will assemble at the mouth of the warmer stream in 

 search of food. As fast as we could throw in our lines, though dark, we 

 had a fish on ; for a while my spoon was jammed without my knowing it, 

 and as it did not spin I caught nothing, but as the others were catching 

 them as fast' as possible, I carefully examined my bait, put it to rights, 

 and at once hooked a whopper. We caught altogether off this bank as 

 follows : 



"Om., 2 = 17 each, i = 6, i = 8, i = io|-, i = 11. 

 " I, i = 25, i = 3i, i = 14, i = 6, i = 3, i = 31. 

 " B., i = 14, i = 4, i = 2, i = 11, i = 3i, i = 2f, i = 

 "Col. H., i = 10, i = 3 i i = 11, i = 4$, i = 7. 



" Could any one wish for better sport, and the greater part after the sun 

 set, and in a place where it was thought no Mahseer existed? I won't 

 weary your readers with further details of sport. Baurne and the Colonel 

 left that night, and Ommanney and I followed early next morning. My 

 tackle, for a time, was again jammed. Ommanney killed, in a couple of 

 hours, i = 26, i = 22, I = 20, i = 14, 1=4, whilst I got, i = 14, I = 6 

 1=4. So much for sport within a day-and-a-halfs journey of Cachar, a 

 few hours from Silchar, two days from Shillong. May this be of use to 

 your readers, and to Mr. Thomas in particular, whose acquaintance I 

 have not had the pleasure of making, except through his excellent little- 

 treatise. 



" PHOONGHEE." 



There is a river at Jalpaigori, about twenty-four hours rail from 

 Calcutta on the way to Darjeeling, where there is fair water for Mahseer 

 running to a good size. It is a good ride from the railway station. I 

 forget the exact distance, but think it must be about 20 miles. 



AFGHANISTAN. 



Kurrum. There is Mahseer fishing in the Kurrum Valley. 

 W. T. F. (Asian, 25th November, 1879), to k them up to 5 Ibs., 

 knew others who had killed them up to 10 Ibs. and 12 Ibs., and does 

 not think they run over 15 Ibs. there. He considers the river to be 



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