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that the lines might foul in this case, but it has never happened to me yet and 
I lose far fewer fish than formerly. 
. Of course when a fish takes the hook and goes off on a rush directly away 
from the boat and does not stop or turn round after a short run it would not 
make much difference either way, but even then it is better, I think, to keep a 
certain amount of way on the boat until a fair length of line has been recovered. 
The boat can of course be quickly stopped, or even backed, if found necessary, 
but to do this before the other line is reeled up, is rather asking for trouble. 
As regards the particular places of the lake on which to fish, I have practi- 
: cally confined my attention to the large sheet of water at the noi-th end of the 
lake. 
Towards the evening and when the water is low, the httle bay to the left 
of the bungalow when looking out ever the lake is good. There is a spit running 
out near here which can be seen when the water is very low and the fish seem to 
lie over this, particularly in the evenings. It is necessary to be careful not to 
approach too close to the shore here as the water is fairly shallow and the spoon 
will foul the bottom. There are, however, practically no “ snags,” and in the 
case of a foul, the spoon can nearly always be recovered by backing the boat 
over or beyond the spot where the hook is caught. 
Another good spot, especially for large fish, is in line w4th the two largest 
mango trees on the bank opposite the bungalow (the largest tree is nearest 
the bank). Keep these two trees more or less in line and troll backwards and 
forwards in the centre of the lake. When fishing here I have generally found it 
better to use a fairly heavy lead. 
One other place where I have had good fish is between the point running 
out from the near bank (lying in a half left direction from the bungalow) and the 
opposite creek. This point can easily be recognised by the fact that there are 
three or four isolated Mango trees almost on the apex. The fish seem to lie 
from 200 to 400 yards off the point. When the wind is blowing from anyivhere 
. between north and east it is often x>ossible to put up fish on the sheltered water 
in the north eastern corner of the lake close to the Bund. 
There used to be an idea that it was useless to fish this lake after about 
4 p. m., and also when there was any wind, but both these ideas have been 
proved wrong. The best time to fish is undoubtedly between 10 a. m. and 
1 p. m. with little or no wind but I have been able to catch fish with quite a 
strong breeze so long as the water remained clear. Once it gets muddy, it is 
useless to try any longer. Also, I have found that the fish are often on the “ go ” 
for about a half to three quarters of an hour at sunset and I once caught a decent 
fi.sh when it was nearly dark, but this is only possible when there is little or 
no wind and the evening is fairly warm. There are two or three good boatmen 
there whom I can recommend for fishing. The man who is in charge of the 
P. W. D. motor boat is far and away the best of them, but I have forgotten 
his name. The other two are Abu and Dhaku. The former of these is the 
better. 
There is another large piece of water. Lake Whiting, at Bhatgarh, a little 
over 30 miles from Poona, and lying to the west of the Poona-Satara Road. 
• There are, however, no club boats or boats for hire here, and to fish the lake it 
is necessary to get permission from the P. W. D. authorities for the use of a 
boat. I have also heard of good fish up to 7 or 8 lbs. being caught in the stream 
below the Bund. 
There is also another large lake at Lonavla, about 40 miles from Poona 
«n the Poona-Bombay road where I believe it is necessary to get tickets to fish, 
and which, I think, were obtainable at an office at the end of the Bund. So 
far as I remeiAber the price of the tickets was Re. 1 per day. This lake is one of 
those constructed by Messrs. Tata & Company. I have never fished there, but 
d believe there is a difficulty sometimes about obtaining a boat. 
