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India is halfway around the world from the U.S., plenty of time to reread Jim Corbett's "Man-Eaters of Kumaon," the book that started the dream of India for me when I was a boy.
On The Hunt for Himalayan Mahseer by Keith McCafferty
Fishing for mahseer in the Himalayas doesn't begin with a cast. First, you have to hike through the cliffs of the Sarda Gorge, where the slipping of a foothold can cost you your life. Then you have to walk past the tiger in the night.
But even that's not going back far enough, for India is a land of dreams, and any trip that takes you here begins as a dream. Nearly all my life, since I first read Jim Corbett's "Man-Eaters of Kumaon," I have wanted to travel to the Himalayan foothills in northern India. As a boy, my dream was to see a tiger, nothing more. Then it was to follow Corbett's footsteps as he hunted a man-eater, to see with my own eyes the country he so vividly painted in words. Finally, my dream expanded to include fishing for India's great migratory gamefish, the golden mahseer.
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Their runs rival that of steelhead. Their strength matches that of tarpon, but catching an elusive mahseer means a little more travel than jetting to Florida or Alaska. Follow Keith McCafferty as he treks through the Himalayas in India past tigers and along cliff edges in search of this prized fish. Getting Lost in Mahseer Land You can't do India on your own. I highly recommend Siddarth Anand's Blaze A Trail Adventures for anyone who wants to fish, camp, trek, go on a motorbike journey or horse safari, or visit Corbett Park. I promise you'll have the trip of your life, and it will cost less than a guided hunting or fishing trip in the Rockies of the same duration. Also, please feel free to contact me through the magazine. I would be happy to answer any questions you might have about trekking and fishing in Kumaon. - K.M. Photo Credits Steve Dunn - Slides: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22 Keith McCafferty - Slides: 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 21, 23, 24, 25 Julian Stapley - Slide: 20 |
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