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Feel Cool While Angling Tour

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Ooty
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About Angling Fishing is a great way to spend time with your family as well as take in the beauty of the great outdoors. Ooty has many spots where you can enjoy some old-fashioned angling. Whether . .
Country: India
City: Ooty
Duration: 2 Hour(s) - 0 Minute(s)
Tour Category: Fishing
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About Angling

Fishing is a great way to spend time with your family as well as take in the beauty of the great outdoors. Ooty has many spots where you can enjoy some old-fashioned angling. Whether you do it to catch fish or just for the experience of being by the water and forgetting everything else for those few hours, Ooty is just the place for you. The main benefit of angling is that you spend time in the open, breathing in fresh air and getting a good dose of Vitamin D. Many people take a day out of their vacation to spend it trying to snap up some goad trout, carp and a variety of fish. There are numerous lakes, rivers and streams around town, so you can take your pick or ask around to find out where the best spots are. Grab a buddy or go on your own.

With the number of lakes in and around ooty, it is only natural that game-fishing would be a popular pastime here. Start by acquiring a fishing license from the Fisheries Department near the Ooty bus stand. They will even provide you with useful information about fishing spots in the region, along with the kind of equipment you might need. Goad trout and carp are some of the popular options here, especially at Pykara Lake. Take a guide along if this is your first time and you’ll learn the basics of angling in no time.

The landscape of Nilgiris district is adorned by beautiful mountains (Queen of hills) valleys (Dale) and plains. The highest peakof South India, Doddabetta (2660 m above MSL) is located here at the junction of Western and Eastern Ghats. The average annual rainfall is about 125cm and the atmospheric temperature ranges between 00C to 260 C. Water resources are mainly in the form of streams and small rivers connected to reservoirs. Based on water sources, there are 12 hydroelectric power projects existing in this district with a total installed capacity of around 831.4 MW. The native fisheries resources (endemic species) of the district include Minnows,Danio and Puntius species. However, when the area gained importance as a summer resort to the colonial rulers, some of the District Administrators took keen interest in the development of cold-water fisheries and introduced the exotic fish species such as mirror carp, leather carp, scale carp, doctor fish and rainbow trout.

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