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Vijay soni, fisherman extraordinaire, angling for Mahseer which is unarguably the best sporting fish of India, in the clear waters of the Kabini in Karnataka state, which is famous world over for Mahseer and Catfish... There are two periods of the year when anglers concentrate on Mahseer fishing in India: In the month of September, October and November as the rivers begin to clear after the monsoon, and in Spring season of March, April and May when the early monsoon rain begins to raise the level of the rivers again. The Himalayan rivers can be expected to clear around the end of September. In spring, the optimum fishing time can be variable ranging from the beginning of March to end of May. Mahseer migrate down the rivers in the autumn as the river levels drop. They ascend again as the mo
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