The Pakistan Game Fish Association | www.pgfa.org | Official Blog http://blog.pgfa.org PGFA | Sport Fishing Hub of Pakistan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:08:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Want Deep Sea Fishing http://blog.pgfa.org/2010/02/want-deep-sea-fishing/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2010/02/want-deep-sea-fishing/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:08:57 +0000 Bakarg http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=112 I am Muhammad Abu Bakar Awan From Bhakkar Punjab Pakistan. But last three years I am in China doing Trading Business. I love fishing.
I did fishing at Cold, Fresh and Salt Water.Mean Gilgit to Karachi. All kind of water I caught fish. My big Fish was 8KG Rohu {(Labeo rohita) is a fish of the carp family Cyprinidae} from Indus/Sindh River near Bhakkar/D.I.KHAN.
I have one wish to caught some big fish from Karachi sea. I don’t have any friend in Karachi which can give me a company to go deep sea for fishing which have good experience and guide me. Even I will share for trip. If any one want to help me then contact with me on MSN bakarg@hotmail.com
I have plan to visit Pakistan with in two months then I must go to Karachi for fishing.
Looking for your prompt & quick response.
Mr. M Abu Bakar Awan
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]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2010/02/want-deep-sea-fishing/feed/ Carp Baits tips in Canada http://blog.pgfa.org/2010/02/carp-baits-tips-in-canada/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2010/02/carp-baits-tips-in-canada/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:08:33 +0000 wasimiq http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=115 Hi,

If you wanna catch really big carp please use following baits.

Cornmeal half and half all purpose flour mix them in water as we do for bread but should be a bit tight.

Corn is also good to catch Carp.

Have a good day

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2010/02/carp-baits-tips-in-canada/feed/ 1st PGFA Saltwater Angling Seminar http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/1st-pgfa-saltwater-angling-seminar/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/1st-pgfa-saltwater-angling-seminar/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:37:27 +0000 Ali Saeed http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=110 Mazhar’s Tackle shop in keamari was the scene of a highly successful informal seminar on saltwater angling on the evening of wednesday the 19th of August.

20-25 new anglers took part in an interactive and informative seminar on basic to intermediete level concepts of saltwater angling.

After a brief introduction to the PGFA and its objectives, each new angler was invited to share his present experience of angling and what his aims are for the future. Once familiar with our audience, the discussion moved towards a host of pre-arranged topics meant to deal with all the fundamentals of the sport in a logical order.

Topics covered included:

  • Bait fishing
  • Trolling
  • Casting (with a brief reference to jigging)
  • Tackle and terminal tackle
  • Drag and its caliberation
  • Reading the water - tides, moon phase, weather,
  • Where to fish
  • Species wise information
  • Safety

Given the immensity of these topics those areas which the audience by popular demand showed the most interest in were given more time.

A rich tapestry of experienced anglers were present to comment and explain each topic and this way a variety of opinions were shared with what has to be

described as an excellent and eager to learn audience. It was this combination of experience and new enthusiasm that gave the meeting a special quality which

no one person speaking alone could possibly achieve. This sort of collaboration to enhance participation in the sport is the very embodiment of the PGFA way.

Since all anglers love to talk, the idea was to put all this chatter to useful purpose and give some direction to an excellent group of new anglers.

The fact that four hours flew by without any participant budging from thier seats itself showed the success of the event and by popular demand as soon as

info@pgfa.org recieves enough requests for another seminar team PGFA will be ready to arrange it.

Photos Here

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PGFA/photos/album/695475990/pic/list

Regards,

Team PGFA

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/1st-pgfa-saltwater-angling-seminar/feed/ PGFA/Energile Inshore Fishing Championship 2008 http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/pgfaenergile-inshore-fishing-championship-2008/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/pgfaenergile-inshore-fishing-championship-2008/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:36:04 +0000 Ali Saeed http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=108

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/pgfaenergile-inshore-fishing-championship-2008/feed/ Catch and Release http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/catch-and-release/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/catch-and-release/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:44:05 +0000 Ali Saeed http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=106 I am being sitting here in Karachi with less knowledge of freshwater water fishing around Punjab often judge the ambiguity in words and actions of most of freshwater anglers, it’s not uncommon now to read the word “release” in the majority of freshwater reports but in reality when one go look into the videos and pictures of catches at FlickR, Facebook etc. it Cleary visible much more killing then what stated by members in reports, The idea of writing this message pops-in my mind after reading a detailed message by fellow angler Hammad Q (Thank you).

We have Catla, Common, Grass, Mrigal, Rohu, Malli, Singhara, Mahseer and Snakehead in our water out of them Catla, Mrigal, Mahseer and few more are quite rare to catch, this lefts Common, Grass, Malli, Singhara, Tilapia and Snakehead in plenty which we can catch all year round with almost no bag limit by PGFA so far and I don’t see any need to talk about releasing them in start while we are still in early phase of building the “catch and release” culture in Pakistan.

Now our native species which we really have to care are Rohu and Mahseer, especially when they are breeding in monsoon, Their “mating system” is very very fragile as it requires them to move up streams where they need fast flowing currents to spawn and little like salmon females of Rohu, Mori, Thela, Mahseer  etc lays eggs and male fertilize them by spraying the sperms. It makes this behavior nearly Pair-bonding all within structured and calculated process developed in thousands of years.

This makes these species an easy target when they move upstream from inlets, thanks god we have few main streams still left where we don’t have bunds/dams moreover it’s quite contrary though but most of the “thekaydar” stop fishing in these areas to let the fish spwan but this still left anglers and handliners allowed to fish with no bag limits what so ever?

We can clearly see the trends of fishing since last three years in PGFA’s reports specially in breeding time when angler visibly move close to these inlets and relentlessly kill whatever they catch. I being a member of PGFA urge these anglers to please stop killing Rohu and Mahseer.

For information both the rohu and Mahseer maturity length is 16” and 19” in that order so we at least need to give them a change before we kill them in addition the bigger the fish is the better the number of eggs it will lay in carps.

Next time before killing an immature Mahseer or Rohu, give it a second though and take a photo instead and release back to help this specie survive. Rohu is almost extinct close to the Indus outlet in Sindh and if we continue killing them ruthlessly it will be vanished in few years from all the main Indus streams and reservoirs exists in Punjab like already depleted Mahseer we can see.

Even Qurbani is prohibited of expectant cow???? Then why can’t we stop killing of fish full of eggs? its happening all around we can see many examples from killing of Barracuda/grouper by spear fishing around Churna/Chuta churna to catching Mahseer and Rohu by anglers in breeding season around inlests.
To me it’s a sin as well as Unethical Angling, we at PGFA will officially take actions in coming time and will ban such members.

Help us protecting these freshwater species.

Ali Saeed
]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/08/catch-and-release/feed/ Proposed draft of complaint letter to CM Punjab by Munir Ahmed http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/07/proposed-draft-of-complaint-letter-to-cm-punjab-by-munir-ahmed/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/07/proposed-draft-of-complaint-letter-to-cm-punjab-by-munir-ahmed/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:40:11 +0000 admin http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=103 Mr. Shahbaz Sharif

The Chief Minister Punjab

Chief Minister House

GOR-I

Lahore.

SUBJECT: ILLEGAL NETTING OF FISH IN RIVERS AND LAKES OF PUNJAB IN CLOSED MONTHS.

We take this opportunity to introduce ourselves as an Association of like minded people from all over Pakistan, who have taken up recreational fishing as a sport and hence are very much concerned with the conservation of fisheries as well.

We are writing this letter to draw your attention to the fast depleting fish stocks due to unchecked, destructive and illegal netting of the fish in the closed months of JUNE, JULY and AUGUST throughout The Province of Punjab.

The above months have been declared closed for netting by The Punjab Fisheries Ordinance 1961 (First Schedule) to help the fish breed peacefully, in order to maintain a healthy population of fish in the waters of the Province and to ensure the continued livelihood of the commercial fishermen and supply of meat to the common man.

But unfortunately the Fisheries Department Punjab is unable to control commercial fishing in the closed months for the reasons best known to them, hence the commercial fishermen due to lack of education and knowledge, indulge in illegal netting for short term gains, totally ignorant of the fact, that they are destroying their own as well as livelihood of their future generations.

Sir, we have already lost our most prized and valuable fish, The Majestic Mahasher, which is now almost extinct in the waters of Punjab, due to illegal netting and killing of juvenile fish. The next fish in line to follow the same fate is our famous Rohu of Punjab.

We therefore, very strongly request you to please take necessary measures, to stop the illegal, unchecked and rampant netting of the fish in Punjab waters, otherwise we are afraid that, all the magnificent and beautiful rivers and lakes of Punjab will become fishless waters.

Pakistan Game Fish Association

July____, 2009.

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/07/proposed-draft-of-complaint-letter-to-cm-punjab-by-munir-ahmed/feed/ Carp Live! Hooked & hooked http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/01/carp-live-hooked-hooked/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/01/carp-live-hooked-hooked/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:04:30 +0000 Ali Saeed http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=89

Carp Live! Delicacy

Carp enjoying birdfood

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/01/carp-live-hooked-hooked/feed/ Few days trip to Khadda in ferry boat? http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/01/few-days-trip-to-khadda-in-ferry-boat/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/01/few-days-trip-to-khadda-in-ferry-boat/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:07:08 +0000 Ali Saeed http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=87 lets all khadda anglers go together in a bigger boat with popper kitchen, beds etc., N a kemari boat for each team and stay there for few days, like 2/3? see in our trips to khad we always got few hours of fishing windows, which isn’t enough?

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2009/01/few-days-trip-to-khadda-in-ferry-boat/feed/ Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobili) weighing (91 lbs 6 oz) By Rizwan Gilani http://blog.pgfa.org/2008/11/giant-trevally-caranx-ignobili-weighing-91-lbs-6-oz-by-rizwan-gilani/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2008/11/giant-trevally-caranx-ignobili-weighing-91-lbs-6-oz-by-rizwan-gilani/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:22:27 +0000 Ali Saeed http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=67

]]> http://blog.pgfa.org/2008/11/giant-trevally-caranx-ignobili-weighing-91-lbs-6-oz-by-rizwan-gilani/feed/ need help about surf casting location http://blog.pgfa.org/2008/11/need-help-about-surf-casting-location/ http://blog.pgfa.org/2008/11/need-help-about-surf-casting-location/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:41:24 +0000 usman http://blog.pgfa.org/?p=50 hi,

i m new in fishing and found of that,but i m facing to locate location for surf casting is there anyone to tell me where do i go for this and please tell me what kind of tackle will used.

waiting reply

regards

usman

karachi

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