I and my
teammates consisting of forest range officer, junior engineers and driver were
on excursion one fine sunday to Chamkhar
chu and nearby small stream. The day was filled with joy. We collected fern
and mushroom. We tried luck to bait trout. Not for killing and eating, but for outlandish
study by an engineer! It was long wait sitting on the huge boulder eyeing to feel
the jerk. There was no bite.
Crab found in Sibjigang stream |
We went on to small tributary. We left no stone unturned in search of trout to
see how really it look like. I heard, it is one among the most delicious fish. Finally,
we got one. Ranger confirmed it to be snow trout. I photographed it.
In a meanwhile,
I posed for photographs with fish on palm. I directed my driver to focus on trout
on the palm with blur background. The fish was stifling without water. After
few shutter sound, I said, "it is ok, enough. The fish is dying".
Snow trout found in tributary of Chamkhar chu |
After awhile
we took rest under the cool umbrella of huge tree. We drank Foster and juice to
self refresh. I was going through the photos snapped during our course of
exhaustive search for fish.
'Where is my photo with fish', I enquired him. 'Here',
he pointed to the photo below after scrolling few.
A gift or token of remembrance. Simply cool!! |
I was like
WHAT?!!!, after seeing the photo. He was simply smiling and said; 'keep it as a
token of long remembrance sir'.
Journal that imbibes the reality of life and the hoax...
ReplyDeleteThat's a good token.
ReplyDeleteDear Sangay,
ReplyDeleteI get the feeling that you got the name of the fish wrong. Bhutan has two variety of trouts that I know of - Brown Trout and Snow Trout. Brown Trout was introduced and I believe that the Snow Trout is endemic. In my knowledge, Snow Trout is locally called "Yuegna". They are bottom feeders and found in many rivers of Bhutan.
To see how the fish looks, take a look at the following:
https://www.flydreamers.com/en/photo/bryant-dunn-s-fly-fishing-catch-of-a-snow-trout-fly-dreamers-pic73245
Even I am not truly sure about the name but my ranger friend said it is snow trout. May be it is juvenile snow trout.
DeleteI also hear that Rainbow Trout has been introduced in Haa --- not sure if that is true.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that u did not let the fish die.... LOL!
ReplyDeleteNice hobby
ReplyDeleteI had a very good laugh at your hilarious photo. You really looked handsome without a fish in hand.
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