Do you know this native fish?❤
Up to 6-7 cm long. Golden stripes on the body. Very tasty to eat. The price per kg is less than 600 rupees. Freshwater fish. Canals, beels, haors, baors were found.
It is known as the queen fish. (Or queen fish !! What the spell activists say.😍
In the region, this fish is called Beti, Baumach, Putul Mach, Betangi, Betrangi, Beti, Bukatiya etc. In English it is known as Bengal Loach. Scientific name Botia dario.🥰
In the last few years this fish has decreased a lot. Its name was in the list of 'extinct' fish.🥰
However, this year a large number of fish are being caught. This is the first time this fish has been seen in large numbers in Hakaluki Haor after almost a decade. The idea is that the corona lockdown has reduced fishermen's fishing. As a result, the breeding of this fish has been much higher.
Is this fish found in your area? What is it called?❤😍🥰
Wow!! great.... the golden queen of river rapids is commonly fished with different types of minnow like plastic and silicone lures and can be fished with streamers, nymphs and jigs too. There is one lure that is perfect for this type of fishing. Duo Realis Shad 59MR gave me some good chub, but barbel absolutely love it or hate it that much that in some areas of river it is almost sure it will be violently attacked by this beautiful and powerful fish. Some colors works better than other, but Neo Perl is a winner. On river Sava you can even see how barbel attack small fish. You just need to put this lure in area behind large rocks where river rapids are created, hold it in right position where lure vibrates and works at one place. No need to retrieve, just wait for attack, and give some action with the top of the rod, moving your lure few meters left and right, up and down.
Some barbel are really big here, weight up to 5 kg or more, so you can expect high adrenaline action when you have it at the other side of line. To be honest sometimes it is difficult to get it out of the fast water. Some fish were unhooked after tough fight and some straightened the lure hook in my case. Breaking lines can be avoided by using braided line with the help of reel brakes. I found useful to have unhooking mat for gently removal of hooks, and to rest the fish during photo shooting before releasing it back to the river. So, try your Duo Realis Shad 59MR in rapids of your river and enjoy fishing your barbel and other fish species around the world with DUO lures (among other from your boxes) ;).