Fishing by shades of Moon
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Kamal Baruah
Contd from previous issue
The fish are much more active than usual on Purnima (full moon day)thereby catching easier. Some believe that the Moon cycles only affect saltwater fish. However, he wasn’t surprised, if the moon still affects freshwater fish also. What we all saw his khaloi (keeping fish) always filled with puthi, goroi, kawoi, kholihona,andtengera. It was the waning gibbousMoonwhere its lighted side appears to shrink. He noticed that the Moon rises later and later each night. So it was almost dark moonless night. The hunters were at all-night fishing but to no avail.
Finally he gave a second thought of catching Cuchia(mud eel). It hides under mud during daylight and at night come out for scavenging in search of food.
(To be contd)
Contd from previous issue
The fish are much more active than usual on Purnima (full moon day)thereby catching easier. Some believe that the Moon cycles only affect saltwater fish. However, he wasn’t surprised, if the moon still affects freshwater fish also. What we all saw his khaloi (keeping fish) always filled with puthi, goroi, kawoi, kholihona,andtengera. It was the waning gibbousMoonwhere its lighted side appears to shrink. He noticed that the Moon rises later and later each night. So it was almost dark moonless night. The hunters were at all-night fishing but to no avail.
Finally he gave a second thought of catching Cuchia(mud eel). It hides under mud during daylight and at night come out for scavenging in search of food.
(To be contd)