Fishing in Pokhara valley
by Saagar
You can rent a fishing rod and lure/bait in Pokhara, get a boat and go fishing. A couple of Lakeside places advertise this.
Similarily, at Begnas Tal to the east of Pokhara you can also go fishing, and lesser known, in Rupa Tal. Rupa Tal may wwell be the most beautiful, but least accessible spot for fishing.
The fish you are likely to catch are carp-style fish like roach.
Different fishing, for big game fish like masheer, can be done in the Bardia area in the Karnali river there. I noticed two places on Lakeside east that advertised rentals, just cannot remember any name of the places.
Myself, I brought a collapsible rod from home along with reel, line, hooks and lures.
Varieties of Restaurant.
by goutammitra about Various.
As Pokhara has many hotels, it also has many very good restaurants as well with good decor, clean atmosphere, resonable price. Some also organise Nepali folk music and dance in the evening! We tried two restaurans in our three days stay, I wish I could try more. But they are all very good and very hospitable.
Try to stroll at the Lake side road and just walk in any place you feel like. You will not be disappointed. But Nepal spirit prices are more expensive than India!
Barahi Mandir (Temple)
by ozalp
There are several islands on Phewa Lake and one of them has Barahi Mandir on it. We travelled there in the evening by boat from Fish Tail Lodge. We –non-Hindus- weren’t allowed into the temple. A Brahman was accepting the donations and blessing people by painting the red dot on their foreheads. There were some Hindu tourists, some young fellows, cleaning the lichen over the trees. If there weren’t that much people, this small island could be very peaceful.
Sarangkot to Kaskikot.
by euzkadi
From Sarangkot we walked around three hours to the small village of Kaskikot. A pleasant walk of three hours, enjoying great views of the valley and the Seti river. I really enjoyed the trek, passing through small villages and crop fields, a good way to enjoy the Nepalese countyside.
The Panchase Trek
by Saagar
Ath the head of the Phewa Tal watershed there is a prominent "hill" of about 2500 meters altitude named Panchase. You can easily see it from Lakeside - basically the highest top seen across the lake west. It is a holy "hill" with a small lake and some Hindu shrines on top. Once a year or so a mayor local festival takes place here. From Pokhara you can easily walk the ridges and rim around the western section of Phewa tal. 3 days would be a very comfortable time.
This used to be a regular trekking route offered by many trekking companies, now less poular due to the security sitation. I would think you could still do this trek without and danger, but perhaps including encounters with maoist rebels asking for "revolutionary tax" - protection money.
Sunset ans well as sundown at Panchase is fantastic. Camp up there. The only proper lodges will be at Bhaduare, Naudanda and Sarangkot.
You start from the ridge where the Peace pagoda is located and wind your way among villages, fields and forests up to Panchase, and either down again past Tamagi and Harpan villages down to the lake again. Or you can continue further past Panchase via Badhaure village in a small pass (road access from here), follow the trail a bit down and skirt below the ridge north and up to the naudanda ridge and follow this (partly along the Baglung Road) to Sarangkot and down to Pokhara.
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Fish Tail Peak, Anapurna Mnts
A Boy Selling Fried fish of Trishuli River.
The Fixed English Breakfast.
