Mokokchung, June 28 (MExN): The village council of Chuchuyimpang and the Anglers Association of Mokokchung District has informed that there will be an angling competition on July 1 at Amoklushi, the largest natural lake in Mokokchung district located 5 kilometers off Mokokchung town at Chuchuyimpang village.
The competition will begin at 6:00 am and will go on till 4:00 pm and the first and second biggest catches will be awarded a cash prize of Rs.15000 and 10000 respectively, along with certificates. Entry fee per head is rs.500 and two numbers of fishing rods will be allowed per entry, it was informed.
Formal launching of the Anglers Association of Mokokchung District will be done on the same date and venue. Representatives from the Anglers Association of Nagaland (AAN) will be part of the whole programme who will be camping at the site for two days.
It was further informed that following the competition on July 1, there will be “normal angling days on every Friday and Saturday till August last” entry to which would be Rs.300 per head with two fishing rods. It was also informed that Amoklushi Lake is one where fish fingerlings were released regularly since the 1950s and “the only place where a monster carp weighing 18.5 kgs was hooked by anglers in the angling history of lake fishing in Nagaland.”
