Beeline for fresh water lake fish at Curtorim
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, APRIL 25
Lovers of fresh water lake fish made a beeline to sleepy Curtorim village in the wee hours of Sunday for the much-sought after Chonak, Pitol, Khal and other varieties of local fish.
Sunday saw harvesting of fish at the main Curtorim Lake, opposite St Alex Church and at Ralloi Tollem, near Narrow Gate.
The rush for the local variety of fish was such that the catch got over within hours of the harvest.
Rui Menezes, who had bagged the rights to harvest fish at the main Curtorim Lake via auction, said natural fish such as Killapi, Pintoll, Daddi and other varieties was much sought after today.
He said that people came from as far as Panjim, Vasco, Curchorem besides many parts of Salcete to buy the fish. A kilogram of fish was priced at around Rs 50.
People were also seen in large numbers at the Ralloi Tollem, which was harvested for the first time on Sunday. This is the normal time of the year that the fresh water lakes in Curtorim are harvested for the fish – an activity which evokes response from far and wide every year.
Beeline for fresh water lake fish at Curtorim
MARGAO, APRIL 25 Lovers of fresh water lake fish made a beeline to sleepy Curtorim village in the wee hours of Sunday for the much-sought after Chonak, Pitol, Khal and other varieties of local fish.
