Over 450 fishing enthusiasts and skilled anglers gathered here at the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club lakes in connection with the annual fishing competition. For the skilled anglers it was a great occasion to share with friends and family the excitement this activity provides. The participants also demonstrated the application of the state-of-the-art fishing tackles and related techniques of catching the four and five pounders with flourish.
Naseer Akhter who had the biggest catch of the day was astounded by the quantity of good fish reared at the Royal Palm lakes and said that Pakistan is one country which has a huge variety of fish species and can be compared to Australia and New Zealand. In fact, he said Pakistan has beaten Australia's record of Talang Queenfish to become record holding country for this species.
The competition itself provided some grand moments and another big catch angler, Mateen stated that fishing gives families a break from their hectic schedules and time to reconnect with one another. Another angler Abdullah Sharif was of the view that nothing can match the memories that families make at such get together.-PR