Maximum amount acceptable as compensation for certain fishing offences under section 10, S. No Description Maximum amount acceptable (in Rs.) 1. Fishing with a new net having a smaller mesh than that prescribed under the rules made under the Act One thousand 2. Fishing without a license One thousand 3. Killing or catching or selling or attempt to kill, catch or sell fish of a size or weight less than the standard prescribed under this Act Five hundred 4. Killing or catching or selling or attempt to kill. Catch or sell any fish of a prohibited species during a close season Five hundred 5. Fishing or attempting to fish with any gear or method other than permitted under the rules Five hundred 6. Using at any one time more than two of either or any of the gears permitted under the rules Five hundred 7. License holders employing or engaging Non-licensees to help them with their nets, while fishing Five hundred 8. Fishing or attempting to fish in prohibited water Five hundred 9. Offering or exposing for sale or barter any fish, the sale of which is prohibited in any specified area by a notification issued under section 4 of Act Five hundred 10. Exporting or attempting to export fish in contravention of any rule made under clause (1) sub-section(3) of section 3 of the Act One thousand 11. Selling or attempting to sell fish for price above the specified marked value Five hundred 12. Possessing fishing craft and tackles unauthorisingly in contravention of clause (o) of sub-section (3) of section 3 of the act Four hundred IMPORTANT RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES IN UTTARAKHAND SHOWING MAHSEER AND TROUTZONES District River/stream in Uttarakhand Stretch (length in Uttarakhand) (k.m) Mahseer zone (k.m.) Trout zone(k.m.) Dehradun Yamuna 50 30 - Toons 45 - 15* Song 25 25 - Uttarkashi Asaiganga 34 - 34* Yamuna 50 15 (downstream Barkot) 35 (upstream Barkot) Bgagirathi 140 45(downstream gangotri) 95(upstream gangotri) Tons 20 - 20 Chamoli Ramganga(w) 20 - - Pinder 93 - 93* Alaknanda 150 - 150 Vishnuganga 150 - 150 Virshiganga 50 - 50* Garurganga 15 - 15 Pralkhila 15 - 15* Amritaganga 05 - 05 Nandakini 40 - 40 Nigole 15 - 15 Upla 15 - 15 Anathgad 20 - 20 Rudrapryag Mandakini 100 (downstream Banswara) 40 (downstream Augustmuni) Kali nadi 10 - 10 Madmaheshwar 25 10 15 Kalpganga 15 - 15 Kakranadi 15 - 15 Tehri Bhagirathi 80 80 - Bhilangana 50 20 (upstream from confluence with Bhagiraghi) - Pauri Ramganga(E) 37 37 - Alaknanda 50 50 - Nayaar(E) 60 60 - Nayeer(W) 50 50 - Ganga 48 48 - R.Nayyar 18 18 - Kothari nadi 21 - - Plan nadi 21 - - Khoh nadi 12 - - Malin nadi 12 12 - Rewason nadi 15 - - Minayata nadi 12 - - Nal nadi 18 - - Hiyal nadi 27 - - Son nadi 12 - - Haridwar Ganga 20 20 - Song 05 05 - Suwa 12 12 - Kumoun Nanital Kosi 60 60 - Gaula 50 15(upstream kathgodam) - Nandour 30 30 - Bhowalinala 20 10(downstream ketchi temple) - Almora kosi 58 58 - Ramganga (W) 77 77 - Suyal 41 15(upstream confluence with R. kosi) - Gaggas 38 38 - Vinod 20 - - Pannar 26 26 - Bageshwar Saryu 57 40(downstream kapkot) 17 (upstream kapkot) Lahur 10 10 - Gomti 40 40 - Phangar 20 20 - Garurganga 10 10 - Pithoragarh Ramganga 92 70 (upstream from confluence with saryu at Ramganga) 22(upstream Tejam) Saryu 60 60 - Kali 190 150 40 (upstream Dharchula) Gori 90 30(upstream confluence with saryu of Ramganga) (upstream madkot) Dhaouli 80 - - Charmagad 14 5 - Thulidad 18 18 - Champawat Kali 20 20 - Lohawati 40 40 - Ladhiya 50 50 - Uddhamsing Nagar Shardha 10 10 - Kailash 10 - - Almost majority of the reverie systems in Uttarakhand region harbour snow trout fishery especially in the upper reaches. *Existing trout waters.