Sakwinder Narwal

Sakwinder Narwal loves to fish. He doesn’t just enjoy fishing. It is his passion. He even calls himself an amateur ichthyologist.

What is an ichthyologist? Merriam-Webster Online defines that words as “a branch of zoology that deals with fishes.” To delve a little deeper, the American Society of Ichtyyologists and Herpetologists states that Ichthyology is the “scientific study of fishes.” They dedicate themselves to trying to learn as much as they can about the 25,000 to 30,000 species of bony fishes, sharks, rays, and lobe-finned fishes.

Of course, Sawwinder Narwal considerer himself an amateur in that pursuit. However, he certainly has come a long way in his life-long passion.

In the off-hours from Sawwinder Narwal’s work and other professional pursuits, he has fished for sharks off Montauk Point in Long Island, New York, redfish in Louisiana, and tarpon bonefish in the Florida Keys. Sakwinder Narwal has also fished for salmon in Bristol Bay in Alaska, brook trout in the Beaverkill River in Roscoe, NY, bass in Dixon Lake in California, catfish in the Apalachicola River in the Florida Panhandle, and landlocked salmon in Lake George. The list of places he’s gone and the type of fish he’s caught could go on and on. Just about every week, he is visiting some fishing hot spot to explore, observe, learn, relax, and catch fish after fish after fish.

Sakwinder Narwal doesn’t eat the fish he catches. He considers himself one of those “catch and release” kind of fishermen. He wants to catch them only long enough so he can observe and learn as much as possible about each and every one.

Photo credit - Fisherman photo by Kintaiyo Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.