The reservoirs at Tilaiya and Maithon, provided scope for development of fisheries. Efforts were made to introduce carps once the water accumulated behind the dams but the results have not been commensurate with the efforts, largely due to the formidable presence of predatory catfish W. attu and other predators such as Notopterus chitala and Barilius bola at Tilaiya, and catfishes Wallago attu and Aorichthys aor, at Maithon. These predators take a heavy toll of the stocked carps Trash and uneconomic fishes form dense population at Tilaiya reservoir, competing with major carps for food. Composition of catch at both the places is: catla, mrigala, rohita and calbasu.

See also
Maithon
Fury of the river
Fisheries