Taimen

[Taco]

I'm hiding from 5 1/2 yds of top soil some frickin' trucker dumped in my driveway and found this

 

Taimen

[mvdaog]

Only time stands in the way of that fishery becoming crowded as well.... and oh well. Thats life with internet I guess. Hope I dont live long enough to see it altered...

[Heimdallr]

Taimen are so friggin awesome. Hopefully someday I'll be able to afford the trip.

[seanbritt]

Thanks for sharing! I saw a discovery show on taimen recently where there was a crew of biologists (of course, they were fly fisherman too:) that were studying them as the Mongolian govt. was going to preserve some of the watershed and wanted to know which stretch were the best for taimen. While they are migratory, many stay within the same stretch of river all their lives. An interesting note is that the Mongolian culture is more a red-meat culture than fish, as they were traditionally nomadic people. Hopefully that will help keep the pressure down.

 

As for the fly-fishing outfit, there is only one in that stretch and they give a lot back to the community. In fact, there was a buddhist monastery that was burnt down and the money for the rebuild came mostly from the fly fishing community.

 

And no, I'm not super knowledgeable, I just really enjoyed that documentary:)

[kungfool]

Country Pleasures offers trips to chase these bad boys. With luck I will make it out there for some fun.

[CF8]

Should probably leave my 4wt at home...

[Gaffer]

There was an epidode of Monster Fish that featured these fish. Totally amazing. Hopefully the Buddist traditions of Mongolia will keep these fish safe for several generations.

 

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