A true river monster, the taimen (Hucho taimen)—also known as the Siberian taimen—can grow to proportions that seem incredible to your average trout fishermen. Whereas John Gierach once wrote about “trout as long as your leg,” taimen can . . .
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Classic Video: “Expedition Taimen”
Last month, we posted the first photos to come out of the arduous journey to Eastern Russia by Vaidas Uselis and Nerijus Rupciauskas—collectively known as Black Fly Eyes. Now, . . .
Read MorePhoto: Monster Taimen from Mongolia
Last week, Dr. Jay Neumann and his guide/zen master Zolboo Bodonguud from Fish Mongolia were able to land this fish of a lifetime on their Classic Canyons Float Trip. More incredibly, this . . .
Read MoreVideo: Fly fishing for Taimen in Mongolia
Here’s a great 3-minute video about an epic trip to Mongolia in search of taimen by the Englishmen from Wet Your Knot–a fishing brotherhood created by Sussex-based fly-fishing fanatics for fly . . .
Read MoreVideo: Catch Me If You Can – Taimen Fishing in Monogolia
Catch me if you can Fly Fishing is a group of passionate fly-fishers from Slovakia who share a passionate desire to travel and explore different parts of our planet. At least once a year, they hit . . .
Read MoreVideo: Chasing Giant Taimen in Mongolia
Check out this cool video about a Mongolian adventure to catch monstrous taimen on remote headwaters. The fish are enormous, the strikes savage, and the scenery spectacular. These fish . . .
Read MoreVideo: “Expedition Taimen” Trailer
Last year, our pals Vaidas Uselis and Nerijus Rupciauskas—collectively known as Black Fly Eyes—traveled to the Russian Far East in search of big taimen. They came back with some amazing . . .
Read MoreVideo: Siberian Sea Runs
Here’s a cool video from photographer John Sherman and editor Steven Yochum takes us along on a trip to Siberia, where anglers catch big trout and taimen and eat some of the more. . .
Read MorePhotos: First Look at an Epic Eastern Russia Expedition
The chance to catch huge taimen was the reason that the team was willing to endure tough travel conditions.
All photo courtesy Black Fly Eyes
Lithuanian filmmaker Vaidas Uselis and his partner, Nerijus Rupciauskas–collectively known as Black Fly Eyes–just got back from an epic journey to an undisclosed location in Eastern. . .
Read MorePhotos: An Epic Float Trip for Mongolian Taimen
Written by: Alex Gray
MRO guide Peter Fong and the author show off a fine Mongolian taimen.
Photo by Bob Cosgriff
[Editor’s note: Alex Gray recently enjoyed an excursion down an unnamed Mongolian river with Mongolia River Outfitters–chasing taimen, amur trout, and lenok, with even a few amur pike thrown in–and sent in this trip report. As a conservation-oriented operation, MRO chooses not to name the rivers they fish.]
When I told people where I was headed, the response was either, “Mongolia? Isn’t forty a little young to start working on the bucket list?” or something to the effect that, “Mongolia for. . .
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