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Mongolian Taimen

The Hucho taimen is the largest salmonid fish in the world; an exclusively freshwater fish found in Siberia and Mongolia. Now endangered over much of its range, healthy populations can still be found in remote parts of Russia and Mongolia. Taimen are a long-lived fish, living to well over 30 years, but are found at relatively low population densities, as they are essentially a non-migratory fish. Their size, and slow growth rates make them susceptible to over-exploitation and ecosystem damage.
The average sized Taimen in the rivers we fish are around 28 to 30 inches long (70 - 80 cm) and 10 to 12 lbs, there are many trophy Taimen over 40 inches (100 cm) or 20 lbs, and we regularly catch 47 to 50 inch taimen on flies (120 - 130 cm). The largest reported sport caught Mongolian taimen in recent years were around 62 inches (160 cm), but these massive fish are very rare.

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