How big do Taimen get?

six feet long
Hucho taimen, also known as the Siberian or Mongolian taimen, is the largest member of the salmonid family, which includes trout and salmon. It can grow six feet long, even bigger than the North American Chinook salmon.

Where can I find Taimen trout?

Mongolia likely has the world’s healthiest taimen populations. Due in part to our conservation efforts, the fishing has never been better. We catch and release hundreds of taimen annually.

Is eating Taimen good?

As these are basically a big trout, we can eat them like trout. Baking, broiling, grilling, smoking and pan frying all work well for Taimen. The fish is so large, though, that steaks are usually more readily available.

How do you fish for Taimen?

Fishing for Taimen in Mongolia is a lot like fly fishing for oversized Atlantic salmon or steelhead on a dry fly. You fish for Taimen in the current and need to keep your fly riding high in the water. By riffle hitching a mouse, large muddler or streamer, fishermen can keep their fly twitching through the surface film.

What is the largest breed of trout?

Lake Trout
Lake Trout are the biggest. Brook Trout are generally the smallest and have unusual markings. Splake and Tiger Trout only really exist in deliberately stocked populations, although they can show up in the wild. They’re more aggressive than most Trout species.

Do people fish in Siberia?

Siberia and the north have traditional hunter-gatherers and fishermen, for whom the game and fish of the taiga and tundra are their primary source of protein.

What is a rare fish?

What is the rarest fish? Conservationists believe the ornate sleeper ray may be the rarest of all fish species in the ocean, but the red handfish is probably a close second. The Devil’s Hole pupfish and tequila splitfin may be the rarest freshwater fishes in the world.

Are there trout in Lake Baikal?

The crystal clarity of the waters in northern Lake Baikal never fails to amaze. Here you can still find the world-class fishing and natural beauty for which the lake is famous. Amazingly, guests can expect to catch pike up to 1.7 metres long and weighing up to 15kg. Perch, trout and lenok are also easy to catch.

What is the rarest fish that you can catch?

The World’s Rarest Fish

• Devil’s Hole Pupfish. Location: Devil’s Hole, Death Valley National Park Nevada, USA.
• The Sakhalin Sturgeon.
• The Red Handfish.
• The Adriatic Sturgeon.
• The Tequila Splitfin.
• The Giant Sea Bass.
• Smalltooth Sawfish.
• European Sea Sturgeon.

Are big lake trout good to eat?

There isnt a lot of difference in taste between a small laker and any other trout but the big Lakers are very strong and the meat has a strange texture. That being said, mooneyes/alewives/sawbellies.. whatever you prefer to call them make lake trout taste worse.