Archive | March, 2009

Hoppers for Lenok and Grayling

By on March 30, 2009 in Fly Patterns

One of our favorite fly fishing set ups in Mongolia is fishing a hopper dropper rig for lenok, grayling and Taimen. With this you have the chance to catch lenok and grayling all day long, and even taimen are often tempted by the hopper.

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“End of the Road” a film by Jason Sutton

By on March 30, 2009 in Taimen Video

Four fishing guides from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, depart on a journey around the world to northern Mongolia, in search of the native fish known as the Taimen. After more than a week of travel they finally reach their destination, and cast their flies for this unique salmonid. A relative of the trout, it can live to be over thirty years old and reach lengths in excess of 60 inches.

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String Thing for Taimen

By on March 30, 2009 in Fly Patterns

The String Thing is an awesome steelhead fly and worth swinging for Taimen. Try it in olive, black or purple. Link: Pretty in Pink on Way Upstream

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Association of Mongolian Angling Guides

By on March 11, 2009 in Taimen Conservation

This web site began as a concept for the Association of Mongolia Angling Guides which was to be an alliance of fly fishing outfitters. Some how the concept never took root as an organization, but there are a handful of responsible fly fishing outfitters, such as Fish Mongolia, and Mongolia River Outfitters applying these principles to their fly fishing eco-tourism businesses. Here’s what we wrote back in 2005.

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Darhad Valley Rivers

By on March 11, 2009 in Photo Blog

[singlepic id=52 w=200 h=200 float=right][phototitle]A selection of images from Mongolia’s Darhad Valley. Including Shiskiid, Tengis, Khug and Sharga Rivers[/phototitle]

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Taimen Float Trips and Camps 2005

By on March 10, 2009 in Photo Blog

[singlepic id=27 w=200 h=200 float=right][phototitle]A selection of images from Fish Mongolia’s 2005 season on the Delger Muron River. Photos by Andy Parkinson[/phototitle]

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