Taimen.mn

Scientists working in the Eg and Uur rivers in northern Mongolia in 2006 found this 5-foot-long (1.5-meter-long) taimen that had choked to death on a 3-foot-long (0.9-meter-long) taimen. The taimen, a voracious and cannibalistic predator, has earned the nickname “river wolf” because it hunts in packs.

National Geographic article on Taimen Conservation featuring Zeb Hogan. We had the pleasure of fishing with Zeb and Brant last fall on the Upper Uur while filming for Zeb’s mega-fish series on Nat Geo TV. “The gigantic fish is the world’s largest salmonid the family of fish that includes salmon and trout. The species can live for more than 50 years, but they grow slowly, not reaching maturity until seven to nine years of age”.

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.

The Tributary Fund presents Buddha and the Big Fish
Lifeonterra.com is now showing this awesome film illustrating the link between Taimen Conservation and Buddhism, and the work of The Tributary Fund in the Eg Uur region of northern Mongolia. In linking conservation and culture, The Tributary Fund is encouraging local community members to protect their [...]

Welcome to the TAIMEN.MN blog. This will be a site about Mongolia’s Taimen, conservation, science and fly-fishing. Taimen are a prehistoric MEGA TROUT; simply an amazing fish, but threatened across their range, by poachers, irresponsible sport-fishing, habitat loss, pollution, gold mines, “ninja” gold-panners, and mis-management of fisheries. But its not all bad [...]