The almost mystical Taimen of the Mongolian wilderness is a freshwater game fish that was brought into the psyche of many through Jeremy Wade’s adventures. The remoteness of this destination and the elusiveness of this fish make it a ‘must-do’ for many an angling rolling stone. A worthy adversary in fast flowing water, the world record taimen is a fish that weighed an incredible 92.5lb and Mongolia has the world’s healthiest population of them. This largest member of the salmon family spends its entire life in freshwater and can live for nearly half a century. In Mongolia, fish of over a metre in length, which are regarded as trophy fish, are quite regularly landed. The fishing is a combination of drifting in boats and wade-walking through shallows and if you are lucky enough to fool one, chances are it will explode from the depths unforgettably and angrily.

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