Fishing the Eg River, Mongolia

Mark Angelo releasing Taimen in Mongolia

While fishing Mongolia’s Eg River, Mark releases a Eurasian giant trout, or taimen, the world’s largest salmonid (which includes both trout and salmon). Once found over large areas of Russia, Mongolia, and China, taimen are threatened by overharvesting and habitat destruction. These fish are fierce predators that sometimes chase their prey in packs, a practice that earned them the…

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