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PlatinumHooks · 02-10-2005, 05:15 PM

I just got back from a business trip to S. Korea. I knew I'd have a few extra days to kill, so before I left, I booked a trip with a Korean associate of mine to fish the Hovsgol region of Mongolia. I was there for Three days and I fished Two days. We fished for "Grayling", and two very exotic species: "Taimen" and "Lenok Trout". I caught all three species on two standard type Salmon spinning rigs (one rigged to fish artificial lures and one rigged to fish deer hair Bass flies. Taimens are very large Salmonids (a variation of the salmon family) It looks like a cross between a King Salmon, a Tarpon, and an Arrowana, and they're HUGE and put up a fight like a Yellowtail if not worse!!

I landed 8 over the two days of fishing with my Largest being 41.4 pounds (landed on a Dick Nite chrome and brass spoon), and the second to the largest, a 33.5 pound Taimen (landed on a Caledon Flies "Water Dog" bass fly). If you have a chance to go on-line and search "Fishing Mongolia" or search "Taimen" or "Lenok Trout", check it out! Didn't have a digital camera only 35mm film. Soon as they're developed. I'll scan and post!!

02-10-2005, 05:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
PlatinumHooks Lifetime Member PlatinumHooks is Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 11,744	Fricken Mongolia Man!!! I just got back from a business trip to S. Korea. I knew I'd have a few extra days to kill, so before I left, I booked a trip with a Korean associate of mine to fish the Hovsgol region of Mongolia. I was there for Three days and I fished Two days. We fished for "Grayling", and two very exotic species: "Taimen" and "Lenok Trout". I caught all three species on two standard type Salmon spinning rigs (one rigged to fish artificial lures and one rigged to fish deer hair Bass flies. Taimens are very large Salmonids (a variation of the salmon family) It looks like a cross between a King Salmon, a Tarpon, and an Arrowana, and they're HUGE and put up a fight like a Yellowtail if not worse!! I landed 8 over the two days of fishing with my Largest being 41.4 pounds (landed on a Dick Nite chrome and brass spoon), and the second to the largest, a 33.5 pound Taimen (landed on a Caledon Flies "Water Dog" bass fly). If you have a chance to go on-line and search "Fishing Mongolia" or search "Taimen" or "Lenok Trout", check it out! Didn't have a digital camera only 35mm film. Soon as they're developed. I'll scan and post!!