Fishing Species
Taimen Fish Species Information
Taimen bigfishtackle PM
| Label | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Fish Name: | Hucho taimen |
| Other Fish Name: | Siberian taimen and Siberian salmon |
| Regions Fished: | Volga and Pechora River basins east to the Yana River in the north and that of the Amur River in the south. On a larger scale, this includes parts of the Caspian and Arctic drainages in Eurasia and portions of the Pacific drainage in Mongolia and Russia ( |
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| Additional Information: | The taimen is becoming a more well known game fish, particularly for fly fishermen. Catch-and-release with barbless hooks is practiced in many areas in order to conserve dwindling populations of this species. |