Posted in fish on Mar 5th, 2013
Kirk Deeter posted recently on Field and Stream’s Fly Talk about angler Lilla Rowcliffe’s uncanny ability to match a fly hatch. An “intrepid” angler, the 87-year-old traveled the world to chase fish with flies, including taimen (http://troutheadwaters.com/clubecoblu/?s=taimen) in Mongolia, mahseer in India, and Atlantic salmon throughout Europe. But perhaps the best fly hatch match story [...]
Posted in stewardship on Dec 18th, 2012
Join Outside Magazine Online via http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/water-activities/paddling/WATCH-Free-Screening-of-the-New-Adventure-Film-Where-the-Yellowstone-Goes.html for a remarkable 30-day journey down the largest stretch of undammed river in the lower 48 states. Watch a free screening Thursday, December 20, from 7 to 10 p.m. ET of Where the Yellowstone Goes , an account of director Hunter Weeks’s 30-day journey down the longerst undammed river in the continental United States. Along [...]
Posted in taimen on Aug 16th, 2012
We have expanded our taimen conservation education and awareness campaign, with posters and brochures, to the Chinggis Khan International Airport in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. Our display stands nearly 7-feet-tall and is located in the middle of the international baggage claim area. The message is simple and clear and it uses the same poster design [...]
Posted in policy on Aug 11th, 2012
Natural resources are often described as “priceless,” but defining the real economic value of clean air, clean water, and open spaces may be the only way to save our environment. One very real economic value of natural resources is jobs – and lots of them. The Outdoor Industry Association’s recent report, “The Outdoor Recreation Economy,” [...]
Posted in fish on Jul 10th, 2012
The Global Flyfisher’s Martin Joergensen writes: 1) Prefer single hooks and one hook only. Trebles are potential trouble if you ask me. Multiple hooks shouldn’t be used. 2) Fish barbless if you’re fishing catch and release (C&R). Pinch the barb on barbed hooks. Barbless hooks hook well and holds fine, but unhooks indefinitely much easier. 3) [...]
Posted in taimen on Jul 6th, 2012
Rare Conservation Fellow Gankhuyag “Gaana” Balbar helped facilitate the construction of three fishermen clubhouses where the fishing clubs (established during his Pride campaign with Rare) will operate from and where locals and visitors will need to go to purchase fishing permits, confirm a fishing guide, and receive information on catch-and-release techniques and regulation. Additionally, he conducted [...]
Posted in taimen on Jun 21st, 2012
As the 2012 taimen field season gets underway we take a look back at some key accomplishments, and look forward to how we intend to continue to build upon that work. Last season found us working with local government and airport administrators in Murun, the provincial capital of Khovsgol Aimag, to construct a permanent taimen conservation kiosk [...]
Posted in stewardship on May 23rd, 2012
A new adventure feature film, Where the Yellowstone Goes, presented by Trout Headwaters, Inc., premiered in Bozeman to a sell-out crowd on May 19. The historic Ellen Theater was filled to capacity with 450 attendees. Where the Yellowstone Goes follows a 30-day drift boat journey down the longest “undammed” river in the lower 48. Intimate [...]
Posted in taimen on Apr 7th, 2011
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, and grow slowly, not reaching maturity until seven to nine years of age according to scientists. The taimen (Hucho taimen), also known as Siberian taimen and Siberian salmon, [...]
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