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 taimen on Nov 3rd, 2012
Many of you who have been following this series on my work with Siberian taimen (Hucho taimen) in Mongolia may not be aware that this species is actually one of five taimen species that exist in the world. A recent International Union for Conservation of Nature report titled, “Largest Salmon in the World Edges Toward Extinction,” [...]
Posted in taimen on Sep 11th, 2012
This is the final blog post from my work with Rare Conservation and World Wildlife Fund this summer. Driving through the six Soums (districts) along the Onon River really opened my eyes to the amount of work that has been completed in this area. Each town had billboards portraying members of the local fishing clubs [...]
Posted in taimen on Sep 3rd, 2012
As I write this in late July 2012, I am getting ready to begin a 12 day trip to the Onon River Basin in Eastern Mongolia. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a situation assessment dealing with several issues along the Onon River. Reportedly the birthplace of Chinggis Khan, the Onon River is an incredibly special place. [...]
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 [...]
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are highly endangered, have been known [...]
Did you know that Mongolians believe that rivers are part of the god, or spirit, of land and water. Taimen are considered as the ‘animals of the spirit’ or ‘children of the river god’, so traditionally Mongolians did not eat fish, and give great respect to rivers and taimen. Mongolians recognize that Taimen are a [...]
This series follows University of Montana graduate student Dan Bailey as he travels the wilds of Mongolia to survey and tag Taimen, the world’s largest trout. From the team’s remote field camp, Dan is posting to the Club EcoBlu blog as he assists with the Taimen Conservation Project . Taimen are highly endangered, have been known [...]
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