You’ve probably heard about taimen, the extremely large and long-lived relatives of trout that in the angling imagination have grown even larger than life. It could be the broad blunt head, like an oversized brookie with a bad attitude. Or maybe it’s the red tail, as if a bull trout had eaten too many cutthroats.…
The Buryat Headwaters Expedition covers the upper third of the taimen sanctuary and is designed for adventurous travelers. In 2023, when this film was shot, the river was only just starting to recover from an unprecedented flooding. The fishing was extremely challenging because of it, but - regardless - several lovely taimen up to 1…
