With walls coming down throughout the world's Communist countries, Asia is likely to be a new frontier for sportsmen seeking new fishing and hunting adventures. The large number of rivers and lakes in the taiga and in the mountains, and a variety of beautiful places along their banks, combine to make fishing in Yakutia very enticing. Fishing lovers will be impressed by the variety and types of fish, some of which are very unique and valuable. Many of these species are very delicious. The purity of the taiga, rivers, and lakes, together with snowy mountains and fresh air, combine to make fishing in Yakutia a fisherman's paradise.
Experienced guides are happy to assist tourists and travelers.
They can give all necessary information about the traditions and customs of indigenous people. Siberian Taimen - this big Asian salmonid is known to weigh over 150 pounds. It is not anadromous, living in rivers where it feeds as an active predator. The taimen is one of four species in a genus of strictly freshwater Eurasian salmonids, remotely similar to the Atlantic salmon, with a proportionally larger head and adapose fin. His mouth is huge, with strong, canine-like teeth canted slightly back into the throat and the jaws are very heavy.