Angling to save Mongolia's Taimen, world's largest salmonid

Interesting. That's some big trout!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/11/071113-taimen-video-vin.html

Great story, hope for the best, need BIG baits 

The scientist in that video, Zeb Hogan, is a former labmate of our own Jim "InSeine" Hobbs.  They both did their PhD's at UC Davis under Dr. Peter Moyle.  I think Jim went down the wrong path studying otolith mircochemistry and should have studied giant fish around the world like Zeb. What a cool job that would be travelling and catching Taimen, giant catfish, giant strugeon, etc. for science.

Brian

Great vid, thanks for the post. What an awesome job btw....

Z

Very cool story, thanks for posting.  Here's to hoping they don't go the way of the dinosaur.

On a side note, it was clear to me that the narrator didn't have a background in fishing as indicated by this quote, "Conservationists advocate catch-and-release fishing, as opposed to the kind that kills the fish."

Michael

The scientist in that video, Zeb Hogan, is a former labmate of our own Jim "InSeine" Hobbs.  They both did their PhD's at UC Davis under Dr. Peter Moyle. 

Right on!

I think Jim went down the wrong path studying otolith mircochemistry and should have studied giant fish around the world like Zeb. What a cool job that would be travelling and catching Taimen, giant catfish, giant strugeon, etc. for science. 

No kidding, what a way to spend the day! Somehow I think if you're adorned with a name like Zeb, you're destined to do something out-of-the-box!

Very cool story, thanks for posting.  Here's to hoping they don't go the way of the dinosaur.

True that, it would be more than a shame to lose those beasts. I certainly wouldn't helping out by making a trip over there to C&R a few - some day...  I vaguely recall James Prosek mentioning the taimen in Fly-Fishing the 41st. Otherwise, this was the first I'd really heard about them.

On a side note, it was clear to me that the narrator didn't have a background in fishing as indicated by this quote, "Conservationists advocate catch-and-release fishing, as opposed to the kind that kills the fish."

  I noticed that, too. It's probably best he put it that way so even the least-informed viewer can understand what they're doing.

Very cool, thanks for sharing.  Now I have to add Mongolia to my list of places to go.

Totally cool stuff.  Old-growth trout.  Zeb's description of a fish in a pool for 50 years reminded me of big abs that I leave and come back to.  Harvest "and they're gone..."

Awsome:

Zeb Hogan was a lab mate of mine. That dude has THE greatest job ever!  I'm envious