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2025.11.27

Trophy fishing on the Putorana Plateau (northern Krasnoyarsk Krai) Tutonchana River

Is it possible to catch taimen in 2025–2026? The whole truth about the law, quotas, and actual locations where it's still permitted.

Will taimen fishing be allowed in 2025–2026? The whole truth about the law, quotas, and actual locations where it's still permitted. Taimen isn't just a fish. It's a symbol of Siberian rivers, the last true river tiger, which can weigh 50–70 kg and live up to 60 years. Over the past 30 years, its population has declined by a factor of 5–10 due to poaching and hydroelectric power plants.

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Is it possible to catch taimen in 2025–2026? The whole truth about the law, quotas, and actual locations where it's still permitted. Read more »

taimen in winter

Winter taimen fishing: how to catch a "river tiger" under the ice on the Putorana Plateau

Winter taimen fishing: how to catch a "river tiger" under the ice on the Putorana Plateau. Taimen in winter is not a myth or a poacher's tale. It's a reality for those prepared for the toughest fishing in the world: minus 35–50°C, ice 1.5–2 meters thick, a day in a tent with a stove, and bites that make your arms and legs ache.

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Winter taimen fishing: how to catch a "river tiger" under the ice on the Putorana Plateau. Read more »

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