A distance not less then 1,300 km away North West from Ulaanbaatar city,.......A single journey of 5 day's drive through a few stop overs at Terkhin Tsagaan Nuur, Telmen Nuur, Chuluut Gor and Ogii Nuur....into the deep interior of the Great Lakes Valley......
Desert trail.....
This less paid attention lake is actually a saltwater lake which is twice as salty as the ocean.... and the water visibility not greater than 10 m.....
Unbelievable!... With just 3 casts, this fish took my minnow straight away..... Wow! My first fish in the West......This is the one that I had dreamed of catching.... Large Mouth Altai Osman or Narrow-Headed Altai Osman (Oreoleuciscus angusticephalus) from the Carp family.... and it may grow up to a meter long with over 10kg in weight.....YES! Awesome!!
By looking at my catches, everyone was eager to catch one themselves......
Close up of a Small Mouth Altai Osman (Oreoleuciscus potanini).....
Plenty of catches.......
Truly a sight to behold......
Using a milk container as a pressure cooker to speed things up.......
A steamed-boiled fatty mutton with potatoes........
FIESTA all the way......
The Great Lakes Valley of Uvs province is the least visited Mogolian Aimags,... but it's geographical features of these areas are definitely worth exploring...... Uvs province is a high mountainous area which is the extension of the the Great Altai Mountain Range,..... and this is the territory of extreme hot and cold temperatures with an average altitude above 1,000 m above sea level........ The following are some gorgeous scenic photos of the trip......
The beautiful landscape of the West Mongolia.......
After a few days of traveling,.... finally we came to a humongous lake where this special freshwater species called Altai Osman thrives......
Beautiful coastal line of the lake.....
Yes!! Here you go, Siu Keong.....
Beautiful fish it is,....a Small Mouth Altai Osman (Oreoleuciscus potanini).....
Wow! Look at the catches...... well done everyone!! Congrats to all of you......
Wow!!! A huge Large Mouth Altai Osman you caught there Danny..... Congrats!!
Altai Osman (Oreoleuciscus potanini) - a sub species of the Carp family,..... with a long narrow body,...lustrous green and brownish grey body colour is a fish eating predator in this lake...... The fish will attack any lures without any hesitation....... Look at the catches, it's a FIESTA!
A full 2 and a half day fishing with astonishing results in the West of Mongolia........
Look at the small fries in the water..... plenty of food for the Altai Osman......
During the summer season,..... this lake is a very good place for swimming and sunbathing too....
Sunbathing lizard.....
Our chef preparing us a local Mongolian BBQ......
Emmmm.... Finger licking good!!.....
YES! A good size Large Mouth Altai Osman (Oreoleuciscus angusticephalus)......... Good fight!
Another biggie..... Large Mouth Altai Osman......... Yeah!
Nice and cute Small Altai Osman (Oreoleuciscus humilis).........
Fishing here is amazing, home of the Altai's Sagas fish.... with the fascinating surroundings was just stunning...... and we all hoped to be back here some day.......
