Fishing in Mongolia

At last a warm sunny day... Snow at the mountain side still there....We came to a Mongolian Ger ( house ) for a local mutton feast...Slaughtering a sheep in front of the hut...Method... slit a small cut at the stomach, stuck in a hand, and hold the heart till it stops... Skinning the fur... and cut into small pieces...Cleaning in progress....Preparing for cooking....Putting in some potato, onion and carrot....Placing the hot rock into the bowl... Steam it for about 40minute with another bowl cover on top....Well done....Enjoying the meal out in the prairie.... Taste good, I even brought my own garlic chili source for a better taste...Everyone is enjoying it too...Even the harrier is looking at our food...Nomadic Mongolian's gadget....Small knife, fire starter, smoking pipe....Hospitality from the host....Milk tea...Cheese nuggets....Homemade cheese nuggets....The kitchen....Cheese drying on the wall...Horse ride...Back to fishing after lunch.... Lenok catch on Eupro`s lure...Plenty of Lenok in good size...The biggest Lenok ever caught at Chuluut River...The Lenok is 67cm long and above 3kgs...Wow!...Great size too... 2.6kgs...Dennis with his first Taimen... As well as Thian....Then, the biggest catch 137cm Giant Taimen

Fishing in Mongolia

Next morning... So cold... The previous night was raining whole night long...and continue to rain till noon...

Most probably -0゜C at day break. We got frost on every where... And snow on the other side of the mountain...Luckly I brought a gas stove, so I can cook my breakfast in the tent...away from the wind that freezzzz your bone...Fly team ready for the hunt....As well as the lure team...Lenok wrap with aluminium foil ready for grilling...Take watching over the fire.... co'z the fire woods got wet from the rain..Sambal Lenok!!Today's catches...Nick with his catch, Greyling...Beautiful fish... Huh...Fly in action...Big catch 2.7kgs Lenok... Pak Amin in action...One cast one hit???!Our fishing ground Chuluut river....