The Kherlen River is one of the biggest rivers in the Eastern Mongolia within the Pacific basin. 38 species of fish swim freely within the crystal clear waters of the Kherlen. The river takes its origin at the upper part of the Khentii mountain range and flows to the south first, and then gradually to the east and ultimately joins Dalai Lake in China. The river watershed area is 116455 km.sq and length of 1090 km in the territory of Mongolia. The River Kherlen area is full of migratory birds in summer and it is very beautiful to watch them in the early morning and evening. The river is a good place for all kinds of fishing: spinner, fly fishing etc. with its wonderful and rich species.

Hucho Taimen - At one time, the world’s largest salmonid, the Taimen, lived in the rivers between Germany and the Pacific coast of Russia. Today, after centuries of poaching, pollution, and habitat destruction, the Taimen are making their last stand in Mongolia. Reaching weights of 200 pounds, the Taimen are one of the world’s premier freshwater sportsfishes. The Kherlen River has the Taimen in its water and this trip gives you a wonderful opportunity to encounter this mighty salmonid with much ease and without driving for hours and taking flights to the north.

Night Fishing: Fishing at nights is a real challange for fishermen. The River Kherlen is an ideal place for night fishing as it is a quiet, steppe river. You will surely like the new experience of fishing at nights for Taimen and other fish. This trip gives you the greatest opportunities of not only catching various species of fish even taimen, but also of watching and photo hunting the rarest, endangered animals e.g. Argali-mountain wild sheep and birds such as White naped crane, Chinese pond heron and etc., from the closest distance.

Flyfishing in Mongolia: Every proud fisherman loves fly-fishing in Mongolia as Mongolia fly fishing is a real challange between real fishers. That's wht fly-fishing Mongolia is famous and fishers come and enjoy Mongolia flyfishing Taimen. Taimen fly fishing in Mongolia is unique, come and enjoy fly fishing Taimen now!

Some info on flysishing and flyfishing Mongolia: Mongolia is a unique fly-fishing destination: a land of rolling steppes, rugged mountains, verdant forest, and pristine rivers. Our major species are: Salmon (Taimen), Trout, Pike, Grayling, Sig, River Perch, Siberian Umber, Roach, Ide, Bull Ide, Golden Carp, Amur Catfish and Burbot. The Taimen is a particularly ferocious fish which can often attain weights of 50 kilos or more. The most attractive fish is the Taimen (Hucho taimen) that reaches the length of 100-150 cm. The biggest taimen are more than 140 cm in length. The most common fish is the Siberian trout or the lenok normally reaching 50 cm, in some areas even more than 70 cm. Not to be overlooked is the exquisite dry-fly fishing for Lenok Trout and Grayling; catches of 30 to 50 in a day are not uncommon. Darkhad Valley is rich in different species of fish. The river around camp is a fly fisherman's dream. Kherlen river has 38 species of fish and Onon, Balj rivers have 45 species etc. More than 15 rivers are most famous and convenient to make fly fishing in Mongolia. Touring in Mongolia is wonderful and fishing in Mongolia is catch and release with barb less hooks as it is one of the world's healthiest and biggest fish population. The best time of year fly fishing in Mongolia from June or from very late August, September, October. You can fish from morning till evening and your catches will impress you with strength and incredible size. Fishing in Mongolia is an experience not to be missed. Selena travel offers you the most wonderful fly fishing tours, enjoy the fishing in Mongolia. Our fly-fishing tours combine great fishing possibilities with Mongolian cultural and natural highlights. Whether a novice or expert angler, our knowledgeable, local guide staff will provide a memorable fly fishing experience that will last a lifetime. Mongolia fishing season is comparatively short, it's between June and October, so you should prepare your fishing gear and travel to Mongolia for fishing and fly-fishing.