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- Taimen in Danube R. System (Austria)
http://www.visionflyfishing.com/page.php?page_id=342
“The taimen is also called “Danube salmon” in Europe, because he is only found in the river Danube and all the rivers which run into the Danube like the rivers Mur,Enns, Drau, Lech, Inn and a lot of smaller streams. That means that you will find them in Austria as well as Germany, Poland or Slovenia.
The taimen was close to die off some years ago because of shore lining, weir systems and pollution. The taimen is like all trout a fish who wants to go upstream to spawn, which was not possible anymore in a lot of rivers. Nowadays conditions have become much better and also the number of taimen in our rivers is increasing.
Another reason of that is that the number of grayling, which is the favorite food of taimen, is also increasing. The average size of our taimen is from 90 to 110cm and about 16 to 30 pounds weight. But every year there are several fish caught up to more than 130 cm and more than 60 pounds weight.”
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http://www.emeraldwateranglers.com/slovenia.html
As you head south into central and southern Slovenia the mountains gradually fade into rolling hills and pastures. This heavily forested landscape is divided by numerous rivers, from the largest river in the country, the Sava, to the countless smaller chalk streams and spring creeks like the Unica and Krka. In these rivers you will find the Hucho (relative of the Mongolian Taimen), European Grayling, native Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike and Carp. With so many high caliber species, beautiful scenery, fantastic food and a strong and unique culture, its easy to see why fly fishing Slovenia is a must!
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