Lower Amur, May

Fishing in the lower reaches of the Amur (500 km below Khabarovsk) took place in high but clear water. We were very lucky with the weather.

For 5 days, our camp was visited by 5 very nimble snakes

Banded catfish caught with a fly

Unusual catch of our neighbours - wild carp landed with a ratlin lure. The Mandarin bass is quite common.

The number of the zander in the Amur is growing

Personal record in skygazer - 92 cm, 6 kg

Mongolian redfin

Flathead asp is presently spawning

Two different classes of the ships

Amur pike

Amur River could look like this, but only very rarely

Amur barbel could be rather big

Amur barbel has a soft, retractable mouth

Amur barbel will be spawning soon