Sport and recreational fishing in Kazakhstan is developing more and more. Many fishermen are fishing on the principle of catch and release. In this fishing main measure caught the trophy and take pictures with him. Fans of trophy fishing may occur and what is the largest fish in Kazakhstan?
Beluga
At the moment the biggest fish in Kazakhstan – Beluga. Beluga is a fish belonging to the family Acipenseridae. It is included in the red data book and is considered the largest freshwater fish. In some instances the weight was up to half a ton. Some studies have reported such instances of fish as:
1827 Beluga weighing 1.5 tons(90 pounds).
The biggest fish in Kazakhstan was caught with a weight 1224 kg, this specimen was caught on 11 may 1922.
Near the mouth of the Ural was caught by a female is 75 years old and weigh over 1 ton and a length of over 4 meters. She was caught on may 3, 1926. It was 190 kg of caviar.
After 1970 fish of this size were not observed. However, was caught specimens weighing 800kg and 966 kg. And in 2013-2015 the biggest fish in Kazakhstan was weighing from 125 kg up to 300 kg.
Video about the biggest caught the Beluga.
Beluga is a long-lived fish. Its age reaches 100 years and throughout its long life, the white sturgeon, like all sturgeons can spawn many times. It feeds mainly on fish, as it is a predator.
Black Beluga caviar is deservedly considered the best among other sturgeon species. Its caviar has a dark gray color and has a delicate nutty taste, the smell of caviar strong.
Som
The second largest the largest fish in Kazakhstan is the som. This giant fish can swallow people whole. Som reaches 2-3 meters in length, some reaching 5 meters and weigh about 300-400 kg.
Catfish is a predator and feeds mainly on fish. This is the largest fish in Kazakhstan and away to attack bigger prey, such as people. There were cases and fatalities. These giants can pull even a strong adult male on the bottom and most likely to eat.
At the moment, the catfish population has declined, but there are instances worthy of attention.
For example, in Kazakhstan was caught a catfish about 200 kg.
How to catch catfish on Kwok you can see here.