The guys over at AEG were kind enough to send me their DVD, Fish Bum 1: Mongolia River Wolf, in exchange for my thoughts on its content. In a few words…

The best fly fishing epic available on DVD!

This is NOT your regular fly fishing dvd that takes place in a ‘more than I can ever afford’ fishing lodge with a trout stream ‘only metres from your bed’ kind of setting. Until I saw this DVD, I had no idea that the kind of trout they were searching for even existed. The ‘Taimen’ Trout or River Wolf lives up to it’s name and the hype on the DVD’s back panel. To me, the the trout looks like a cross between a lake trout, bull trout and slight smattering of leviathan.

It looks awesome!

The trout is only half the story. The trout is only found in remote (stress the word remote) sections of certain Mongolian rivers. There are no roads and easy access to any portion of the rivers that hold these trout.

This did not stop the Fish Bums. The DVD chronicles their incredible journey to make their own roads and forge their own mountain passes to dip their flies for these Taimen Trout. Then, to prove the anglers are only human, when they finally spot these trout - they don’t buy into the flies they brought with them. It was humorous and inspiring to see how these guys used what was available to them and rethink their presentations. I will let you watch the movie to see how they did this, but these fish were so ‘intelligent’ the Fish Bums had to use radio spotters on the banks several metres up on the banks to assist their fishing counterparts. (Taimen Photo From: University of Wisconsin News Website)

The fishing footage is phenomenal and well put together. I have already watched it 3 times and can’t wait to show a few of the guys. Fish Bum 1: Mongolia River Wolf will make a great birthday or Christmas gift for any fly angler. Please visit their web-site for more information (I am not paid any money when you click on the DVD links) so, check it out.

Oh, and the Fish Bums win - for now.

(Notice to Fish Bum Guys - Feel free to put me on the back-up recruit list for Fish Bum 3)