Fly Fishing Tour In Western Mongolia
About this tour
The Khoton and Khurgan Lakes are second largest and clearest of all lakes in Mongolia, with average depth of 26 meters and the deepest places reaching down to 58 meters. Khoton and Khurgan Lakes are home to the grayling (thymallus arcticus) and the lenok (brachymystax lenok). The lakes are located in an intermountain tectonic depression in the northern portion of the Mongolian Altai Region. The lakes themselves, as well as the mountain rivers which feed into the lakes, offer excellent sport fishing in a rugged and virtually unpopulated area. The nature surrounding the lakes is beautiful with forests and snow-capped mountains of Altai mountain range.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Sergelen, Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Arrival in Ulaan Bataar, you will be met by one of our staff who will join you on a city sightseeing and a welcome dinner. We will arrange for hotel reservations.
Day 2: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Ölgii, Mongolia
The next day you will fly to Ulgii, Bayan Ulgii province. If the weather condition allous, it’s 3 hour flight from Ulaan Bataar. Bayan-Ulgii province is the home of a minority group of Kazakh people, with their own language and culture. At the local airport you will be met by an English-speaking guide, a driver and an expedition cook. From there you will be driven to Khoton/Khurgan Lake Camp, about 6 hours of jeep drive, where we will meet our local fishing guides. Overnight in our own tents.
Day 3: Khoton Lake, Mongolia
The next few days we will be fishing in the Khoton Lake, the home to the grayling and the lenok. The best time to fish for the lenok is from 15th May to 25th of May. This is the season when the lake ice melts. After that date the biggest lenok’s migrate to the deepest part of the lake. However, grayling is a common catch during the summer. The lenok is a quite large fish. We once caught a lenok which was 98 cm long, The average size of a grayling is about 50 cm long, but can grow much larger.
Day 4: Khoton Lake, Mongolia
The next few days we will be fishing in the Khoton Lake, the home to the grayling and the lenok. The best time to fish for the lenok is from 15th May to 25th of May. This is the season when the lake ice melts. After that date the biggest lenok’s migrate to the deepest part of the lake. However, grayling is a common catch during the summer. The lenok is a quite large fish. We once caught a lenok which was 98 cm long, The average size of a grayling is about 50 cm long, but can grow much larger.
Day 5: Khoton Lake, Mongolia
The next few days we will be fishing in the Khoton Lake, the home to the grayling and the lenok. The best time to fish for the lenok is from 15th May to 25th of May. This is the season when the lake ice melts. After that date the biggest lenok’s migrate to the deepest part of the lake. However, grayling is a common catch during the summer. The lenok is a quite large fish. We once caught a lenok which was 98 cm long, The average size of a grayling is about 50 cm long, but can grow much larger.
Day 6: Khoton Lake, Mongolia to Dayan Lake, Mongolia
We will drive to Dayan Lake stopping for lunch on the way. The landscape around the lakes is picturesque and consists of forests, rivers and it is surrounded by mountains. We will stay at Dayan Lake Camp in our own tents
Day 7: Dayan Lake, Mongolia
These days we’ll fish in the Dayan Lake. The lake, and the rivers around the lake, are crystal clear and are fed by springs. Dayan Lake is rich with grayling, Altai osman and a variety of other species of fish. The lake is also the home to a great number and variety of migratory birds including many kinds of ducks, swans, geese, seagulls, and cranes.
Day 8: Dayan Lake, Mongolia
These days we’ll fish in the Dayan Lake. The lake, and the rivers around the lake, are crystal clear and are fed by springs. Dayan Lake is rich with grayling, Altai osman and a variety of other species of fish. The lake is also the home to a great number and variety of migratory birds including many kinds of ducks, swans, geese, seagulls, and cranes.
Day 9: Dayan Lake, Mongolia to Ölgii, Mongolia
We will drive back to Ulgii, visit the local Muslim Mosque, open bazaar, the museum and shop for local art and handicrafts. You will stay overnight in Ger Camp or Hotel /B/L/D/
Day 10: Ölgii, Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Return flight to Ulaan Bataar with a farewell dinner at the hotel.
What's included
All meals during the trip All accommodations during the program Transport with car including gasoline Local guide Cook Visa support Local flights Ulgii-Ulaan Bataar
International flights Visa Travel insurance Charges for excess baggage Airport taxes Individual equipment Drinks and extra charges in hotels and inns All alcoholic drinks All costs not specified in “Included”
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me.
Route & locations
Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Sergelen, Mongolia to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia