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Fishing Species

Huchen Fish Species Information

Huchen

Label Details
Scientific Fish Name: Hucho hucho
Other Fish Name: Danube salmon
Regions Fished: Danube basin in Europe
World Record:
Common Tackle:
Additional Information: There is now a considerable commercial effort to produce huchen fry to re-introduce the species into the wild. This requires the adults being caught just before spawning and kept in special tanks. Fry are released in appropriate places once they have reached 4 to 10 cm.