Species guide
How to catch Huchen
Hucho
The Huchen, also known as Danube salmon, is a large freshwater predator with a fusiform body shape. It primarily inhabits moving waters and is known for its impressive size and strength, making it a prized game fish. This species migrates only during spawning and favors deep crevices and riverbank excavations.
Where they live
The Huchen lives mainly in freshwater rivers with strong currents, hiding in deep crevices, under bridges, and along riverbanks in Europe. It is rare in lakes and does not penetrate the Black Sea.
Typical size
Up to about 150 cm
What they eat
- small fish such as minnows and barbel
- grayling
- various small river fish
- terrestrial vertebrates
- insects like dipterans
Best baits
- large live baitfish
- dead fish bait
Best lures
- large spoons
- streamers
- soft plastic swimbaits
How to fish for them
- fly fishing with large streamers
- casting spoons or plugs
- bait fishing with large live or dead fish
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