This amazing Siberian fish muksun

One of the best commercial fish of Siberiais muksun, belonging to the family of whitefish (to which omul, whitefish, chir and many other fish also belong). Usually the length of muksun is 40-45 cm, and the weight is about 2-3 kg. Some individuals reach a length of 75 cm and weigh up to 8 kg. Since this is a northern fish, muksun lives in practically all major Siberian rivers: in the Irtysh, Ob, Yenisei, Lena, lakes on the Taimyr Peninsula, as well as in the desalinated water of the Ob and Yenisei Bay. Muksun spreads throughout Siberia unevenly, preferring cold and clean water. Most of all muksuna lives in the Ob and Taz bays, as well as in the Yenisei.

The composition of the muksun diet depends on the season. In summertime, the fish Muxun feeds mainly on bottom crustaceans and mollusks. The main food product in winter is zooplankton.

Like the other half passable, the fish muksun fromcoastal waters of the Arctic Ocean to the place of spawning makes many kilometers of migration. Usually, the muksun spawning begins immediately upon completion of the ice drift. Rising upstream, the muksun reaches its spawning site only by autumn (late September – early October). The spawning itself begins with the onset of the formation of the first ice (usually in October) and ends when the water temperature drops to 4^aboutC (i.e., around November).

For spawning, fish muksun prefers places wherethe bottom is pebble or sandy, and the current is fairly fast. The number of eggs depends on the size of each individual individual. By the way, muksun does not come to spawn every year. During its lifetime, the fish spawn several times (usually three or four). And the fact that males become sexually mature at about ten years old, and females even later, makes the muksuna very vulnerable to humans. That is why the population of this fish needs reliable protection.

Muksun fishing is prohibited in most regions of the Urals and Siberia. And where it is allowed, fishing is carried out by fishing teams on the basis of a license and strictly in limited quantities.

As for sport fishing, the muksunausually caught on the fly. It is worth noting that this is a very capricious fish, and therefore for successful fishing it is necessary to accurately select the bait that corresponds to the food base of a particular water body. So, caught on a bait or spinning muksun is a fish, the photo with which is the subject of special pride of an amateur angler.

It differs from other sigovy muksuns in a body that rises steeply behind the head. The sides of the muksun are silvery, the back is dark, and the belly is light white.

Like everyone living in cold water, fish muksunvery fat. Juicy, tender, fast-digesting and high-calorie meat, besides beneficial fatty acids for the body, contains many nutrients and trace elements. It contains substances such as chromium, zinc, molybdenum, as well as copper and bromine, which are useful for the nervous system and the circulatory system.

Muksun can make an incredibly largenumber of tasty and healthy dishes. It is fried, boiled, salted, smoked and even eaten raw. Frozen muksun when defrosting retains all its nutritional properties.