Hey All,
Does any one know of some good trout fishing in Taipei or close vicinity ?
Thanks !
-delonge
Wrong part of the world, buddy.
And the Formosan land locked trout is protected …
Plenty of Brown Trout available though.
You ever seen the simpsons intro with the 3 eyed yellow fish…
Oh? Please tell us more …
[quote=“TainanCowboy”]Brown Trout - Urban Dictionary
The Brown Trout[/quote]
:bravo: :bravo:
I have seen a trout farm up in Wulai, but I’ve never seen them out for fishing.
You should contact: taiwanangler.com/ for more information instead of “brown trout” references. I swear you guys watch too much South Park. 
Indeed. And look out for Blinky.
Anyway, salmonids … in Taiwan? Seems a bit unlikely. I suppose if you go up in the mountains it’ll be (a) cooler and (b) less polluted. Just a thought.
There are a couple of trout/fish farms in Sanxia/ Man yue yuan, they have/had trout fishing available in the cold season, all you catch you pay for per Tai chin (0.6kg) …
One farm has sturgeon, cat fish and I believe alligator gar … trout in winter
[quote=“Belgian Pie”]There are a couple of trout/fish farms in Sanxia/ Man yue yuan, they have/had trout fishing available in the cold season, all you catch you pay for per Tai chin (0.6kg) …
One farm has sturgeon, cat fish and I believe alligator gar … trout in winter[/quote]
Wonder where the trout come from. Maybe shipped from a high altitude lake somewhere? I know they can’t survive summers in the lowland because only very cold water can support the high oxygen level trout need. Can’t imagine catching them offers much sport, though. Glue something fish pellet shaped to a hook and they’ll probably swallow it whole if they’re hungry enough.
Back in the ol’country, this was a favorite business/pastime of the Taiwanese. Huge fish farms where people would pay to catch the trout and then have it served on a plate, beer on the side, please (for the locals who also liked this activity). Very nice, but it’s another kind of weather completely. Not too much skill required, as said. I always thought it would be even more popular here, where I believed the idea originated.
The only thing I’ve seen locals pulling out of the water here are those cat-like fish…
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The only thing I’ve seen locals pulling out of the water here are those cat-like fish…[/quote]
Dead cats maybe?
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The only thing I’ve seen locals pulling out of the water here are those cat-like fish…[/quote]
Dead cats maybe?[/quote]
In Spanish we call it cat fish. 
Very popular here when there are floods during typhoons.
Thanks for the info guy !
I didn’t chose the wrong country btw , Taiwan rocks, I just like fishing… and need my fix.
Not sure about trout, but the Xibuciao, Kala, Sanguan, Taman, Zhakong, and upper Nanshih all have healthy stocks of shovel-jaw carp (苦花).
Xibuciao - youtube.com/watch?v=Lf7955toS98
OP, more power to you, I just hope you like catch and release fishing, cause I wouldn’t ingest anything caught near Taipei.
Oh yeah, I rely on other food sources for survival… lolz.
To the poster above, that was a long video… and it shows a minow-looking fish ? How can that be a carp, lol. Still, thanks for the info.
Anyways, it seems Taiwan has good amounts of wild carp (you can fly fish for them too), and bass so that’s pretty cool.
Those “minnow-looking” fish ARE carp, and of course, the ones that’ll approach a swimmer are usually the smallest and least shy. They regularly grow up to 40 cm and above and are good for fly as well as bait fishing.