Ice fishing in Kazakhstan is the wholesome content we need right now

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My guess on the fish in question is Grass Carp. Any other guesses?

ETA: Maybe Black Carp:

https://www.fishbase.de/Country/CountryChecklist.php?showAll=yes&what=list&trpp=50&c_code=398&cpresence=present&sortby=alpha2&ext_pic=on&vhabitat=fresh

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Steppe Salmon?

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scales are really big. I think cyprinid family for sure.

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Tundra Trout!

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awwww.  

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Khanate Kipper?

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Taiga Tuna!

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The double thumbs up at the end makes it.

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Ah yes, the traditional Khazak Fishing Goat. An increasingly rare heritage breed

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He spears, cleans, and cooks 'em? What a catch! :wink:

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I don’t know, but Kazakhstan lakes stock sturgeon… which supposedly provides some of the best caviar in the world.

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I don’t think sturgeon look like that. Sturgeon are like, flat. And usually huuuuuge!

I’m going with Lake Shark.

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Australia has you covered there:

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Eeep.

You call THAT a lake shark?

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Did. I. Say. They. Were. Sturgeons? Ithinknot! :wink:

I’ve seen whole sturgeon at the now long gone ORIGINAL Junior’s Deli in Westwood, LA. A $20 bagel never tasted so good!

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Desert Drum

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So, I did not make this up.

But there is persian sturgeon in Kazakhstan.

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More made-up fish, please.

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Clearly those are water fish, it’s unusual to see them that time of year without coats on. Curious.

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