Bhutan and the brown trout Alistair Scott Back in the 1930s, Jigme Wangchuk, the second of the four Wangchuk hereditary kings to rule Bhutan in the 20th century, decided that his remote mountain realm was missing one important element – brown trout, salmo trutta, a yellow-brown attraction that can weigh up to 5 kilograms but rarely does except in wild kingdoms that anglers never get to. I have venerated King Jigme Wangchuk to this day. May his tribe increase.
Bhutan and the Brown Trout
Bhutan and the Brown Trout
Bhutan and the Brown Trout
Bhutan and the brown trout Alistair Scott Back in the 1930s, Jigme Wangchuk, the second of the four Wangchuk hereditary kings to rule Bhutan in the 20th century, decided that his remote mountain realm was missing one important element – brown trout, salmo trutta, a yellow-brown attraction that can weigh up to 5 kilograms but rarely does except in wild kingdoms that anglers never get to. I have venerated King Jigme Wangchuk to this day. May his tribe increase.
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