Vladimir Putin has gone spearfishing in southern Siberia’s mountains, the latest stunt for the action man and adventure-loving Russian president.

Footage released on Saturday by Russian state television stations showed Mr Putin steering an inflatable boat and fishing bare-chested with a rod in a mountain lake, accompanied by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and other officials.

The president fishing(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

With defence minister Sergei Shoigu (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Time was spent swimming in the lake(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

It also showed Mr Putin fishing underwater with a spear gun.

His spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the president spent two hours hunting a pike before finally getting it during Wednesday’s trip.

The president scuba dives(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Catching fish in both a lake...(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Mr Putin has frequently engaged in action stunts since taking the helm in 2000, flying combat jets, riding horses and fishing bare-chested.

He also accompanied a flock of cranes on a hang glider, shot a tiger with a tranquiliser gun and released leopards into a wildlife sanctuary.

And in a river(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Russian president is known for his love of fishing(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The president piloting a boat(Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)