The Top Fishing
Chapter 187 - 141: Fishing in Xiangjiang

Chapter 187: Chapter 141: Fishing in Xiangjiang

Lin Yang over here.

He had just cast his line when the bobber started to move.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry. The bobber was moving vigorously, clearly because a small fish was nibbling. He simply ignored such signals.

After a while, when the bobber had completely flipped into position, Lin Yang quickly jerked the rod.

It was the same old routine, starting with testing out the spot.

He didn’t plan to bait the spot, since he was just fishing for small fish, he could just fish and test the spot simultaneously.

The second rod, the third rod... after about seven or eight casts, he slowed down his pace and switched to waiting about half a minute after the bobber settled, whether there was a bite or not.

After three more casts of this, Lin Yang pulled back the line and cast again. As soon as the bobber hit the water, a clear nibble appeared.

He immediately jerked the rod to hook the fish!

Suddenly, he felt a pull on the line. Through this not so strong pull, Lin Yang could tell that the fish at the other end wasn’t very large.

However, the rod he was using was very well-tuned and relatively short, so even fishing small fish gave a really good feel.

During the unhurried process of dragging the fish out of the water, Lin Yang felt this fish had a lot of spunk, seemingly unlike the small fish he had caught in Jiangdong City.

Soon, the small fish was pulled out of the water.

A small fish, over twenty centimeters long, struggled vigorously on the line. It was long and cylindrical, silvery all over with very fine scales, but its eyes were eerily red.

"Red-eyed Fish."

Even though he had never caught this type of fish before, Lin Yang recognized it immediately.

Because the distinct appearance of its eyes was too obvious,—red, just like someone with dry eye syndrome, completely red or bloodshot.

Red-eyed Fish, also called Red-eye Trout, is a quality commercial fish species distributed in water systems all across the country, known for its fast growth, adaptability, and varied diet among other advantages.

Lin Yang detached the Red-eyed Fish from the hook and held it in his hand, estimating it to be around three taels in weight.

After recording the fish, he sneakily check the rewards in the guidebook. As he expected, the reward was quite ordinary with no special prizes—just one hundred yuan, and some points and experience.

Although it was just an ordinary small fish, it was still the first fish he caught in his first fishing outing, breaking the bad luck spell.

Li Xiaopeng, standing next to him, watched Lin Yang catch a fish so quickly with eyes wide with envy.

Although he had improved his skills by fishing with Lin Yang for a few sessions, this first fishing trip in Xiang Province made him envious as he watched Lin Yang land his first fish.

"Nice, a Red-eye. This fish is quite rare in our area, it sure is different once you step out."

"Hahaha, Red-eye here is roughly equivalent to the Silverstriped Round Herring back home, but the feel of this is much better than that." Lin Yang said as he baited his hook again and cast it out.

No sooner had it landed when his bobber moved again.

He immediately jerked the rod and hooked another.

"Is it another Red-eye?" Li Xiaopeng asked with envy and curiosity.

"It doesn’t seem so; the feel is completely different, and this fish seems bigger." Lin Yang, mindful of his thin line and small hook, didn’t dare pull too hard and slowly reeled in the fish.

After a minute or two, the fish that was hooked underwater finally surfaced, and when he saw what fish it was, he couldn’t help but laugh.

Because this type of fish is also considered a trash fish in the south and is particularly loathed by southern fishermen—this was a Tilapia.

Tilapia in our country are an introduced species, originally from Africa, and belong to the tropical fish category with over a hundred varieties. They are known for their rapid proliferation, high yield, varied diet, fewer diseases, and strong reproductive capabilities.

Though referred to as trash fish, wild Tilapia have delicious, low-bone meat with high protein content and are nutritious—very popular among some people, often called the "white meat Salmon" and the "Fish of the 21st Century."

This Tilapia on Lin Yang’s hook was bigger than a palm, with fully spread fins and red spots on its tail, which looked rather pretty.

After unlocking a new fish species, he glanced again at the guidebook rewards. As he expected, just like with the previous Red-eyed Fish, trash fish didn’t earn any special rewards.

Status of Tilapia in Xiang Province and Jiangxi Province isn’t bad because their geographical location isn’t quite that south.

If it were Yuedong, for anglers, Tilapia would be a disaster, particularly those Mahjong tile-sized Tilapias that are scattered in all water systems and strata of the south, almost driving anglers insane.

But for Lin Yang, whether it was the Red-eye or the Tilapia, as these were his first catches, he still found it pretty exciting and interesting.

As he had already caught two types of fish, Li Xiaopeng, standing by, was very envious, but he could only console himself: "My target is big fish; I’m not interested in these little trash fish...."

Once Lin Yang started, he soon entered a pattern of continuous casting.

He was almost catching fish as soon as he cast the line, with various Silverstriped Round Herrings, Crucian Carps, and Tilapias constantly being caught, clearly the baiting of the spot had attracted a school of fish below.

However, these fish were mostly under a pound, very few were over half a pound, but catching one after another was still very thrilling.

Li Xiaopeng was still waiting in hope.