The Top Fishing
Chapter 204 - 146: Dongting Camp_3

Chapter 204: Chapter 146: Dongting Camp_3

In a region where depth transitions smoothly, the water flow changes at that location, often depositing a variety of debris including branches and rocks. Wild fish tend to inhabit these areas for shelter and feeding, making it a generally good spot for fishing.

We haven’t brought our fishing gear now, so we won’t demonstrate it this time. Remember this point, and we will come back tomorrow morning to try fishing live to test if it’s accurate.

"Keep moving forward, host. It’s such a short distance. A bit north, it seems there are people by the shore. Are they the research team’s staff?"

"Indeed, there is someone. Host, can you zoom in and let us see?"

Lin Yang glanced over and indeed saw someone in a windbreaker active about a mile north from their current position. The camera only showed a tiny figure at first until it zoomed in for a better look at the attire.

"There really is someone. Let’s go over and see what they’re doing." Lin Yang called out and walked vigorously forward along the relatively flat lakeside.

Minutes later, the trio reached the area, and from afar, they could see fishing net buoys floating on the water’s surface, one end submerged and the other tied to a lakeside stump.

"Hey, are you guys part of the aquaculture research team?" Lin Yang greeted proactively.

It was obvious they were, as no one else would boldly set up fishing nets here, and their attire matched Han Li and her colleagues’.

"Yes, are you here to tour Dongting Lake?" One of the team members replied kindly with a smile.

Lin Yang shook his head, "My name is Lin Yang, and Mr. Chen from your research team invited me here. I saw you guys handling the net with a drone just now. Did you catch any fish?"

"Oh, I see. You are the expert Master Lin invited by our teacher’s request, aren’t you? The Master Lin who caught the giant black fish recently?" The young man said excitedly.

"That’s me. I can’t say I’m expert, just fond of fishing. We’ve just arrived and thought to scout the area first, get to know the terrain and surroundings, and I came over when I saw you working with the net."

"Oh man, don’t mention it. We’ve laid a thirty-meter net and haven’t caught a single fish, not even as good as my senior laying hooks on the opposite shore. Although he hasn’t seen any fish either, at least straightening the hooks felt like some progress.

So, Master Lin, you must know more about fishing. Do you think our method of setting the net is reliable?"

With Lin Yang’s identity confirmed, the young university student became more talkative.

Lin Yang glanced at the position of the net, examined the size of the mesh and the setup in general, and shook his head with a smile.

"It won’t work?"

Lin Yang: "The size of your meshes exceeds 30 centimeters. You’d need very large fish of at least several kilos to get caught in that."

"Exactly, our main task assigned by our teacher is to capture big fish samples, which is why we use such large mesh."

"But don’t you know that big fish generally swim in deeper waters?"

"Er, we’ve surveyed more than 30 meters into the water, the depth should be... should be enough, right?" The university student hesitated as he spoke, now realizing the issue.

Lin Yang didn’t rush to answer him, instead instructing Li Xiaopeng to fly the drone higher for a bird’s-eye view.

Then he let the student look at the mobile screen: "See how the water color is lighter over here? You’ve picked the shallowest stretch of shallow water."

"Er, will that have a bad influence?" The young student’s expression became a bit anxious.

The young man’s surname was Zhang, and he was Han Li’s junior; frankly, he had no prior experience setting up fishing gear.

The location he chose was solely because there were a few trees ashore convenient for securing the net ropes, without any consideration of the actual water depth and suitability.

Now, with Lin Yang pointing this out, he seemed a bit embarrassed.

Lin Yang smiled and said, "Of course it will have an impact. Fish foraging or cruising in water is somewhat similar to people walking on roads.

For example, if you’re hurrying on your way and come across a small hill, would you climb over it or go around? More often than not, you’d go around.

Fish act the same way. They naturally avoid areas that aren’t suitable for feeding or evading predators. Setting the net in this place with large meshes, it’s unlikely you’ll catch anything."

"Master Lin, where should we set the net then? Could you give us some guidance?"

Although Xiao Zhang didn’t know much about setting nets, he understood the logic Lin Yang explained. It really made sense now that he thought about it.

"You’re supposed to set the net by rowing out into the water, right? Where’s the boat?" Lin Yang continued.

"There’s a spot up ahead. The boat is over there," Xiao Zhang pointed towards a patch of water.

"Here’s what you do: pull up the net and reset it about 30 meters north of here, right around here." Lin Yang pointed to a position on the bird’s-eye view on his phone. It was an area by the transition zone between deep and shallow water, visibly marked by a change in water color.

"Okay, thank you, Master Lin. I’ll get in touch with my colleague and rearrange it right away." Xiao Zhang hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

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