The Top Fishing
Chapter 348 - 182: Hang City Sightseeing_3

Chapter 348: Chapter 182: Hang City Sightseeing_3

But now the float is too sensitive which also has its disadvantages, for instance, at this moment, the float was touched or bitten by a fish, it would change from a green and red state to all red.

However, Lin Yang, observing the float, clearly did not hook a fish. This was a false signal. If he had jerked the rod blindly, it would not only have been difficult to hook a fish, but it might also have scared the fish away. Therefore, a highly sensitive float really tests fishing skills. Most people would probably have jerked the rod after seeing the float like that.

Nevertheless, Lin Yang held back based on his vast fishing experience.

About a minute later, just as the float was constantly changing color, suddenly he jerked, and instantly the fish was pulled out from the center of the river.

However, when he swung the fish into the landing net, he couldn’t help but feel speechless, because this fish was not his target for tonight.

"Wow, what a big Crucian Carp!"

Looking at the fish Lin Yang netted, Yue’er, who was standing behind playing, couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

Indeed, night fishing has its advantages.

Actually, most fish are diurnal creatures. If someone has fish at home, they will notice that, come evening, the liveliness of the fish is not like during the day; at this time, they are actually sleeping.

Especially numerous small mixed fish, like Bait fish, Pangpi, and other small fish that can cause trouble, are sleeping at night, so night fishing essentially does not have to consider the issue of small fish stirring up trouble.

But some fish also have reverse time differences, especially some slippery old fish that have been fished during the day. No matter how they escaped, it’s clearly not a happy memory for them.

So, many fish gradually developed a habit of feeding at night. Moreover, big fish would move close to the shore at night, making it an excellent time to fish with a hand pole for large fish.

The big Crucian Carp that Lin Yang caught was just like this, an authentic local Crucian Carp. It definitely weighed over eight taels. Lin Yang didn’t know if this was the largest Crucian Carp in this river, but this one was certainly not small in this river.

"Not bad, such a big wild Golden Big Plate Crucian Carp would be great for making soup." Holding the big Crucian Carp, Lin Yang also smiled, and although it wasn’t his target fish, it was still good. He casually threw it into the keep net, where it could be secured.

Wang Feng and Li Xiaopeng, who were nearby, saw him catch this big fish so quickly and felt envious. Such a large Golden Big Plate Crucian Carp looked tempting.

Following the first fish secured, Lin Yang didn’t have to wait long before he started landing more fish.

Less than three minutes after the first fish, the second fish was landed, but maybe the Yellow Catfish were not "working" today. The second fish Lin Yang caught was Black fish, but it was too small, just over a pound, and was a catch-and-release size.

But he didn’t release it right then; instead, he kept it in the keep net, planning to release it later. This was also out of fear of disturbing the fishing spot if the fish were released immediately.

Perhaps fish don’t hold grudges, because soon after Lin Yang’s second fish, the third one arrived, and this one was his target fish, the Yellow Catfish.

Looking at the half-pound heavy large Yellow Catfish in his hands, he was also a bit surprised. Could he have caught the oldest Yellow Catfish in the river?

"Goodness, this target fish is not small at all, mine is pretty big too." Just as Lin Yang was looking at the fish, Wang Feng also laughed and spoke, then brought up a Yellow Catfish weighing about three and a half to nearly four taels.

He had finally started making his catch.

"Indeed, it’s nice. Keep going." Seeing that Yellow Catfish was active, Lin Yang also smiled, then continued casting his rod into the water. Taking advantage of his current good form, he hurried to catch a few more as they hadn’t fished for Yellow Catfish in a long time.

Soon, their fish started flying up one after another—Crucian Carp weighing over half a pound, and large Yellow Catfish weighing two to three taels or more. The three of them really enjoyed fishing that evening.

The three of them had started fishing around seven o’clock, and it wasn’t even 8:30 PM yet, but together, they had already caught about ten to twenty pounds of fish. Of course, Lin Yang had caught the most since his various fish-attracting buffs drew the fish over, benefiting Wang Feng and Li Xiaopeng fishing beside him.

When it reached nine in the evening, they discussed and decided to head back. This outing wasn’t specifically for fishing; it was more about discussing fishing techniques and indulging in their passion for night fishing.

Now that they had satisfied their urge, it was about time to head back, especially since staying and feeding the mosquitoes was quite uncomfortable.

When they were preparing to leave, Lin Yang and the others removed the Black fish, Carp, and Catfish from the keep net and threw them back into the river. Releasing the Carp was because the river’s Carp, Southern China Carp, weren’t tasty. Releasing the Black fish and Catfish was because these few were carnivorous and naturally fewer in number. Of course, the main reason was that these fish were still juveniles. If the Black fish had been five pounds, they would definitely have taken it, but since it was only a little over a pound, Lin Yang decided to release it.

The other Catfish was also a Bigmouth Catfish, which can grow up to 60 pounds, but was only about two pounds now, too small to be worth eating.

What remained in Lin Yang’s keep net were only Grass Carp, Big Crucian Carp, and Yellow Catfish. They didn’t plan to sell these fish or eat them themselves but intended to give them to Xiao Zhang’s grandparents. With two old people at home, if they couldn’t finish, they could also pass them on to other neighbors.