The Top Fishing
Chapter 376 - 190: Giant Yellow Croaker_2

Chapter 376: Chapter 190: Giant Yellow Croaker_2

He then began to fill it with pearl soup, which required the use of broth.

After the broth was prepared, it was frozen in the refrigerator, then cut into small pieces and stuffed in, along with pearl soup balls.

Lin Yang didn’t need to seal the mouth because he could fry the fish in a slightly head-raised posture, so even if the soup melted, it wouldn’t flow out of the fish’s mouth.

But for those without frying skills, they could use some minced shrimp to seal the fish mouth, then pour hot oil over the fish until the fish skin was cooked, the soup in the belly melted, and the flesh was scalded from the inside out.

This was the stuffed Yellow croaker, and while it didn’t sound complicated, it actually was a dish that truly tested one’s culinary skills.

About an hour later, everyone started their meal.

"Wow, this fish is so tender!"

"It is indeed a bit strange, very tender, but also slightly springy and chewy, a very complex texture."

"Why can’t I taste anything different?"

"True, it tastes almost the same as farmed, not really better than farmed...eh, maybe it’s just a psychological effect."

As the stuffed Yellow croaker was served, it instantly became the focus of the evening, and all five diners chose this fish for their first bite.

But honestly, there wasn’t much difference between the wild and farmed Yellow croaker.

However, regardless of the fish, at least they couldn’t find fault with the flavors Lin Yang adjusted, which even he found somewhat magical.

He had only excelled in fishing, but when had his cooking skills improved so much?

Regarding this, he could only comfort himself that perhaps he was naturally gifted, as he had always been learning to cook.

Of course, tonight’s dinner wasn’t just about the Yellow croaker; there were other seafood items, various shrimps and crabs, making the meal quite enjoyable for everyone.

Naturally, their social media circles were the happiest, sharing photos of eating over four kilograms of wild Yellow croaker worth nearly twenty thousand yuan; not showing it off would have been a great loss.

However, after they posted, some people believed it, some didn’t.

This was inevitable, as for many people, they simply couldn’t understand why someone would eat fish costing tens of thousands of yuan when they could spend that money on other things.

It must be said, sometimes money is very important; those not at the top will never understand why rich people spend as they do.

In his heart, Lin Yang did differ from the truly wealthy; of course, he wasn’t really wealthy yet, but he didn’t care much about the price of what he ate.

In his view, it was eaten, and the money wasn’t wasted. If they wanted more Yellow croaker, they just needed to catch another one; his sea fishing trips weren’t specifically for selling his catch.

After enjoying the lavish dinner, Lin Yang and the others went back to rest and to sleep.

....

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

The next morning, they got up as usual, had breakfast, and began fishing again at the spot from yesterday afternoon where they had spent the night.

But after fishing for an hour or two, they hadn’t caught a single Yellow croaker.

Yellow croakers were already rare, and they also had migratory habits, not staying long in one place. When they would return or where the Yellow croakers went now was unknown to anyone.

"It looks like we won’t be catching any Yellow croaker today," Lin Yang said helplessly.

"So what do we do? Shall we go directly to the next spot?" Wang Feng asked when he saw this.

"Hmm... Let me see, where’s the nearest marker from here..." Lin Yang said, opening his phone, planning to find the next fishing location.

He searched around for distinctive spots nearby and discovered a rather special place: the Mangrove.

The Mangrove was quite a unique area in the sea, generally located by the coast or surrounding an island. The marker he had now seen was around an island, and it mentioned that there could be an exceptionally high variety of seafood available there.

Seeing so many kinds of seafood, Lin Yang was also reminded of the rewards he had unlocked last time he went sea foraging on the island.

The Mangrove was rich in resources, not only home to Green Crabs but also teeming with numerous small octopuses, Blood Eels, Beach fish, Shrimp Tigers, and Crab Tigers. Therefore, what one could catch there was unknown to anyone, but there should be plenty of surprises.

Seeing the location of this marker, Lin Yang was incredibly tempted. Fishing every day had become tiresome, and going for a forage in the sea seemed quite intriguing.

He immediately discussed with the others whether they wanted to go forage in the Mangrove together.

The idea of crab-catching and sea foraging naturally interested everyone, as, except for Yue’er’s words last time, it was the first attempt for Wang Feng and Li Xiaopeng.

Once everyone agreed on going, they immediately started the yacht and drove toward the destination.

The marker wasn’t too far; they would arrive in about two hours.

After two hours of sailing south, they finally arrived.

The Mangrove, in fact, was a wetland plant community consisting of mangrove trees and evergreen hardwoods or shrubs, very tolerant of saline waters. During high tide, these plantations would be submerged in seawater up to the root level, and at low tide, a lot of marine life would choose to stay within this forest area, thus forming a distinct ecosystem.

When Lin Yang and his team put on their water pants, took their pliers and bucket, and walked into these mangroves, the first thing they noticed was swathes of Beach fish.

These Beach fish were lying within the forest, on the sparse open ground, searching for food.

Seeing these Beach fish, Lin Yang couldn’t help but lick his lips, as these fish were quite fatty. Catching some to fry with drinks would be an exquisite flavor.

However, unfortunate it was that these Beach fish weren’t easy to catch; they required a fishing rod to be pulled out.

They had not brought fishing rods when they disembarked from the yacht near the island, so they decided not to worry about it for now and to catch other seafood first.

"Be sure to be careful of snakes, and also bugs."

After reemphasizing the safety issues to Yue’er and the others, Lin Yang was the first to walk into this swamp.

The Mangrove had apparently just experienced low tide not long ago, so the ground was muddy.

However, the mud was not very deep, just barely over Lin Yang’s calves before it stopped sinking and he felt hard ground; it seemed that was the depth of the mud.

But honestly, walking in such depth was not easy; it was too slippery. They could only move slowly through the mud, and others like Wang Feng and Li Xiaopeng were slipping with nearly every few steps they took.

Fortunately, Lin Yang didn’t expect them to be of much help; it was enough that he wasn’t in any danger himself.

Regardless of how much fun the others were having, he slowly walked deeper into the forest. As he approached, the distant Beach fish scattered. These creatures had keen eyes.

Although fishing for these creatures only needed a long pole with a hook and line tied up and wiggled in front of them, they would mistake it for an insect, jump at it and thus get caught.

But if approached, their reaction speed was incredibly fast.

Fortunately, their targets today weren’t solely the Beach fish; Lin Yang’s main target was the Green Crab, which was also quite valuable.

He quickly found a Green Crab hole and, armed with a special crab-clipping tool, he probed into the hole. Unfortunately, the hole was too deep, so he had to put on thick work gloves and probe deeper into the hole while breaking apart excess mud.

About two meters further in, Lin Yang felt a hard shell and, at the same time, its owner presented its weapon, clipping towards him. Any ordinary person would have been hit by now.

But Lin Yang was prepared and his pliers could detect the attacking crab inside. Having located the crab, he directly clamped the creature and pulled it out.