The Top Fishing
Chapter 559 - 247: Night Fishing for Catfish

Chapter 559: Chapter 247: Night Fishing for Catfish

Lin Yang also smiled at the camera and greeted everyone, "Hello everyone, I’m Lin Yang, currently fishing in the Amazon Rainforest. Thank you for your concern. After a few days of rest, I’ve adjusted my state and am feeling good. Today, our target fish species are various catfish in the Amazon River."

In order to fish for these catfish, we set off early in the day from our previous campsite to the second camp.

Let me introduce to you, standing behind me is the village chief of our new campsite, the local catfish hunter Tataro, Brother Sun, let the chief say hello to everyone.

Sun Zheng helped translate, and Tataro, slightly uncomfortable, waved at the camera and gave a wide smile as a greeting.

"Catfish Hunter? Is that a profession in the Amazon?"

"I thought the fishermen we saw previously were already very professional. Can fish types be even more specialized? In that case, are there also piranha hunters? Silver Dragon Fish Hunters?"

"Although you’re nitpicking, brother upstairs, I also want to know. Please enlighten us, live streamer."

Lin Yang laughed and explained, "I had the same doubt as you guys before, but after a simple investigation, I found out that the profession of catfish hunter is quite common in the local area.

As far as I know, the local indigenous fishery resources are very rich, but there are not many pillar fish species. Most fish species are limited by yield and the difficulty of capture.

Among the numerous fish species, catfish are a very large group. First of all, the vast majority aren’t protected by local laws, so fishing them is not illegal.

Secondly, many fish species, though valuable, have certain periods of activity in the water, and outside the season, it’s not easy to catch them. In contrast, catfish are different. Whether it’s the rainy season or the dry season, they can be caught year-round in the main river channel.

The flesh of the catfish is relatively tender and high in fat content, and it can sell for a good price on the local market. Moreover, catfish in the Amazon River can grow very large; with good luck, a single fish might weigh as much as half a pig.

For a variety of reasons, the hunter of catfish has become a common profession among the local natives. They are often found in various segments of the Amazon River’s waterways, living off catfish caught with traditional fishing traps."

"Holy shit, a fish equals half a pig? Our average fattened pig weighs over 200 pounds, so that fish would have to be over 100 pounds? Are big catfish that common in the Amazon?"

"Now that you’ve explained it, it kind of makes sense. After all, people live off the land and water. There are many catfish in the river, they have high commercial value, and it’s not against the law to catch them; it sustains the local people."

"The big catch we had before was already satisfying. If we can hook another big catfish tonight, this trip for the livestreamer will be perfect."

"I think I’ve seen a documentary before about man-eating catfish. Isn’t that dangerous? In the late night, you should be careful, live streamer. Safety first."

Lin Yang nodded, "What you’re talking about is probably the tank duckbill catfish. I’ve looked up information about it online. I don’t know if it can eat people, but it can indeed grow very big.

The largest single angler caught tank duckbill catfish on record is about 450 pounds, roughly 400 pounds. Today we’ve also brought heavy-duty gear for catching giants, so if we’re lucky, we might have a fight with it."

While talking, Lin Yang bent down to show his thick throwing rod in front of the camera.

This big throwing rod, although not as overpowering as the super heavy-duty boat rod used for catching Bluefin Gold Spearfish in the United States, was much stronger and performed better than the average rod.

If he had used this rod when fishing for the giant bone tongue fish, he wouldn’t have been so flustered, nor would it have led to a muscle strain due to exhaustion.

"We have a new target fish, and I have a feeling that tonight, the live streamer might encounter that legendary big fellow."

"Didn’t you already break the world record for the Snaggletooth Fish? Try hard and take down the record for the tank duckbill catfish as well."

Lin Yang, relying on some information he knew, interacted playfully with the viewers, and time flew to nearly 7 o’clock in the evening without notice.

At that moment, the fishing boat had moved from the tributary of the Black River to the confluence with the Amazon River. He glanced casually into the distance, suddenly stunned by the peculiar phenomenon on the water surface.

Under the glow of the setting sun, the waters of the Black River and the Amazon River, two different rivers, one dark in color and the other a clearer green, were as distinctly separated as if by divine intervention.

Lin Yang couldn’t help but point to the distance in amazement, "Wow, look everyone, the two rivers’ waters are clearly demarcated. So clear!"

The drone, under his control, immediately rose in altitude and then provided a wide-angle aerial view.

Under the lens, the boundary between the two rivers was even clearer: one dark and one light, barely mixing at all.

"What kind of phenomenon is this? It doesn’t conform to our usual understanding, does it?"

"The legendary ’well water not offending river water’? But this isn’t well water, these are two rivers. How can there be such a peculiar phenomenon?"

"Jackpot, so this is what the confluence of Amazonian rivers looks like. I’m recording and taking screenshots; this could be used as wallpaper..."

Seeing Lin Yang and the viewers in the live chat so excited, Sun Zheng explained leisurely, "When I first came to the Amazon and saw this, I was also surprised. But after looking up information about it, I got used to it."