The Top Fishing
Chapter 594 - 258: Fishing for Salmon_3

Chapter 594: Chapter 258: Fishing for Salmon_3

The topic shifted to equipment, and the interaction in the live stream’s chat skyrocketed, quickly enhancing the atmosphere in the room.

Having streamed for a long time, Lin Yang was used to the playful banter of his regular fans. He glanced at the chat, pursed his lips without interrupting, retracted his lure, and then chose a different direction to cast his line with a powerful swing of his arm.

Unlike his previous attempts that targeted the deep-water areas, this time he searched a spot much closer to the shore.

Choosing this strategy, even Lin Yang couldn’t articulate any particular reason; he just felt that the previous deep-water searches hadn’t attracted many fish to the bait.

It was this kind of arbitrary action that proved to be very effective. On the first cast, as soon as the lure neared the bottom of the water and was pushed down smoothly by the current, it suddenly made an attacking motion.

He immediately lifted the rod to set the hook, and he struck!

The water was quite shallow, only about seventy centimeters deep, but when he lifted the rod, the fish was not small.

The fish hooked by the lure frantically sprinted in the water, its first dash even causing the partially adjusted drag to burst into a clear clicking sound.

Handling this level of fish was something Lin Yang had mastered. He adjusted the direction of the rod slightly and easily stabilized the fish underwater, slightly tweaking the brake to let it slip out for a loop.

After dissipating the initial burst of energy, he held the rod at about a 45-degree angle and started reeling in smoothly; the fish breached the water surface for the first time.

Considering its size, the fish looked almost the same as the previously caught Taimen, only its belly area was slightly bulging, appearing a bit more plump.

Moreover, the color of its skin differed from that of the Taimen; its dense silver scales looked very beautiful under normal light, with the characteristic eagle-hook mouth of the salmon family distinctly visible.

"Haha, what did I say just now? Weren’t you all regretting the Taimen that got away? Look at this one we got this time, does anyone recognize this fish?"

Lin Yang, a bit excited, controlled the fish with a fish holder, removed the hook, and then lifted it up for everyone to see.

This fish was half a size larger than the previous Taimen, particularly obvious in its hefty girth, especially its plump belly, which felt like a Crucian Carp in April or May, full of roe.

"Is this also a salmon?"

"Chinook salmon?"

"Definitely not a salmon, though its shape is somewhat similar to a trout, but this one is silver, I’ve seen golden ones."

"Silver Trout, this fish is very fatty and delicious, it can also be eaten as sashimi."

There were people in the live stream who were quite knowledgeable, and someone quickly gave the correct answer.

Lin Yang nodded, "This is a Silver Trout, judging by its size, it seems to be roe-packed, Uncle Victor, could you please handle this fish for us? The fans in the stream would love to watch."

Uncle Victor nodded, "This is a female Silver Trout, which has reached maturity. Since everyone likes to watch, I will prepare it for you all. I’ll soak it in cold water after processing to enhance the flavor when eaten."

Captain Victor gave a brief introduction and turned to take a very sharp, narrow-bladed knife from the toolbox beneath the bow.

Lin Yang warned in advance, "The upcoming scene of killing the fish might be a bit bloody, which might cause some discomfort, everyone please be aware."

"Just killing a fish, how bloody can it get? Who in the live stream is so delicate that they can’t watch a little blood?"

"Add one from above, not only can we watch the fish being killed, but once it’s cooked, we can eat it too, foodies unite, we eat with big bowls."

"The fish is fatty, but I wonder how good the captain’s skills are at cleaning the fish."

Just a second ago someone doubted the captain’s fish cleaning skills, the next second that person became silent.

They saw Captain Victor effortlessly grab the fish with his bare hands, his right thumb and forefinger gently pinched at the gills, and the tip of a small knife sliced through from under the gills at the juncture of the fish’s head and belly, destroying the nerve bundle. The fish that was flailing just a second ago suddenly calmed down as if its acupoint had been pressed.

Next, they saw the knife tip circle around the gills, easily removing the entire head,

Through the cut surface, one could see that the meat of the Silver Trout is a light pink color, slightly lighter than the salmon found in markets, looking very beautiful.

Having removed the head, next was cleaning the belly, still using the tip of the knife to slightly pierce the belly, then sliding along an arc from head to tail, quickly scooping out the innards.

Expectedly, the various innards weren’t many, the most eye-catching were two strands darker than the fish meat, wrapped in mucus, the orange-red granules.

"These are the Silver Trout’s roe. Soon we’ll use a simple tool to process them, separating the eggs one by one, and with a light sprinkle of salt, they’ll be a great delicacy," he explained.

Captain Victor removed the whole fish roe from the innards and casually tossed the unwanted innards into the river.

With the two strands of roe set aside, he continued processing the fish meat, this thin-bladed tool appeared far sharper than it looked, running along the position of the fish belly just past the head down to the tail next to the backbone, easily filleting a whole piece of fish meat.

Indeed, the color of the fish meat was consistent with the cross-section, the pink appearance looked very pretty.

Flip side, with the small knife against the backbone, he made another slice on the opposite side, and the other piece of fish meat was also completely removed.

After such cleaning, a four or five-pound fatty fish instantly turned into two pieces of fish meat, the fish head and bones being of no use were casually thrown into the water by Uncle Victor.

"Holy smokes, that knife skill is too damn smooth."

"My mom asked why I was kneeling while watching the live stream; I said I was watching a Russian boss slaughtering fish."

"This fish meat looks really appetizing, feels a bit like salmon."

"Damn similar, it is a type of salmon, isn’t it?"

Lin Yang nodded, "Seeing the comment in the live stream mentioning salmon, actually, to be objective, Silver Bottle indeed counts as a type of salmon."

According to past definitions, salmon specifically referred to species living in the sea, including some types of trout, but later the Salmon Association changed the standards, freshwater trout and certain salmon species like the Rainbow Trout were also classified under salmon.

This is a classification in market terms, we won’t judge, but the species Silver Trout has always been under the general term of salmon."