The Top Fishing
Chapter 62 - 061: Confiscate the Sticky Web

Chapter 62: Chapter 061: Confiscate the Sticky Web

He went to the grove by the riverbank, dug up a few earthworms, and then used the earthworms as bait.

His fishing method, too, was vastly different from before.

He simply removed the float, abandoned the fishing rod altogether, and instead held the fishing line directly in his hand, casting the fishing hook into the crevices between the stones by the water’s edge.

Yue’er, watching him, curiously asked, "Brother Yang, can you really catch fish like that?"

Although she did not understand fishing, seeing Lin Yang try to fish in such shallow water and moreover in the gaps between stones, without using a fishing rod or float...

It seemed impossible to catch any fish, right?

Lin Yang, however, just smiled and said, "Watch closely; I’ll catch a fish in no time!"

As soon as he had spoken, he felt the fishing line in his hand trembling.

There was a fish on the hook!

With a gentle tug, he pulled up a plump, round Shrimp Goby Fish.

The earthworm on the hook was almost as thick as the Shrimp Goby Fish, but that didn’t prevent the fish from swallowing it whole.

"What a strange fish this is?"

"This is called a Shrimp Goby Fish, which likes to lurk in the crevices between the stones by the water. You can catch them this way."

"Wow, Brother Yang, you are amazing!"

Yue’er, looking at the Shrimp Goby Fish that was caught, couldn’t help marveling.

"There’s even more strange stuff about Shrimp Goby Fish. For them, only ’handsome males and beautiful females’ get to mate. The others, the ’ugly’ ones, have to wait in line. However, for Shrimp Goby Fish, the standard of beauty isn’t their appearance but their size... The bigger they are, the more beautiful they are considered. So for a Shrimp Goby Fish, being ’ugly’ means not just having no girlfriend but also no offspring."

Yue’er: "...."

Lin Yang continued to catch several more Shrimp Goby Fish.

Next up, there was another fish taking the bait in the crevice!

Lin Yang pulled it up to find a long, slippery fish.

This fish resembled a loach, with a mouth and head similar to a loach’s, but its body was not as long, adorned with black and yellow patterns, and its tail forked like most fish.

In short, although it was also a type of loach, it was a hundred times more attractive than the most common loach!

"Flower Pattern Sand Loach!"

Lin Yang recognized the species of the fish, somewhat surprised.

This Flower Pattern Sand Loach, although present in the local waters, was not commonly seen.

Probably only in such rural areas with very good water quality could one spot them.

"Such a pretty little loach."

"Haha, this is not a common loach, but a special breed."

Lin Yang then educated Yue’er on this matter, and she listened very attentively, filled with curiosity and interest in this little fish that looked like a loach.

After unlocking four or five kinds of beautiful small fish, besides the rewards being very measly, which left Lin Yang dissatisfied, he was pleased with everything else.

Still, a mosquito is still meat, thankfully giving him a reward of over a thousand dollars.

With Mackerel, Brook fish, Pangpi, Shrimp Tiger, and Flower Pattern Sand Loach, Lin Yang felt that it was about enough to set up a decent aquarium.

Three upper-layer fish, all vibrant and high in aesthetic value; two bottom-layer fish, among them Shrimp Goby Fish with big eyes and mouth, somewhat goofy.

The Flower Pattern Sand Loach with its full-bodied stripes also looked great, considered a beauty amongst loaches.

The fish were sufficient.

However, besides fish, the aquarium also needed a landscape.

Lin Yang planned to use natural materials, gathering some rocks and aquatic plants to take back.

He then walked along the river bank with Yue’er, picking up stones.

Along the bank of Qingxi Bay, there were pebbles everywhere, formed by constant erosion, some red, yellow, green, colorful and uniquely shaped, very suitable for placing in the aquarium.

Lin Yang continued to search for stones he liked along the river bank, picking them up one with his left hand and another with his right, and soon gathered a small pile; although he sweated profusely from the heat, he enjoyed it immensely.

There was a sense of accomplishment in acquiring the scenery for his aquarium through his own effort.

When he almost had enough stones, Lin Yang took out a scoop net, planning to fish some aquatic plants from the river to use as scenery in the aquarium.

Since it was a native fish aquarium, everything should naturally be pure and natural.

When he lowered the net into the water, however, something felt off.

"Why is it so heavy? Did it snag on something?"

Lin Yang pulled hard, using almost all his strength, and finally managed to slowly pull the net back.

Given his current physical condition, which was twice that of an ordinary person, his strength comparable to that of a top-notch strongman, it was clear that whatever the scoop net had snagged was very heavy.

When he pulled the net up, he finally realized what it had caught.

It turned out to be a sticky net used for catching fish!

"This... there are net workers?"

As someone passionate about fishing, Lin Yang disliked net workers.

So-called net workers are those who catch fish using nets.

If it is by the sea, or in places with many rivers and lakes where fishing is a well-developed industry, for fishermen who fish for a living, that’s one thing.

After all, he relied on this for food, yet no one could say it was wrong as long as the precious protected species weren’t harvested.

But in the local area, especially with the decreasing fish resources in the streams and rivers today, using professional-level nets for fishing was an act loathed by anglers.

Whether it was using gill nets or casting nets by hand, both caused significant damage to the natural environment.

Fish that got tangled in gill nets, even if they escaped or were released, tended to not survive due to the pressure and abrasions inflicted by the nets.

Especially those with finely meshed gill nets, which were often dubbed ’exterminator nets.’ Even the smallest fish couldn’t escape, rightfully termed as annihilators of wild fish and destroyers of the ecological environment!

Lin Yang looked down and saw that the net he had retrieved was indeed an exterminator net.

The net was very long, probably tens of meters. He had only retrieved a part of it, most of the fishing net was still in the water.

Lin Yang had already seen several poor little fish, already stuck in the mesh, their bodies twisted and deformed from being squeezed, definitely not going to survive.

"This is truly sinful."

Lin Yang had no respect for the use of such exterminator nets.

Just then, a gruff voice came from behind him, "Hey! You kid, who let you mess with my net?"

The speaker was an old man wearing wading pants and a ragged hat, his face full of anger.

Lin Yang was initially a bit stunned, but then realized what was happening and couldn’t help but become angry.

This exterminator net was this old man’s?

And he even dared to curse at him.

Setting up a net for fishing was already a classless act, he hadn’t intentionally retrieved his net, yet the old man was so domineering and started off with insults.

This was intolerable.

As the old man continued to curse at Lin Yang, some passersby noticed the commotion and gradually started to gather around.

Lin Yang looked at the man and said coldly, "So you admit this is your gill net?"

"It’s my net, so what?" The man continued with an arrogant attitude.

"Since you admit it’s yours, that’s good enough." Lin Yang didn’t bother to argue further.

His tone changed abruptly as he stated calmly, "According to the Public Security Management Punishment Law, using electrofishing, poisoning, gill netting, net casting or any similar methods in the natural water systems within Jiangdong City is illegal, subject to penalties by public security or fisheries authorities depending on the situation."

"Now that you’ve used a gill net for fishing, you’ve already violated the law. The public security officials will be here soon, and I hope you’ll admit just like before, that this is your net."

Saying this, Lin Yang took out his mobile phone and dialed the public security bureau.

Hearing his words and seeing Lin Yang actually making the call, the old man’s expression changed from arrogance to panic, "You... what are you talking about, I’m uneducated, I don’t understand."

"No worry, being uneducated is not your fault, but using ignorance to violate the law is your fault. You can explain your lack of education to the public security bureau when they arrive."

"I don’t understand what you’re saying, give me my net, I’m leaving!" The old man, sensing the turn of events, wanted to leave immediately.

"You can go if you want, but the net is evidence, you can’t take it."

"You... fine, young man, you’re bullying an old man, just you wait!" grumbled the old man, but he knew if the public security personnel really showed up, he’d be in trouble.

So he didn’t dare linger and reluctantly left his net behind, turning away to leave.

Under Lin Yang’s verbal intimidation and the pressure from the public security bureau, the old man with the gill net had no choice but to leave dejectedly.

It was only then someone in the crowd shouted, "Well done!"

Others followed in support.

"Good job, young man, that’s what you should do to people who destroy the environment!"

"So satisfying, I’ve always wanted to confront people who use gill nets, I just never had the courage to lead!"

"Kudos to your actions, when facing people who break public morals, one must bravely stand up and stop them."

....

Faced with the praise from those around him, Lin Yang was a bit embarrassed.

In the past, he would never have done such a thing, his mindset like most people’s: avoiding trouble by not meddling in others’ affairs.

But today, he had inadvertently snagged the man’s gill net, and the man had started verbally attacking him with such a domineering attitude, Lin Yang felt compelled to intervene.

Unexpectedly, his intervention was so effective, it frightened the old netter away, even leaving his net behind.

Of course, this success was also attributed to Lin Yang now having the capability.

If he were still just a low-level worker, he might have just turned a blind eye.

But now he wasn’t afraid of the man, even when the man had threatened him as he left.

With everyone watching, Lin Yang took scissors from his tackle box, cut the gill net to ensure it couldn’t be used again, and then threw it into the trash can.

As for whether the old man would be punished by the public security bureau, that was beyond his control.

As the incident subsided, the crowd also dispersed.

Yue’er, who had been at Lin Yang’s side the entire time, also relaxed from her initial tension.

"What’s wrong, Yue’er? That old man didn’t scare you, did he?"

Seeing Chen Yue’s surprised look, Lin Yang asked.

"No." Yue’er shook her head, with an innocent smile, "Just now, Brother Yang, you were amazing. That old man was too unethical, using gill nets in the water."

"Hahaha, it’s nothing, I just did what needed to be done."

Afterward, they continued with their original plan, collected some aquatic plants, and then drove back with the small fish, aquatic plants, and stones.

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