The Top Fishing
Chapter 696 - 294: Three Ways to Eat a Fish_2

Chapter 696: Chapter 294: Three Ways to Eat a Fish_2

"It should have reached the bottom by now, but why aren’t there any bites."

"Mummy mommy coo, fishy fishy come quick, hook them early and get in quick, spots are limited!"

"Top floor’s a genius."

Those mischievous friends in the live stream are stirring things up again.

Lin Yang glanced at it twice and felt the PE line tied to his finger suddenly being pulled downward.

A fish was on the hook!

The sensitivity of wrapping the line around the finger was much stronger than a rod tip, almost a reflex action Lin Yang immediately raised his hand to set the hook and then gripped the line to start pulling it up.

The number four PE line had no trouble with ordinary-sized fish, and after getting control of the fishing line with his hands, he quickly steadied the situation, reeling in while pulling up the rig.

The stone sinker came up first, followed by the catch—a Arctic salmon that had swallowed the chunk of meat and hook together, and was then brutally pulled out through the ice hole.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it’s a decent size—about four kilograms, guys. Take a look, our first fish from ice fishing!"

Lin Yang grabbed the gills roughly, used pine chopsticks to remove the hook from its mouth, and then finished it off with a club, quickly stopping the fish from moving.

This type of fish was abundant in the lake, and most of the smoked fish in the cellar were of this variety, so he was hardly surprised and remained calm.

"Ah, I’m afraid that only the host could catch such a big fish and not be excited at all. Such a big fish, if you conserve it, that’s enough rations for two days."

"The Indian lady also tried to fish on the ice, but she chose a shallow spot and didn’t build a snow shelter. She froze all day yesterday and only had one bite, which got away."

"Host, host, are you far from the other challengers? I wonder what the bunch still hanging in there think when they see our snow shelter."

Lin Yang shook his head: "According to the production team’s information before coming here, the nearest challengers are at least 50 kilometers apart. For us ordinary people walking on foot, unless we intentionally search, it’s almost impossible to meet.

As for ice fishing, it’s quite simple for me, isn’t it just about having hands?"

"God, just needing hands."

"That’s so posh right out of the gate."

"If the other challengers heard this, they’d probably fight you to death."

Lin Yang shrugged, checked the chunk of meat on the hook, and carelessly threw the rig back into the ice hole.

The following few hours of practice proved that as long as you found the right fishing spot and didn’t make fundamental mistakes, fishing on the lake was indeed as simple as just needing hands.

Initially, Lin Yang used his fingers to wrap the line, but after getting comfortable, he tied the fishing line to his fish-knocking pine stick for convenience. He chose larger hooks, and the predatory fish attacked the bait fiercely. Almost every fish that came up had the hook in its throat.

After getting a fish on, Lin Yang would coil the line with brute strength and pull the fish out of the water for a knockout blow. By mid-morning, he’d caught over ten plump salmon.

At first, when he began catching them, he carefully set them aside. But as he caught more and the snow shelter ran out of space, he simply threw the fish outside.

Inside the shelter, it was as warm as spring with animal skins and a fire, but outside the temperatures were extremely low. The lively fish tossed onto the ice wouldn’t take more than a few minutes to freeze solid. Since they were easy to catch, Lin Yang wasn’t too precious about them, treating the activity purely as entertainment for the live stream.

He kept fishing until past noon when his stomach started growling.

Glancing at the fresh catch, Lin Yang said, "Uh, guys, we’ve been playing all morning; it’s time for lunch. I’ve decided to go for ’one fish, three ways’ today. Let’s get lunch sorted out in the snow shelter."

Usually, when he ate fish for the sake of convenience, he mostly boiled or grilled them. The idea of ’one fish, three ways’ immediately piqued everyone’s curiosity.

"One fish, three ways, what three ways?"

"Yeah, yeah, the fish must be fresh since they were caught just now. I’m curious about how it’ll be prepared. After being here so long, there shouldn’t be any new tricks, right?"

"If there were all sorts of seasonings, that’d be great. Eating hotpot in such cold weather must be satisfying."

Lin Yang took his military knife from his waist and unfolded the blade, saying: "We don’t have the resources here for complicated cooking, but when eating fresh fish, there’s really no need for that.

My plan is to make fresh fish sashimi with berry lichen rolls, salmon roe, and a soup with snow water, mushrooms, and fish oil, finishing with a fresh fish clay pot hotpot."’

After introducing the lunch menu, he opened the food supplies previously packed in his backpack before leaving in the morning and began preparation with practiced ease.

Lin Yang selected the fattest fish from his morning catch and started processing it.

He butchered, skinned, deboned, and separated the innards. The multi-purpose military knife was like a professional slicing knife in his hands, cutting the still twitching pink flesh into evenly thick slices.

For sashimi, freshness was key. After preparing the half of the flesh for sashimi, he squeezed a few berries by hand, drizzling the sour and sweet juice over the fish, before he could not resist picking up a slice with the pine chopsticks and stuffing it into his mouth.

The flesh was refreshingly cold, and the flavor burst with a fresh sweetness on the tip of his tongue, filling his mouth with the rich juices mixed with the sour and sweet berry juices.

Strangely, both grilling and boiling lent a fishy taste, yet fresh sashimi lightly accented with berry juice left no trace of fishiness.

Compared to smoked fish, sashimi was the proper way to enjoy these cold water fish, simply delicious. With a mouthful of fish, Lin Yang even involuntarily squinted his eyes in bliss.

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