"They’re all available. The quantity for today will be delivered shortly. You don’t need to worry about it, just use it directly for baiting when it arrives. There are also plenty of other fish species in the reservoir. You can try fishing first. There are lots of wild Crucian Carps, many of them are over a kilogram, not any less spectacular than Breams!"
"Alright, I’ll try fishing for other fish first." After deciding on his fishing strategy, Lin Yang got ready to start.
Yue’er also set up her phone and started the live stream for him, titled ’Fishing in Xichuan, Searching for Giant Carps in the Reservoir’.
The cover featured a general view of the fishing environment from the current angle—clear mountains and beautiful waters, a truly enticing environment that made viewers yearn to be there just from looking at the cover.
"The host disappeared for three days and has finally deigned to start a live stream again."
"Master Lin moves fast. It only took a few days to get from Dongting Lake to Xichuan Reservoir. Where exactly is this reservoir? What’s its name, and what are the fees?"
A few minutes later, as the live room filled up with more viewers, Lin Yang began to greet everyone, "Hello everyone, I’m Lin Yang. Currently, we are at a mountain reservoir in the Xinjin District of Chengdu, contracted by a group of fishing enthusiasts. We’ll be staying for a few days. We’ve just set up our fishing gear and I’ll broadcast for a while.
Let me give a brief overview of the water and fish conditions. The reservoir spans about two hundred mu. It’s a mountain reservoir located in a ravine and has allegedly not been drained for over thirty years. Some Catfish fingerlings were released at one point. They’ve been growing naturally without being fed. A few days ago, someone caught a 47-kilogram Large Crucian Carp here. Brother Feng has been baiting the spot for several days now, and we’re here to challenge the big fish."
"Xinjin District? I’m also in the Xinjin District. I’ve never heard of such a reservoir. What’s its name?"
"Looking at the cover, as soon as I heard it’s Xinjin District, I knew where this is—boar breeding base! The boss seems to be called Feng Bing. Not bad, host, you’ve found quite a remote reservoir."
"Brother above, I want to ask weakly, what does ’boar breeding’ mean?"
"Black pork. It appears to be an improved breed, a hybrid between wild boars and black pigs. They are raised free-range from piglets, running all over the mountains. The meat of black pigs isn’t cheap. It’s said to cost around fifty to sixty per kilogram, and even if you have the money, it’s not easy to buy. Most are reserved by big supermarkets and stores in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou."
Lin Yang glanced at the barrage and replied with a laugh, "Haha, some of the viewers guessed it right. It’s Brother Feng’s place. Come on, Brother Feng, greet the viewers in the live room!
You mentioned black pork. Brother Feng has already treated us to it at noon. It’s indeed delicious. Let’s not waste any more time and try fishing a few rods to see if there are any fish biting at this time of the day."
Feng Bing nodded and greeted everyone with a smile toward the camera, "Haha, hello brothers!"
After greeting everyone, Lin Yang handed over his phone to Yue’er and focused on fishing.
First, he put a kernel of corn on a double hook and added a lump of commercial bait, then sat on the fishing box, straightened his back, and cast the 8.1-meter rod with a large swing.
Feng Bing was also an avid fishing enthusiast who had seen many skilled anglers, but this was his first time seeing someone like Lin Yang casting an 8.1-meter rod without even standing up.
"Not bad, you can cast an 8.1-meter rod without getting up?"
Lin Yang smiled, "As long as the float weights are a bit heavier and the wind is low, it can be cast out. Actually, it’s not that difficult."
Right after he said that, the freshly settled float began to move. It paused slightly and then bobbed upward. In a moment of hesitation, it dramatically shot upward, reaching the belly of the float.
He was a bit surprised, not expecting such aggressiveness on the first cast.
Lin Yang promptly struck the fish and got a hit!
The water was quite deep and the rod quite long, so the feeling of the strike was quite good. The fish was strong, but by the speed of its movement, he could tell it wasn’t very big.
Sure enough, once the backbone of the rod brought the fish to the surface, he could see it clearly.
"The first catch isn’t bad; it’s a big Crucian Carp. This one should be close to a kilogram!" Lin Yang lifted the fish out of the water holding the line.
It was a pure wild Crucian Carp, as big as an adult’s shoe, slightly broad at the back, and streamlined in shape—a stark contrast to the Crucian Carps caught from fish farms or fishing ponds.
The whole body shimmered with silver scales, looking very beautiful.
"Here, everyone look, this big Crucian Carp went for the corn. Brother Feng, the fish in your reservoir are quite fierce, swallowing whole kernels of corn." Lin Yang didn’t hurry to remove the hook but instead held the fish up for a close-up in front of the phone camera.
With a calm laugh, Feng Bing said, "This is nothing. There are plenty of these one-kilogram Big Plate Crucian Carps in the reservoir. If you’re lucky, I’ve even caught ones over two kilograms!"
"Really? I want to see how my luck is today. If I can catch these big Crucian Carps frequently, that would be quite nice."
While talking, Lin Yang unfolded the keepnet and put it into the water, then placed the first fish inside. He straightened up and cast the second rod out.
"Man, a private fishing spot really is something else. The fish situation here is mouthwatering."
"Such a big wild Crucian Carp, I have to say, if I could catch one like that here, I could brag for a whole day."
"Do Crucian Carps really eat corn? I’ve never seen such exaggerated fish behavior, swallowing entire kernels of corn."
Seeing the comments in the barrage, Lin Yang explained, "It’s actually not uncommon for Crucian Carps to bite into corn on hooks, even in regular wild fishing environments. It’s just that usually, where most people fish, there aren’t many large Crucian Carps, and small ones, even if they wanted to, would have a hard time swallowing such a big bait."