China Fisheries Journal article.

A good article published by fishing friends in Jinan in China Fishing magazine.

Oh, the pouting fish in Yexue Reservoir.

Jinan Gaobaodang

Yexue Reservoir, in Laiwu, Shandong. Locals affectionately call it "Yexue Lake", while others call it "Xue Hai". With a storage capacity of nearly 300 million cubic meters, the reservoir is the largest in central Shandong Province. Taking advantage of its geographical advantages, it has become a fishing resort for fishermen in Jinan, Zibo, Laiwu, Tai 'an, Linyi and Weifang. This vast water area is famous for its many fishing spots, large catch and mysterious fishing conditions.

On May 6th this year, my fishing friend Han and I drove here early in the morning. This is the famous fishing spot of Yexue Reservoir-Xingjiayu. The night before, I contacted Mei Zi, a fish farmer in this water area, and his wife. They say fishing during the May Day holiday is extremely abnormal. Most fishing spots are deserted, and only a few fishing spots are unsatisfactory. According to Mei Zi's instructions, we packed the fishing gear before dawn. Facing the rising sun, I started a day of fishing with great expectation. On that day, the second-class southeast wind blew slowly, and the ripples on the water surface came and went, calm and floating in the water like welding. 10, the fine spray opens, the wind turns southwest gradually, and drifting slowly rises in sleepiness. Whether the bait falls off and floats up or the fish feeds on the stage, let's talk about it first. Shake your wrist and you'll be caught. It took nearly 4 hours to catch a big crucian carp, weighing about 400 grams. It was a scene, and it was swept away after a long time of suffering. Put the bait again, 10 minutes later, put another big crucian carp that is pleasing to the eye. Waiting silently, expecting silently. However, until the sun went down, the float never saw an action again. Old Han Geng is very painful. For more than ten hours, he did not move. Not far away, there came a fisherman's funny song: "Fish come, big fish don't come, small fish come."

A belief always lingers among fishing friends: no morning, no afternoon, no day and night, no today and no tomorrow. The next pole, the next moment is always worth looking forward to. Fortunately, there is still one day's long vacation. Lao Han and I will sum up: If we don't go, we will spend another day. We must fight with this fish for patience and tenacity. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Laiwu fishing friend Lao Li called: "The fishing situation in the reservoir is not good today. Only the fishing spot at the southern end of Nantianyizhu battlefield appeared pouting (pouting), and Lao Zhu caught about 12, which was 2000 grams. " He told me to catch the fishing spot quickly. This is the first message of fishing today, and it is also the message that makes every fisherman's heart boil. In the snowy area, horseshoe crab's cluster activities are excellent. As long as you meet a group of fish, you will be proud for several years. Lao Li is an expert in Yexue Reservoir. I fished with him for half a year last year, but I didn't have much chance to empty, and I often got unexpected gains. For an impatient person like me, there is nothing more enjoyable than catching a crooked mouth. What is even more unbearable is that as soon as this kind of fish situation is discovered, every old fisherman refuses to give up this opportunity, either occupying the fishing spot for a few days or fighting with the wheels. Call friends, you come and go, and you won't give up fishing spots easily.

Drive 10 km to Nantianyizhu. At this time, it was already dark, and a large fishing ground was empty, with a dozen fishing spots lined up. According to Lao Li's instructions on the phone, I put the fishing position in the third place in the south. Light the lamp, install the luminous rod and adjust the float. At this time, the east wind is blowing and the waves are lapping on the shore. Generally speaking, the wind is weak at night in the snow field, and the wind and waves tonight seem to be deliberately making things difficult for you to stretch your pole. At a loss, Lao Xing, a friend of fish farming, came to pick up things. He said, "You can't fish in such a strong wind. Go to bed early and be sure to catch good fish tomorrow. " Set up a tent by the water, it is 10. The night sky is full of stars and bright lights. The east wind blows gently, the waves are rippling, and the flapping sound of big fish jumping out of the water comes and goes. Enter the tent and enjoy this unique music.

At dawn, the world is boundless. The elite who put on the luminous stick all night has retired, and the light in the morning is still clear. The storm is still unabated, but the sky is getting brighter and brighter, and fishermen are coming one after another. At about 6 o'clock, the float in the tank suddenly turned black. Swing, a fish with a beak weighing about 200 grams goes straight ashore. This is an old variety of real estate, and the locals call it "silver carp". Its suddenly upright back is extremely special, funny and recognizable. At this time, Lao Zhang, a fishing friend who slept all night in the car, went to the fishing position in a daze, made the nest step by step and adjusted the bait. Under normal circumstances, when fishing, it should be floating fishing, but the night before, Lao Li specifically told me to fish underwater. Considering the low water temperature, it makes sense to fish underwater. I also told Lao Zhang: fishing at the bottom. The water depth is 5 meters, the fishing rod is 5.4 meters, and the main line 2 is very comfortable to swing. At about 7 o'clock, Lao Zhang went fishing, and the fishing rod bent and squeaked. "carp!" Lao Zhang shouted. After about seven or eight minutes of stalemate, the fish showed its true colors. Oh, what a big fish, about 70 centimeters long and 2000 grams heavy. This is the biggest fish we have caught in Yexue Reservoir in recent years. In the next half hour, Lao Zhang won four pieces in a row, 1000 grams. It's amazing that such a neat and symmetrical big pouting fish. I was 5 meters away from Lao Zhang and watched him catch fish again and again. I am very anxious here. Lao Zhang thought my bait was not good and said, "Try my food." Hang up his bait, and the effect is still the same. I think the fishing age is older than Lao Zhang, and the fishing skills are not much worse than him. What is this? In the blink of an eye, he got on two more. In anxiety, I looked at his float: when a pole goes down, the float moves slowly in the water. Annoying floaters can walk ten centimeters in a minute. Once the float has no top, lift the pole again immediately. It suddenly dawned on me that he was drifting. Tap the float 15cm down quickly. Swing down the pole, the float slowly stands upright and sinks leisurely. Suddenly, the float waved, and a powerful force went straight through the palm of your hand. The heavy gravity creaked the fishing line. I clenched my hands and followed the power of the fish. 10 minute, an upturned fish weighing about1800g is put into fish protection. At this time, the sky was bright, so I quickly took off the luminous stick, quickly adjusted the fishing group and began to enter the formal state.

At 9: 20, the wind gradually turned from southeast to southwest, and the dazzling sunshine was oblique. At this time, the wind is weaker than level 4, and the float is still moving but the speed is reduced. The fish sentiment appeared. At the beginning, it was too early to float lightly, swing the pole, hit the air and lift the pole. Then, at one o'clock, a sink, a pole and a fish. Next, tall, thin and handsome big pouting fish kept coming. The weight of the strap exceeds 500 grams. Last year's news period, the weight of the fish caught was about150g, so I was proud to catch one of more than 300g. But today, none of them are below 600 grams. At this time, I vaguely heard the sound of underwater, and there were several blisters around the fishing point. Experience tells me that when the fish comes, the big station is just around the corner. Sure enough, the float just stands and brushes and sinks, which is a sign that the fish are fighting for bait. Lifting the pole, a fish of more than 600 grams is pulled ashore, and then thrown, even two for one pole, what a "Shuang Yan". Next, just throw the right fishing position and go fishing on the pole. What is puzzling is that there are only three or four fishing spots in the fishing ground for more than a hundred years. There is a rush here, but the other fishing spots are still. In this way, it turned out to be an exhibition match between me and Lao Zhang. Dozens of tourists were attracted by this spectacular scene and became the most enthusiastic audience, some pointing and some selling. Several enthusiastic spectators actually helped unload the fish. Lao Zhang's fishing posture is very stable. Every time he comes up, he copies it with a net as taught in the textbook, which is quite orderly. I can't control that tame fish, 500-600 grams, walk a few laps, let off steam and drag it straight ashore. When another pole goes down, the float glides across the water quietly, feeling as if it takes longer than the normal vertical drift. Swing, a meal, brake when the lever is like a big bow, I saw a water arrow running towards the center of the library. In an instant, a giant fish with a length of about 1 m rushed out of the water and took off. Between clear water and blue sky, silver is brilliant and handsome. In people's exclamations, the big thing left a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the water with a bang, making the fishing rod lighter. The big thing that struggled to the sky broke the line and was free. At that moment, everything was still. Lying in Shui Pi, fishermen and spectators stared at the lucky ones behind the thrilling scene. Two or three minutes later, the big thing unfolded its body, its dark red giant tail swung, its blue back sank into the clear water, leaving a whirlpool of a big washbasin ... At this moment, there was no regret and trouble of losing a big fish in the past, and there was a kind of joy and blessing: Go, beautiful elf; Go, handsome and strong! What belongs to you can never be taken away by others.

I found that the five pairs of hooks that were just tied the day before yesterday were all replaced within 1 hour. I can't help it Use the second brain line. Looking back, Lao Zhang was also anxious. He not only broke two pairs of brain wires, but also dragged two lead seats. In desperation, he went around asking for the 8-character ring from his familiar fishing friends. I asked him what he wanted with the eight-character ring, and he said to form a fishing group. I said, "Can't you cut one from another fishing line?" He patted his thigh and said, "Yes." It's funny to see him use two connecting pins instead of the 8-ring fishing group.

Fishing is urgent, neither hungry nor thirsty, and there is no concept of time. High-intensity and large-scale fishing operations make people's arms numb and their right hands tremble. Change a pair of hooks and cut the brain thread three times before cutting it.

The new brain-changing line fishing group is strong and the fish are served repeatedly. Ha, at this moment when the fish are madly foraging, there is only the problem that the fishing group is not strong, and there is no problem of ineffectiveness. At this time, you can catch fish with straw rope. Another pole went down, and the float stood upside down, revealing a 2 cm long float. The blue floating roof on float No.5 is particularly clear and eye-catching. With an instinctive wave of his hand, the tip of the pole bent and the pole body could not be lifted at once. He lifted his hands violently, and the pole was swayed from side to side by the fish, but he could not reach the slope of 70 degrees. In the stalemate, with a bang, the main line broke in the middle, and the fish also took the line group, but fortunately, it left me a float. My friend Lao Zhang volunteered: "I'm going to catch the float, so change the line quickly." This time I took out the big line for fishing carp, the main line No.3 and the big drift No.3. Before I could measure the depth, I looked at Lao Zhang's fishing line, roughly estimated it and threw the bait into the water. God, I still provide more fish.

At noon 12, the fish situation was suspended.

By 3 pm, I caught seven more, and I felt that the more I caught, the smaller I got. I'm addicted. This is the biggest harvest and the richest feeling I have gained in fishing for seven or eight years. Picking up the pole, Lao Xing pulled up the fish guard and exclaimed, "There are 80 Jin." One count: 54; One weight: 30.5 kg. That's a uniform pout. Oh, the fishing moratorium of Yexue Reservoir has been advanced this year. After the wheat harvest is the fishing season, I don't know what will happen then. Magic snowfield, magic pouting!