The Top Fishing Master
Chapter 608 - 264: Amur River_3

Chapter 608: Chapter 264: Amur River_3

This is a small assault boat, about 4.5 meters in length, comfortably seating three people. Uncle Victor was in charge of steering the boat, while Lin Yang and another person were free to move around on board.

Unlike the Kubi River, which is full of shallow banks and low water levels, the Amur River is very wide, and the water is extremely deep. Lin Yang tried a tentative cast with the lure rod and found the water to be more than seven or eight meters deep.

While on the move, he briefly learned about the common fish species in the area from Uncle Victor, and soon gained a preliminary understanding of the Amur River.

The so-called Amur River is actually known as the Heilong River in China; only now the upper reach has been delineated as the border between our country and Russia.

Compared to the large-scale fishery catches in the Heilong River within our country, the upper reaches are significantly more abundant in fishery resources.

Carp, Crucian Carp, mandarin fish, and Blackfish... a vast variety of fish that are becoming increasingly scarce in many places in China are abundant in the upper reaches.

Lin Yang simply used a generic medium-sized spoon lure for a few casts and caught a mandarin fish weighing over a pound, getting a preliminary impression of the fish density here.

After traveling a certain distance upstream, the fishing boat temporarily stopped, and seeing the opportunity, Lin Yang opened the live stream.

"Wow, wow, wow, the host finally started broadcasting."

"Master Lin is awesome, feeding bears with Emperor Crabs even made it to the trending searches."

"Where is this? A change of location? The water looks weird in color."

"I’m a new fan who just followed. May I ask, Mr. Host, are you the fishing master who fed bears with Emperor Crabs?"

"Host bro, I also want to go fishing with you and casually eat Emperor Crabs. Do you need a secretary? I might be up for the job..."

My goodness, as the live stream just started, the long-idle chat room once again welcomed a different crowd, with many new fans showing up in the barrage.

Lin Yang controlled the drone to pan around the vicinity and introduced with a smile, "Good morning, everyone. I am Lin Yang. We are currently fishing in an upstream area of the Amur River near Sahalin. I just tried a few casts, and the catches are not bad. I’ll show you all for a while."

"The Amur River? Is that a Russian river name? How far is it from the Kubi River? Did you change places?"

"Sahalin, is that Kuye Island? That place used to be ours, but the Old Maozi took it."

Lin Yang nodded and explained seriously, "Sahalin is what we call Kuye Island in China. If we trace back to the Qing Dynasty, it indeed was Chinese territory. Due to historical remnants of the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars, Kuye Island has come to be accepted as Russian territory. As for the Amur River, also known as the Heilong River by our countrymen, this part here is at the upper reaches, currently making up the Sino-Russian border river."

On this topic, he added, "We are here to enjoy fishing, not to delve into the origins and historical issues. I hope everyone will view this rationally; in this live stream, we only talk about the joys of fishing, no politics."

About this history, which is quite a heavy subject, anyone with a bit of historical knowledge would know roughly how things stand. But he didn’t plan to delve much into it during the live stream.

The viewers listened to his emphasis and stopped discussing this sensitive topic, turning instead to ask about the local water conditions and fish species.

"Host, what fish are you planning to catch in this area? The water seems pretty cold; many species here are cold-water fish."

"In the lower reaches of the Heilong River here in our place, many fish species are hard to find now; the fishing’s too crazy."

Lin Yang said, "Uncle Victor has already given me a brief introduction. The freshwater fish here are incredibly abundant. However, what interests me the most are the wild Sturgeon. Sturgeon are now quite rare in China, but I’ve heard they’re still fairly populous here. Let’s play with the lure for a bit to get some baitfish, and then we’ll give it a try later."

Upon hearing the word Sturgeon, many didn’t have an image in mind and instinctively started googling it.

Seeing pictures of the gigantic bodies of Sturgeon, viewers got excited.

Sturgeon and Sturgeon are both extremely large freshwater species with long lifespans, reaching hundreds of pounds, with legends claiming they can grow over a thousand pounds.

In recent years, due to the industry’s breeding practices, hybrid Sturgeon are becoming more common in front of ordinary people and even on dining tables.

But Sturgeon have rarely appeared in public view.

Strictly speaking, Sturgeon belong to the first type of Sturgeon, scientifically known as Dashihuang, and are an ancient species originating from the Heilong River in Northeast China.

Unlike the hybridized and selectively-bred Sturgeon, Sturgeon have higher habitat requirements and are less abundant.

Decades ago in some winter fishing markets in the Northeast, scenes of Sturgeon being sold after being cut up with saws weighed hundreds of pounds. Now, in the Heilong River within China, due to overfishing and deteriorating water quality, they have become very rare.

However, in the upper reaches of the Heilong River within Russia’s borders, wild Sturgeon still have a relatively noticeable population density. After a brief exchange with Uncle Victor, Lin Yang secretly set his sights on Sturgeon as the challenge species for this trip to the Amur River.

"Do you plan to specifically fish for wild Sturgeon, host? But it seems that the equipment you’re using right now is a bit lightweight,"

"Lightweight+1. According to Baidu, these creatures are several hundred pounds or even bigger. You’re trying to tackle a huge fish with that light lure rod, seems a bit absurd."

"I have a feeling that Master Lin might actually encounter one, and I remember how thrilling it was to fish a hundred-pound Sturgeon in the fishpond before. I wonder what pure wild Sturgeon are like."

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