(Baonghean.vn) -Every year, when the cold wind blows and the water in the fields dries up, people in Thanh Duong, Thanh Luong, and Thanh Khai communes (Thanh Chuong) rush to the fields to catch fish to improve their meals.
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| Local people said that during flood season, many fish from village ponds are swept out to the fields, but they have to wait until the water in the fields has receded before they can go fishing. The season for catching fish in the fields lasts for several months. |
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| Here, it seems that every house with a man or son has woven rattan fishing tools such as traps, oi, etc. stored in the house. Normally, they are hung on the kitchen shelf and only taken out when the fishing season comes. |
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| Early in the morning, people who go fishing often split up to look for fish in the dry fields. When the water is still clear, they catch any fish they see. |
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| When the water is murky, people fishing in the traps are busy in the fields, only stopping to check when they hear the "closing sound" inside the traps. |
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| Continuing the work in waist-deep water, although difficult, often caught big fish. In deep water, when hearing the “closing sound” in the net, instead of using their hands, people often use their feet to reach into the net to stir to see if there are any fish. |
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| The "tactic" that people often apply is to coordinate the arrangement of rows in the field and traps in one direction to herd the fish. |
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| Each day of fishing, depending on luck, each person can catch a few kilos of fish, mainly mullet, snakehead fish... many days "lucky" there are even a whole nest of fish, enough to store in the house to cook, fry, grill... |
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| Mr. Nguyen Dinh Hong (70 years old, hamlet 7, Thanh Duong commune) said: "I and many people in the village often go fishing in the fields, catching a lot of fish or a little is not important, basically it is fun". After each fishing trip, everyone leaves with their nets full of excitement. |
Huy Thu
