(Baonghean.vn) - The hot and sunny weather is the ideal time for many people in Ta Ca commune (Ky Son) to dive into the river to catch catfish with simple means but with unexpected results.
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| Hot weather is also an opportunity for people in Ta Ca commune (Ky Son) to go to Nam Mo river to catch specialty catfish. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The means to catch this fish is a net or a normal fishing net. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| However, the most difficult thing is to catch catfish, people have to dive deep, soaking in the water for hours. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| According to Mr. Cut Van Doan in Nhan Cu village (Ta Ca commune): Catfish are very smart, each fish usually lives in a deep cave, so finding and catching them is not easy. If there are fish hiding in caves near the shore, it is easy, but if they are deep in the river, you have to dive down to find them. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| After identifying their hiding places, people on the shore have the task of cutting coi leaves to prepare to catch the fish. The leaves of the coi tree are considered an "anesthetic" that makes the fish's eyes sting and lack oxygen. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The leaves are crushed and put in a piece of cloth tied tightly on the top of a small stick. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| People underwater must cover the fish holes with nets to prevent fish from escaping. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| After completing all the steps, just take a bundle of coi leaves and dive down to stuff them into the fish hole. According to Mr. Lo Van Hang (Nhan Cu village - Ta Ca), when encountering coi leaves, the catfish cannot stand the poison of the leaves and will run out of the hole and get caught in the net. However, there are also very "stubborn" fish, having to dive down to stuff the leaves many times before they will come out. Photo: Dao Tho |
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| The product of a catfish diving session on the Nam Mo River. According to many locals, catfish here are tastier than those in other places because they do not live near limestone mountains. The price of catfish purchased in Muong Xen town is currently 300-400 thousand VND/kg, so there are days when many people earn millions of VND. Photo: Dao Tho |
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