The Top Fishing Master

When Lin Yang caught another Chinook salmon, Li Xiaopeng finally managed to bring his fish to the side of the boat.

However, the fish was quite large, and Li Xiaopeng expended a lot of energy battling it. He tried several times to lift it onto the boat but failed.

It was unclear whether it was stubbornness or something else, but he remained silently determined.

Lin Yang watched the whole process, staying silent as well, waiting for Li Xiaopeng to ask for help. He was curious to see how long the kid could hold out.

"～～"

After another unsuccessful attempt to lift the fish, it dangled powerlessly in the water. Li Xiaopeng glanced at Lin Yang beside him, as if recalling something dreadful, then turned his eyes to Yue'er.

But Yue'er was busy as her fishing rod was bent, indicating she had a catch, so she couldn't help him. In the end, Li Xiaopeng turned to Brother Zhang, who was steering the boat.

"Brother Zhang～ Brother Zhang～ Could you help me lift the fish～"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang's face darkened. That little rascal! Ignoring me and asking an outsider for help.

Brother Zhang didn't think much of it. He had to control the speed of the inflatable boat and keep an eye on the surroundings to prevent any accidents, so he didn't notice Lin Yang's expression. He simply moved forward and helped Li Xiaopeng lift the Chinook salmon from the river.

"Cousin～ Quick, quick, quick, take a picture for me～"

Li Xiaopeng understood well the truth that fishing without showing off was meaningless!

"Click."

Though he didn't know what was going on in the kid's head, Lin Yang still took a photo of him with the fish to capture the pleasant moment.

"Alright, now that you've taken a picture, let's release the fish. When we reach the camp this afternoon, there will be various delicious foods prepared, including this type of fish.

If we keep it on the boat, it might die after we get there. Keeping this one doesn't make much difference, so let's release it and let it breed. There will be more fish to catch in the future."

"Hmm... Alright."

Li Xiaopeng tilted his little head in thought for a while, then nodded and released the fish back into the river.

Then he happily continued fishing.

.....

Meanwhile, Lin Yang quickly caught another fish.

"Successfully caught a humpy Chinook salmon, points and Experience Value +....."

A humpy Chinook salmon, as the name suggests, has a humpbacked appearance, which means its back arches more than a typical Chinook salmon, making it look like it has a humped back.

"Successfully caught a Red Salmon, points and Experience Value +....."

A Red Salmon is a type of salmon that is entirely red!

"Successfully caught a Chinook salmon....."

"Successfully caught a Silver Salmon....."

After consecutively catching various types of Chinook salmon, Lin Yang realized that they all looked pretty similar, with only some differences in details.

If he didn't have the fish identification guide, he might not be able to tell them apart.

Another cast, and this time the movement on the fishing rod was quite substantial.

"Whoa!"

The substantial force made him feel invigorated.

It had been a few hours since they set off, and most of the fish caught were relatively small, requiring little effort to reel them in.

While the variety of fish was rich, and they were types he hadn't caught before, after a few of them, the novelty wore off.

It wasn't boring per se, just lacking a bit of excitement.

Now that a substantial fish was hooked, Lin Yang felt anticipatory excitement.

"Hey～ Is it the big one?"

The rubber boat they were on began to be gently dragged along by the fish's pull, which surprised Brother Zhang, the driver.

"It seems so; I'm not sure what kind of fish it is."

Since it was his first time fishing here, Lin Yang wasn't sure what fish had taken the bait.

"It might be an Emperor Salmon. Those things can grow over a meter long!"

Brother Zhang, who was quite familiar with the area, made an educated guess.

"Wow, an Emperor Salmon! I've heard its sashimi is delicious!"

In early November on the Kamchatka Peninsula, the temperature hovered around zero degrees. The scenery along the way was beautiful, and Yue'er was immersed in it as she snapped away with her camera.

Hearing Brother Zhang mention the Emperor Salmon snapped her back from her immersion in the beautiful scenery.

"Yes, indeed, fresh Emperor Salmon makes excellent sashimi! Even here in Kamchatka, Emperor Salmon is a rare fish. If it's truly an Emperor Salmon, let's have it for lunch!"

"Hehe, cousin, go for it! Try to catch an Emperor Salmon!"

"I'll do my best."

Lin Yang couldn't guarantee what kind of fish he'd catch next, but he would try his best. If he couldn't catch everyone's favorite Emperor Salmon, he'd have to consider using his luck booster.

There really were many fish here. Even without using the luck booster, he found success with almost every cast, with fish biting within seconds.

Though the fish were sizeable, Lin Yang was stronger, and within a few minutes, he had pulled a large silver-white fish to the side of the boat.

Because it hadn't been tired out much in the water, the fish was still full of energy, flapping about in the water and sending cool sprays everywhere, which provoked cries of surprise from everyone on the boat.

Seeing the fish in the water, which was nearly a meter long, Lin Yang grasped the gill cover and lifted it up.

"Successfully caught a Large-Scale Salmon, Experience Value and points +....."