The Top Fishing Master

"Let's wait a bit, there are plenty of fish here. That grizzly bear should get full soon, and once it's satisfied, it will naturally leave. Then we can proceed."

"Alright, let's wait then. It won't affect our fishing anyway."

So, Lin Yang and his companion continued casting their lines from the boat, waiting for the bear blocking their path to eat its fill and leave quickly.

Yue'er decisively pointed her camera at the grizzly bear, which was happily fishing.

In the stream, a salmon leaped up. If it could just get past this small waterfall, it would be one step closer to completing its spawning mission.

Unfortunately, there was a grizzly bear waiting for it above the waterfall. Before the fish could fall back into the water, the bear had already lunged with its massive jaws.

Its bite landed perfectly on the fish's body. Perhaps from too much force, the bear's bite caused the salmon's roe to spill out of its belly.

It burst.

"Click!"

With her camera in hand, Yue'er pressed the shutter just in time to capture the moment.

"Let's stop here for a while and wait for the bear to finish eating. There are plenty of fish here, so it shouldn't take too long."

With the bear blocking the way, Brother Zhang quickly controlled the motor, halting the inflatable boat's progress.

Regarding bears, which are fierce wild animals, even though they had a hunting rifle with them, it was still better not to get too close. Safety first.

"Alright, waiting a bit won't hurt. Let's just enjoy ourselves here."

"Indeed, I can also take more photos. I was a bit upset earlier for not taking pictures when we met a bear during lunch. Now, I can take plenty."

As she kept pressing the shutter on her camera, Yue'er commented pleasantly.

This rare shot, she was eager to capture as many as she could.

So, blocked by the bear, the inflatable boat stayed put. Lin Yang and Li Xiaopeng delighted in fishing, while Yue'er, like a paparazzo, kept snapping away at the fishing bear.

Brother Zhang, meanwhile, was controlling the inflatable boat while observing the surroundings.

The river was continuously flowing. Without controlling the inflatable boat, it would drift downstream, bringing everyone face-to-face with the bear for an up-close encounter.

"Successfully caught a red salmon..."

"Successfully caught a Chinook salmon..."

....

About half an hour later, the grizzly bear finally filled its belly and waddled away from the small waterfall.

"Alright, the bear finally ate and left. Let's continue onward!"

Watching the bear disappear into the woods about twenty meters from the riverbank, Brother Zhang resumed steering the inflatable boat, continuing their journey down the river.

As the inflatable boat approached the small waterfall, Brother Zhang was just about to remind everyone onboard to sit tight and hold on for the descent—

when suddenly, from the woods not far from the riverbank, another grizzly bear emerged, charging straight towards the inflatable boat or perhaps heading toward the small waterfall.

The bear charged aggressively, and for a moment, Brother Zhang couldn't discern if the bear's target was the people on the inflatable boat!

By now, it was evidently too late to maneuver the inflatable boat back to the deep waters of the river!

Luckily, Brother Zhang was very familiar with the area. He stayed calm amidst the crisis. As a qualified guide, he immediately reached for the rod bag, pulled out the hunting rifle, loaded it, and aimed!

The situation seemed dire. Lin Yang also couldn't tell what the rushing grizzly bear intended but knew that wild animals are inherently wild. Wild carnivores are naturally aggressive!

With everyone nearby, he couldn't afford to take any chances.

He quickly tightened his grip on the fishing rod in his hand and tensed all his muscles.

With his current strength, fighting the bear off wasn't entirely out of the question.

He prepared himself, as the grizzly bear, undeterred in its steps, charged straight at the inflatable boat.

"Bang!"

Just as the bear was about to pounce, Brother Zhang decisively fired, the bullet hitting the bear's head directly.

Yet, whether due to inertia or because the bear wasn't instantly killed by the shot, it still charged at everyone!

"Whoosh!"

Lin Yang's powerful rod strike followed, and with the force of at least a hundred pounds, he slammed the approaching grizzly bear down to the base of the small waterfall, causing the inflatable boat to drift back a little.

"What's going on? Did someone fire a gun?"

Soon after Brother Zhang discharged his firearm, the radio crackled to life on his body.

"It was me. We encountered a frantic grizzly bear and have already shot it dead."

"Is everyone okay?"

"It's fine, we are ready to move on here. Everyone, let's meet at the camp this evening."

"Okay!"

The area where everyone was moving had no phone signal at all, they could only communicate through walkie-talkies, or satellite phones, if you had one.

"Oh, come on... don't be afraid... it's all good..."

It wasn't until the brown bear disappeared into the rushing river that Lin Yang comforted the still-shaken Yue'er and Li Xiaopeng.

"I'm not scared. Cousin, you're amazing, you knocked the big bear flying with just one swing of the rod."

Li Xiaopeng was impressively fearless; at this moment, he looked at Lin Yang with starry eyes full of admiration, showing no sign of fear.

"..."

"Is everyone okay? This area is rarely visited by people, so there are quite a few wild animals. Instances like just now are quite common, but fortunately, there was no danger."

"No problem, no problem, let's keep moving forward."

Lin Yang discreetly restored the fishing rod to its original state while responding to Brother Zhang.

"Hmm, everyone, hold on tight, we're heading down a big slope!"

This time, no unexpected incidents occurred. After a small bump, the rubber boat flowed down the stream past a small waterfall, continuing forward.

"Eh? Lin Yang, little brother, that swing you just did... did the fishing rod break?"

After the rubber boat drifted some distance, Brother Zhang belatedly remembered the earlier moment when Lin Yang had swung the fishing rod at the brown bear!

He wasn't too concerned at first due to the tension, but recalling it now, it seemed quite unbelievable.

Such a big bear, could a fishing rod really knock it down?

"It didn't break, just got a bit loose. Gotta say, Old Maozi's craftsmanship on this fishing rod is indeed excellent, top-notch quality."

Lin Yang decided to bluff his way through.

"That fishing rod was brought over from back home, purely domestic."

"Oh really? Seems like domestic products have improved a lot."

"..."

Brother Zhang paused for a moment, not probing further; some things don't necessarily need answers.

As for the brown bear that Lin Yang had knocked down, it vanished after falling into the water and was nowhere to be found.

The rubber boat continued floating downstream.

A few hours later, smoke was seen rising ahead, indicating that today's destination camp was nearby.

"There's today's campsite ahead; we can have a good rest."

Seeing the smoke rising ahead, Brother Zhang revealed a knowing smile.

After drifting on the stream all day, everyone was likely exhausted, and reaching the camp meant well-deserved rest.

After the rubber boat rounded a bend, Lin Yang and the others saw the campsite on the stream bank, with a few wooden huts surrounded by fences and even a helicopter parked on the clearing beside it!

But what caught Lin Yang's eye the most were the two people in the stream.

To be precise, it was one of them, who was waving a fishing rod in hand, with the fishing line extending in the air, dancing like a dragon.

That person must be Brother Cai, who was into fly fishing.

Upon closer inspection, Lin Yang found that Brother Cai wasn't just waving the fishing rod; his right hand held the rod while his left hand coordinated by pulling the line at intervals.

This scene reminded him of a kind of weapon, a whip.

Using certain techniques to manipulate the soft fishing line and make it dance.

"Wow! Look, Brother Xu just made a heart shape."

Aboard the boat, Lin Yang and the others had packed their fishing gear, while Yue'er continued to snap pictures with her camera, incidentally capturing Xu Kun's skillful movements with the fishing rod.

The fly fishing line being thicker, combined with getting wet, allowed those on the rubber boat to see Xu Kun's fishing line clearly, even from a distance.

With Xu Kun's movements, the fishing line constantly changed shapes, sometimes circular, sometimes oval, and often beautiful yet patternless formations.

"Saw it, very impressive."

Lin Yang nodded, though he wasn't particularly fond of heart shapes.

However, the very skillful fly fishing method piqued Lin Yang's interest again since he hadn't engaged in fly fishing for quite some time.

Given the wide-open space here, trying it out wouldn't be a bad idea.