Chapter 658 Shipment
Bifang stood on the exposed ice and looked around.
In fact, if you look carefully, the shocked audience will realize that there is indeed a river here.
Its terrain is unique, with slightly raised sides, and the north side is higher, corresponding to the wind direction of the previous few days, but the middle is very flat, and it keeps winding away into the distance.
The existence of a normal river will erode the riverbed, ultimately resulting in the banks being higher than the river surface, even after freezing.
A small number of rivers on the ground are actually not caused by nature, but are man-made. In order to ensure the stability of the rivers and prevent them from flooding and excessive diversion, natural rivers cannot do so.
It is already conceivable that a river with banks has formed a thick layer of ice due to the cold, and the river is completely covered by the accumulated snow. Under the influence of the strong wind, the thickness of the snow on one side is significantly higher.
Bifang poked the snow on the ground and knocked it with a stick, which made a dull sound. The ice was quite thick, just as he had just said, at least ten centimeters thick.
"Since it is a river, it is actually fresh water. However, the structure of old ice and new ice is the same as sea water, so it is correct to say that it has been frozen for a long time."
"We have to be careful. Old ice is ice that has survived at least one summer without melting. Its characteristic is that its surface is smoother than first-year ice."
Bifang opened up the nearby snow, revealing a circle covering an area of about three or four square meters, and patiently observed the ice surface. He couldn't wait to start ice fishing.
As long as you find the right spot, ice fishing is actually very easy. The fish will run to the hole by themselves due to lack of oxygen. You don’t even need to hook them, you can stun them by just slapping the water surface hard.
"Generally, the best fishing spots are on the north bank, facing the sun, with slow-moving water, relatively deep, with large deep pits on the river bottom, many rocks, tree roots, and a lot of aquatic plants. These places are easy for fish to hide and gather."
“If you’re not familiar with the river, you can tell if there are fish by looking at the color of the ice, looking for bubbles, looking for ice cracks.”
The reason for pushing away all the snow is to make this information more clearly discernible under the sunlight, but it is already afternoon and the sun is about to set.
Bifang will try to catch a few fish before dark to solve the dinner problem.
"In terms of ice color, the deep water is azure, while the shallow water has more color. Where there are more aquatic plants, the color is bluish-brown, and in some places it is white."
"When there are many bubbles, you can tell whether they are mud stars or bubbles from underwater fish. Mud stars are relatively fixed in one place, dense, and about the same size, while fish stars are line-shaped, of varying sizes, and appear in one piece. They are easier to distinguish when looking at the ice surface."
"Ice cracks are the result of ice expansion. Ice cracks are usually found where the ice is relatively thick and the water is relatively deep. After the ice cracks, there is more dissolved oxygen underwater, so fish tend to gather there. Generally speaking , the explosion of ice cracks does not scare away fish, but on the contrary makes them swim more easily."
Bifang lay on the ground, carefully observing the old ice in front of him, but he was slightly disappointed because it did not meet the conditions he mentioned.
Helplessly, he had to dig a few holes in other places, observe again, and finally selected a more satisfactory location . The ice surface was slightly raised and the snow was much less than the previous locations. This was the upstream river.
"After digging a hole in the convex part, the river water will surge up due to the pressure, and the overflowing water can flow away smoothly without accumulating into a pit."
"It is best to find an ice surface with less or no snow. One of the characteristics of wild rivers flowing in winter is that the water in the upper reaches often overflows from unfrozen areas, and the snow on the ice surface melts and then freezes again."
"Sometimes the snow on the shore is 40 to 50 centimeters thick, but there is no snow on the ice in many river sections. When there is no snow on the ice, sunlight can penetrate into the riverbed, which is beneficial to the photosynthesis of aquatic plants under the ice. The temperature will also be relatively high, which is conducive to fish gathering."
Bifang brought out new and important points one after another, which opened the eyes of many viewers.
I didn’t expect that ice fishing has so many details, and so many things can be analyzed just by looking at the ice surface. It’s really awesome.
[No wonder I always come up empty-handed! I just need the guidance of a master like Fang Shen]
[Fuck, fisherman! ]
[I’ve given up on studying, I’ll give it a try this winter]
[If I had Fang Shen's skills back then, Cuihua from the next village would not have left me]
Since there was no bait, Bifang placed more hope on the harpoon and continued to chisel the ice to enlarge the hole.
Then take off your gloves and scoop out all the crushed ice.
"In theory, the temperature of the ice-water mixture is zero degrees, which is higher than the surrounding air temperature. But when you put your hand in, you will never feel warm. The speed of heat loss in water is dozens of times that in air."
“As long as you find the right spot, ice fishing doesn’t require much other preparation.”
Bifang shook off the water, wiped his hands with the snow, put on his gloves again, and began to knock on the water surface with a stick.
"When the ice cracks, the sound is very loud, which makes the semi-hibernating fish active and easily swim to the hole. At the same time, the sound of ice-breaking during ice fishing will not scare the fish away. Often the fish will swim away and then gather again."
"Pay attention to keeping your head, hands, and feet warm, especially your feet should be kept dry. Damp water can easily cause illness. Don't sit for long periods of time, and move your body every hour. If you dig a hole but no fish come within an hour, you can give up."
"If you are fishing, you should lift the fish gently. When ice fishing, do not lift the rod too hard after the fish bites the hook. You should control the fish, lead it to the hole, and then lift it up. The bottom of the ice is not flat, but has ice ridges and icicles. If you lift the fish too hard, the fish will run to the side of the hole and it will be easy to get hooked."
As Bifang continued to knock, there was movement underwater as expected.
Bifang stopped moving, changed the head of the stick in his hand, with the pointed end facing downward, and slowly stirred the water to prevent the hole from freezing. Then he waited quietly for the fish to swim to the hole.
After a few minutes, a few bubbles floated out from the hole mixed with crushed ice.
Bifang was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and the spear in his hand was full of power. Although he had been in a state of malnutrition in the past few days, his physical fitness was still there, and even if it declined, he could still achieve .
Almost in the moment when the audience couldn't see clearly, Bifang started to pull up after stabbing out, large splashes of water were raised, and a large spotted fish landed on the ice.
It seemed that it was pierced but was still unaware of its body. It swayed back and forth , throwing out a lot of water droplets, trying to escape back under the water.
Bifang kicked it away from the ice.
In the cold climate, it didn't take long for this big fish, full of vitality, to freeze to death.
It’s finally shipped!
