How a Non-fisherman Was Fishing

This weekend a friend of mine invited me to go fishing. Once in my youth I loved to fish, then I somehow felt sorry for torturing fish. Since then, I only fish in stores. But this time I couldn't refuse, so I packed up and my friend and I set off.

We left at dawn. It was necessary to go approximately 50 kilometers. We went to the city of Burshtyn. There is a large power plant, and near it a huge reservoir. This reservoir is a Mecca for local fishermen.

Mission impossible

The reservoir turned out to be so popular that taking a place there was not an easy task. To do this, my friend agreed yesterday on the phone with a fisherman who spent the whole night there that we would come and hold a handover ceremony.

It should be noted that fishing in the reservoir is prohibited. All fishermen congregate on the banks of the canal that flows from the reservoir. Everything happens there, I even witnessed a conflict for a place for fishing.

Just come and start fishing here, this mission is impossible. Fortunately, our handover ceremony was a success, and soon after arrival we started our fishing.

Remembering skills

I used to be a good fisherman, at least I thought so about myself. So I quickly started to remember my skills. At first, everything went well, until I began to demonstrate how I could throw a hook far. My first attempt, a gust of wind and…. Hooray! There is the first catch, it was a chubby oak.

For half an hour I tried to untangle the fishing line and detach from the tree, but to no avail. I had to break the line. It took another 40 minutes to restore the fishing gear.

Finally I was ready. My second throw was more successful. In a few minutes I pulled the rod to pull the float a little closer. Wow! There was clearly something heavy on the hook. I will now show the fishermen, who have already begun to make fun of me, how to fish!

With a lot of effort, I wound up the fishing line. But the stubborn prey resisted in every possible way, and sometimes stopped altogether. How strong it is! But I did not give up and overcame it. In a minute I pulled the prey ashore. How interesting it was for me to find out what kind of fish I came across. Another moment and here it is - a rare species of a large rotten branch!

Finally the result

The first four hours I had fun for everyone around. People obviously had something to enjoy. But then my fishing went well. I did not manage to catch big fish, but I still managed to catch a catch at the level of the average.

What to do with the result?

When I got home and showed my wife my catch, we sat down and started thinking about what to do with it. On the one hand, fishermen from all over the region catch fish from this reservoir. On the other hand, it is still a reservoir near an industrial facility. Eventually I took my catch to the village, where I made two cats happy. The cats ate the fish deliciously, and their eyes thanked me sincerely.