When the flood season comes, people in Quang Nam rush to the fields to cultivate “heaven’s fortune”. In just a few hours of catching, it is possible to collect a lot of specialties in the flood season, both to have a snack and to earn extra income.

Every year, when floods appear, people in the lower Thu Bon River, Quang Nam province such as Duy Xuyen district, Dien Ban town, Hoi An… invite each other to bring fishing tools to the field, the water channel to hunt specialties. The flood is the “golden time” to make a living and earn more income.

When the flood season comes, people in Quang Nam in the lower Thu Bon River take advantage of special fishing.

This season, the specialties of the field are many, which are snakehead fish, carp, perch, crab, shrimp, eel, frog … Most especially, the calendar (field creek, almost like an eel – PV ), an only in the flood season and only appear in the first 3 floods of the season, each period only lasts 1-2 days.

When the water comes back, the fish, shrimp… are also more abundant.

Fishing tools are also many types, which are short-sleeved nets, long-sleeved nets, hooves, stilts, fishing rods… The bait is usually a few earthworms dug around the garden, or a little rice bran to absorb wet, clumps and drop at the right place to set the trap to Fish and shrimp swim to feed.

The water flooded the fields, and the people cast their nets to make a living.

Particularly when catching the calendar, this species must be kept watch at midnight and dawn. Those who have experience in catching the calendar must go down the direction of the floodwater, shine the light into the water and see where the calendar is floating, then use a racket to pick it up. The calendar nights from upstream poured in, people lighted lamps, picked up the busy schedule around the river.

When placing the trap, people often use a little wet rice bran, roll it into a ball and throw it down where the trap is available.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Len (Hoi An resident) shared: “Since the date of the hydroelectric dam, the calendar has also been less frequent. At the beginning of the flood season, our people take advantage of the catch to save and sell it gradually. Eggs are released for them to lay, this one especially lives in freshwater, but when laying eggs, it goes downstream to river mouths and sea mouths.

In addition to fish and shrimp, this season’s specialty also has a calendar (field creek), they only appear at the beginning of the flood season, only 2-3 floods at the beginning of the season, only 1-2 days each.

These days, going through the flooded fields of Duy Xuyen districts, Dien Ban town … everywhere you can see the scene of people spreading nets and placing fishing nets. This is a periodic activity every time the flood comes back of the people, both to make a living and to have a little more country specialties to sip and improve the meal.

Because of its high nutritional value, it rarely appears, so the price of calendula is quite “bitter”. The current price is 750,000 VND/kg for a large and alive calendar; 450,000 VND/kg of the dead calendar.

Meeting us while placing a fishing net, Mr. Le Van Nam (a resident of Duy Phuoc commune, Duy Xuyen district) said: “If the water is big, clean the house to run away from the flood, if the water is low, take advantage of the fishing net to bring in a fishing net. Our people are only afraid of storms, but floods, they just need to raise their furniture, move to a high place when they have low houses. The flood comes with many difficulties and hardships, but there are also many “fortunes” following the flow of water. down, helping people have more income”.

During the day, people often put nets, spread nets, at night they put eels and frogs…

According to Mr. Nam, during the day, people drop their nets and put their nets along with the flow of water. At night, look at frogs, order eels… busy all day. Because in the flood season, if the water crosses the road, it is difficult to do business, only fishing improves the meal.

The specialties of the flood season with a country-style are loved by many people when the floods come.

During the flood season, the price of specialties is also quite high, especially the calendar. According to a survey of reporters, the price of calendars is up to 750,000 VND/kg large and alive; 450,000 VND/kg dead calendar.

The price of fish ranges from 20 to 100 thousand VND/kg depending on the type. The typical types of fish in the flood season are carp, snakehead, perch, etc. Crickets range from 75,000 VND/50 heads to 140,000 VND/100 heads depending on the type. However, crickets in the flood season are popular because they are natural crickets, fragrant and fatty meat. Follow Dan trí