Fishing is a productive activity for Hezhe people to survive. Fishermen fish in different seasons according to the habits and activities of various fish and familiar fishing sites. Hezhe fishing can be roughly divided into spring, autumn and winter, and the best fishing season is autumn salmon flood season. In spring, Hezhe people catch all kinds of miscellaneous fish; In summer, they repair fishing nets and arrange fishing gear.
Autumn is the harvest season for Hezhe people. They caught salmon, sturgeon and bighead carp to their heart's content. In winter, they dig ice eyes and pull nets to fish ... Hezhe people can't live without fish. In their early years, they calculated their age by the number of times they ate salmon, and how old they were when they ate salmon several times. Even children's games are inseparable from fish. They often play a traditional game "fork ball", which is to chase and play like spearfish in fishery production.
Hezhe people live in the cold area north of 45 degrees north latitude, where there is an ice age of more than 7 months. Winter is full of ice and snow, and the river freezes to 1-2 meters, which is a good season for Hezhe people to fish. Their methods of fishing under the ice include net fishing and hook fishing. Trawl is 100 meters long, and how to drill under the ice requires a set of skilled skills.
It is very important to choose a place before getting off the net. Experienced Hezhe fishermen just need to look at the color of ice to know where and when to get off the net. After choosing the right position, make two rows of ice holes in the ice, cross the net under the ice, then gradually enclose it, and finally pull the fishing net under the ice to the ice at the net outlet.
In winter, fish gather under the ice, and a large net can catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time. In winter, no matter what fishing methods are used, people like to carry harpoons with them. Harpoon fishing is a traditional skill. Hezhe people use harpoons, which can be divided into two types: non-stripping and stripping. They use different harpoons according to different situations. There are many ways to fork fish.
Their methods of fishing under the ice include net fishing and hook fishing. Trawl is 100 meters long, and how to drill under the ice requires a set of skilled skills. It is very important to choose a place before getting off the net. Experienced Hezhe fishermen just need to look at the color of ice to know where and when to get off the net.
After choosing the right position, make two rows of ice holes in the ice, cross the net under the ice, then gradually enclose it, and finally pull the fishing net under the ice to the ice at the net outlet. In winter, fish gather under the ice, and a large net can catch thousands of pounds of fish at a time.
In winter, no matter what fishing methods are used, people like to carry harpoons with them. Harpoon fishing is a traditional skill. Hezhe people use harpoons, which can be divided into two types: non-stripping and stripping. They use different harpoons according to different situations. There are many ways to fork fish.
Hezhe people also created the dry hook fishing method when the river freezes. This is a method of fishing by cutting ice on the river, which is deeply loved by Hezhe people, men, women and children.
Common fishing tools are: net, hook and fork boat. Net gear: hanging wire, pulling net, tripping net, turning net, etc. Hook includes: rolling hook, blunt hook and hook. There are two kinds of harpoons: harpoons with handles and harpoons with hand ropes. There are trefoil boats, birch boats, fast horse boats and so on.