Winter fishing, literally meaning winter ice and snow fishing (or hunting), is more common in northern my country, but it is truly famous throughout the country. The winter fishing in Chagan Lake is definitely one of them. Basically, the winter fishing festival held every year is It can attract a lot of attention across the country. Although Yufan is a southerner, he has also witnessed the opening of its winter fishing festival and head fish auction twice. Every year, it is unprecedentedly grand and popular every year. However, what this article is going to introduce here is not Chagan Lake, but a lake that is bigger, more beautiful, and more worthy of attention than Chagan Lake—the winter fishing activities of Bosten Lake.
Compared with the well-known winter fishing in Chagan Lake, the winter fishing in Bosten Lake in Bazhou, Xinjiang is a bit silent, especially friends from the mainland, who really don’t know much, but everyone doesn’t know it doesn’t mean that Bosten Lake is It is really unknown. In fact, when it comes to the reputation of the lake, it is far better than Chagan Lake. Why? Because it is the largest inland freshwater lake in my country, as early as in "Hanshu Biography of the Western Regions", "King Yanqi went to Yuanqu City, south to Yuli for hundreds of miles, and there are many fish in the near sea", "Shuijing" "Dunxiu Pu" in "Note" is recorded.
According to considerable data, Bosten Lake is 55 kilometers long from east to west and 25 kilometers wide from north to south. square kilometers), more than 16 times the water storage capacity (the water storage capacity of Chagan Lake is 600 million square meters), so in terms of size and water storage capacity, Bosten has rolling advantages.
And according to local friends, Bosten Lake is rich in natural resources such as fishery, reeds, lake salt, cattail grass, etc. It is not only the largest inland freshwater lake in the country, but also the largest organic fish production base in the country and the largest fishery production base in Xinjiang. Clear, good water quality, suitable for the growth and reproduction of a variety of fish. At present, there are 32 fish species in the lake, including 10 species of carp, crucian carp, silver carp, grass carp, pond male fish, red perch (Wudaohei), freshwater shrimp, snakehead, crab and bighead carp, and 150 species in the Great Lakes area. The 10,000-mu water area has passed the organic product and origin certification of the State Environmental Protection Administration.
It is worth noting that the entire Bohu County, where Bosten Lake is located, has basically no industry, so Bosten Lake is truly natural and pollution-free. The fish in it are also wild fish, which grow on natural bait, such as grass carp, pond male fish, Carp, crab, etc. are one of the main products, and the tribute fish abundant in the lake is one of Xinjiang's main export-earning aquatic products.
Not only that, Bosten Lake is also a national key scenic spot and a national 5A-level tourist attraction, so whether it is size, capacity, or national honor, Bosten Lake is the top in China, perhaps for the needs of tourism development, Bosten Lake’s The winter fishing activities have also gradually changed from private fishermen's spontaneous fishing to a large-scale festival led by the government.
According to local official information, the history of winter fishing in Bosten Lake is not long, unlike Chagan Lake, which was once used as a royal fishing ground. Tourism has received more attention from the local government, and a large-scale winter fishing festival is held every year.
Unfortunately, we came a little early. Although it has been frozen for thousands of miles, the ice layer of the Great Lakes is still relatively thin, and it cannot bear a large number of tourists and staff walking and working on the ice at the same time, so we can only go in the small lake. Lake District to see the winter labor of local fishermen themselves.
According to local friends, before the winter fishing in the Great Lakes area, grand sacrificial activities would be held before the winter fishing. The shamans in shaman costumes wear shaman masks to dance shaman dances at the sacrificial ceremony, and the chief priest will also recite sacrificial words loudly, such as "the sea is vast, the capital is swaying, the ice lake is thousands of miles away, the auspicious snow is auspicious, Layers of ice flowers, flashing divine light, all people are sincere, and tributes are presented... ". Of course, the usual winter fishing activities held by fishermen themselves do not have such complicated steps (of course, it may have ended when we went), so we did not see the grand sacrificial ceremony.
Yu Fan noticed that in the small lake of Bosten Lake, the fish caught in winter by fishermen are not very large, and the main species are only a few such as crucian carp, carp, and choertai (pike). The local friend seemed to see through my doubts, and quickly explained to me that in order to ensure the sustainable development of the fishery in Bosten Lake, Bohu County will carry out artificial breeding and release every year to ensure a virtuous cycle of fish resources, remedy the lack of natural reproduction, and promote fish production. Population restructuring and sustainable development. Moreover, after the fish fry enter the lake, no artificial feed is added, making them a real wild fish that is 'raised by humans'.
Although the weather is cold, in order to watch and participate in this interesting winter fishing activity, everyone came to the middle of Bosten Lake with a low temperature of minus 15 degrees. After the fishermen agreed, they participated in winter fishing activities with them. Although they only slowly pulled the fishing nets out of the ice, they were still very excited to see live fish such as crucian carp, carp, and Joltey "jumping" out of the ice. According to Yufan’s inquiry, the price of wild fresh fish in Bosten just caught from the lake is only 7-8 yuan per catty, which is really affordable. You know, the fish in Chagan Lake even If you go to the lake to buy, the price also needs to be 20-30 yuan per catty. Although there are geographical differences, the price difference is indeed quite large.
The most rare thing is that the cooking activities on the lake are carried out simultaneously with the winter fishing activities. Some staff directly use the fresh fish caught in the lake. After simple treatment, they directly use the lake water of Bosten (it is said There are no industrial enterprises within hundreds of kilometers around Stern, so the quality of the lake water here meets or even exceeds the national drinking water standard. It can be drunk directly without special treatment, so it can also be used for cooking food directly ) to cook.
After a while, the fish that was still alive and kicking just now became people's dinner. Everyone filled a big bowl to taste it. The taste was indeed delicious and won the heartfelt appreciation of everyone. In northern and southern Xinjiang, Bohu fish is the most delicious." sigh. A local fisherman friend told us: "Eat green and healthy food. The quality of our fish in Bohu Lake is good, and they are all organic fish. Although the fish caught in the small lake today are not big, if they are caught in winter in the big lake, there will be a lot of them." All of them weigh more than ten catties, and some fish are even more than one meter long and weigh tens of kilograms. You are welcome to come back to play after a while."
As the saying goes, you rely on mountains to eat mountains, and rely on seas to eat seas, while fishermen living on the edge of Bosten rely on lakes to eat lakes. They have lived on this land for generations, and the fish in the lake provide them with A steady stream of ingredients. In recent years, Bohu has become a national demonstration county for all-for-one tourism. The magical and unique natural landscape, rich historical culture, and rich ethnic folk art attract tourists from all over the world to visit here every day. Although winter is a traditional It is an off-season for tourism, but as the fun, interesting, and fresh fish-tasting activity of winter fishing is gradually becoming known to people, it is believed that more and more people will come here for tourism in the near future. The reputation of fishing will also become the top domestic brand comparable to Chagan Lake and Wudalianchi Winter Fishing.
Friends, come to Bosten Lake for winter fishing when you have time. The beautiful scenery and delicious food of the vast sea and pearl will definitely make your trip worthwhile.
