The outdoor temperature is relatively low, and it will take some time for outdoor fishing, but Zhang Yang has already gradually entered work mode.
At the start of the new year, some of last year's partnership channels need to be renegotiated from the beginning of this spring,
At the fishing tackle company, Zhao Bingguang is also starting to recruit people, at the very least, to establish the basic company framework, with financials, front desk, and summary of lists needing someone to handle.
Based on the current office needs, Zhao Bingguang rented a small office building in the city district, the newly hired employees have started, and the office equipment has been fully equipped, marking the official opening of Famous Fishing Tackle Company.
After three to four months of development in the latter half of the year, the WeChat public account of "Hei Ping Jianghu" officially surpassed the milestone of one hundred thousand followers,
On the fishing forum, Zhang Yang's concurrently uploaded content also gathered at least tens of thousands of fishing fans on his personal forum account, showing very good growth momentum.
The cooperation for online and forum bait sales is ongoing, and the orders for rice for making wine in the offline wholesale market have also started to be dispatched one after another, with everything moving in a positive direction.
Unbeknownst to him, the first month passed.
With temperatures gradually rising, the business in the shop started to improve, and anglers who had been waiting all winter began preparing their fishing gear, turning their attention to spring fishing on the melting ice of the Wen River.
However, the freshly thawed Wen River doesn't have the best spring fishing conditions; every day, anglers come to the store to buy hooks and red worms, but from Zhang Yang's inquiries, few manage to catch any fish.
Not having had a proper fishing trip for several months, Zhang Yang's hands were itching badly, but lacking good fishing resources, he hadn't gone fishing yet.
On this Friday noon, while Zhang Yang was drinking tea and chatting with Wang Yan in the store, Meng Fan drove leisurely to the fishing tackle shop.
"Brother Yang, get me some bait for wild crucian carp fishing, and a half pound of red worms! I've heard from friends that there are indeed crazy crucian carp catches at Qianjin Reservoir! Tomorrow is the weekend, let's go fishing!"
"Where? Qianjin Reservoir? Is the information accurate?" Hearing about the frenzied crucian carp, Zhang Yang immediately stood up from his seat.
"Yes! Qianjin Reservoir, East Warehouse District! The reservoir just opened three days ago, for thirty-one days, let's go have fun together? They're all large crucian carp, at least three to four ounces, with the largest over a pound!" Meng Fan said confidently.
"What is the length of the rods? Hand rods or valve rods? We've waited all winter, finally there's a place to fish!" Wang Yan eagerly inquired.
Meng Fan replied, "Long rods, they're at the base of the dam, seven meters two on the fishing platform! Or eight meters one by the shore! Short rods take too long to get bites!"
With the confirmed news, Zhang Yang exchanged a glance with Wang Yan: "Let's inform old Zhao and the others, form a group and have some fun together!
Judging by what you're saying, if the fishing conditions are good, half a pound of red worms won't be enough! I'll call the market to order, and early tomorrow morning, when you leave from the city district, take it with you!"
"Sure, no problem!"
Hearing about the good crucian carp fishing conditions, the fishing team immediately sprang into action.
Old Zhao and Wang Jun weren't busy during this time either, the company operations had basically entered a stable phase, and upon receiving Zhang Yang's call, they set into motion immediately.
Qianjin Reservoir, officially known as Red Star Qianjin Reservoir, is located to the southeast of W City District, adjacent to Wangshan Town.
Starting from the town, the journey is roughly forty-five kilometers, and it's not part of the river system of the Wen River; it's a comprehensive irrigation and storage reservoir that's been artificially excavated.
The reservoir area is about three thousand acres, built in the seventies when the government mobilized locals to excavate it, divided into two regions, with the main cage culture in the western area, and the eastern area open for fishing.
Early on Saturday morning, just at daybreak, Zhang Yang and Wang Yan met at the agreed intersection.
Zhang Yang, Wang Yan, Meng Fan, along with Zhao Bingguang and Wang Jun, five people in total, in four cars, set off in a grand fashion heading towards the East Warehouse District of Qianjin Reservoir.
After driving for about an hour and more, as the sky brightened, the car reached the outer loop road of the reservoir area, and from a distance, Zhang Yang could see various social vehicles parked along the roadside above the reservoir dam base.
"Wow, so many people are already here! We're a bit late!" Zhang Yang couldn't help but exclaim.
Wang Yan, sitting in the front passenger seat, stuck his head out of the window to take a look: "Should we ask Meng Fan, roughly where's the fish action better? This is my first time here!"
Zhang Yang confidently shook his head: "No need, just follow me, I've checked it out here, head southeast in the reservoir area, fewer people there, and the water is deep enough, fishing for crucian carp at the dam base shows a lack of experience!"
Zhang Yang indeed had some general knowledge here, not from asking around, but because in his previous life, he had come to play with friends in spring here.
This area of the reservoir doesn't prohibit fishing, charging thirty yuan management fee per person, with rare cases of netting or electric fishing, and every spring, the fishing conditions are good.
The Wuling Hongguang car twisted and turned on the loop road, advancing for about fifteen more minutes, and indeed found that there were significantly fewer people fishing on this side, with only sporadic cars parked by the roadside.
Zhang Yang still remembered roughly the spots he had visited in his past life, and after reaching this area, he found that no one had yet set up fishing positions here, and the shore was completely in its original state.
"This is it, let's get off and get to work!" Zhang Yang stopped the car by the roadside, opened the car door, and started unloading the gear.
Soon the other vehicles also stopped, and old Zhao asked, "Are we opening a new fishing spot here today? It seems like no one has been here before, judging by the traces!"