Scientific name "long-nosed catfish (shad)", because of its kiss longer than the average fish, so the scientific name is called long-nosed shad. Long-kissed shad is one of China's unique and valuable freshwater fish. It is also known as "鮠鱼（音：wei yu）". Hubei commonly known as "back to the fish", western Sichuan called "river group", some people say it and anchovies, swordfish, river dolphins and known as the Yangtze River "four fresh". It is also known as "fat sink", "Baiji", "fat head fish".

English name: longnose catfish.

Jiangtuanyu

1 Introduction

Jiangtuanyu body prolonged, the front flat, the rear lateral compression, the lower body is slightly pink, long and thick, abdominal expansion, tail is lateral compression. The snout is rounded and protruding, and there are four pairs of whiskers in the ventral region of the mouth. Eyes small, body without

scales, light gray. It is a carnivorous freshwater fish. Lives in the bottom of rivers and estuaries for many years. The middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Minjiang River Basin part of the section are available. Live in deep water in summer and winter. Lunar April and May along the Yangtze River in the migratory range

Eating. Meat flavorful, natural people are expensive. The big ones can reach more than 1 meter. In recent years, more breeders, smaller, more moderate price.

This fish is only seen in the big rivers in the rapids in the rocks, lakes are extremely difficult to see, streams or weirs will not have, the survival of the waters are generally at least in the depth of more than 10 meters.

The large, thick fat, can be dried into "fish maw", the Department of expensive dishes. The longnose shad has a hammer-like body shape, gray or gray-black, smooth and scale-free, and rich in mucus. The dorsal and pectoral fins have a hard spine for self-defense.

Wuhan has a famous dish called "Douban Jiangtuanyu", which is delicate, delicious and spicy. The town of Wutongqiao in Gandan County, western Sichuan, is a large town not far from the Minjiang River. Whenever the dignitaries came, the host must enjoy the "river group of fish", is the Minjiang River valuable fish species, extremely tasty.

Jiangtuan fish is generally 1500-2500 grams, a few individuals up to 10 kilograms. Spring and winter seasons, the Yangtze River mouth catfish body fat, tender meat, is the best time to taste.

River group of fish

Su Dongpo once wrote a poem praising it said: "pink stone head is still boneless, snow-white dolphin is not medicine people". Poetry out of the special features of the river group of fish: meat white, tender, fatty skin, both blowfish, crucian carp of the freshness, without the toxins of the blowfish and crucian carp of the thorns more.

2Fishing Editor

Fishing is available from March to November every year. And July - September is better. Fishing for river groupers fishing rod 4 - 5 meters tensile strength is not easy to break the rod or sea rod. Fishing line should be more than 8 nylon line. You can use Iseni 8-11 hooks. Fishing spots should be chosen along the river side steep slope back to swim nest. The time is usually 8-10 am and 4-6 pm. Rainy days can be fished throughout the day.

The bait can be small shrimp, earthworms, locusts, small loaches, etc., in order to big claw shrimp is best. [1] ?

Fishing methods:

1, live shrimp fishing: this method first with black earthworms on the hook in the backwater fishing shrimp, once the float sinks into the water, is shrimp eating, should be taut to the line, the river group of fish to see shrimp in the activity, often that is, pounce on the swallowing, head to the countercurrent swim, you can raise the dry fishing on the river group of fish.

2, shift fishing: this fishing method must be used through the heart pendant. The length of the brain line can generally be about 30 centimeters. It is best to stand on the pier or barge. If the system is against the water to throw the rod, the hook will be thrown to the fishing point after releasing the line, after the fall to the bottom of the water, the hand tugging on the fishing line, not loose and not tight so that the pendant in the water with the current movement, the temptation to bite the fish. If you want to make the hooks go with the water, you can pull the hooks horizontally after sinking them, or release the line to make the hooks go with the water, so that the fish will bite the hooks.

3. Positioning fishing: If there is more debris under the water, you can change the lead pendant to a nut. The first thing you need to do is to tie a knot with a piece of cotton thread. The rod will be thrown out into the water, downstream to the fishing point, after the drop to the bottom of the line will be taut, to wait for the fish to bite, such as no reaction. The first thing you need to do is to get your hands on the line, and then you're ready to go.

Mastering the weather is very important for fishing. Generally speaking, when the tide is out at the mouth of the river near the sea, there are many whirlpools in the water, and the fish gather to eat. When the thunderstorms, the fish are excited, active, eating ferociously is a good time to fish the river group of fish.