"That's the Amazon! In another month, when the rainy season comes, the river will be several times wider, and the yellow water will force the brown river back for several kilometers, which can be seen from the high vantage point of the city of Manaus. Anaya shouted loudly downstairs.

"This is the Amazon River!" Hong Tao hurriedly raised his camera and used it as a telescope.

"How did we turn the corner? Did you forget something? Before Hong Tao could finish admiring it, the wooden boat suddenly made a 180-degree turn along the junction of the two rivers, and then drove in the direction from which it came.

"If you can't catch big fish here, we're going to the tributaries upstream, our destination is in the upper reaches of the Negro River, and we're here just to see this sight! Now that the journey has just begun, there are still many hours to go, so if you are tired, you can rest. Anaya reached out from the cockpit and pointed firmly ahead.

After a moment of excitement, Fat Man Bu and Sturgeon were depressed because they hadn't slept well last night, and each found a bench on the second floor, put their backpacks on a pillow, and soon fell asleep under the wet breeze on the river. Although Hong Tao was also sleepy, he had something in his heart and couldn't sleep.

"Anaya, what fish can we catch?" Hong Tao approached Annaya, who was sailing the boat, and asked a sentence that had been held in his heart for a long time.

"That's a lot, there are Tampaki, water monkeys, Bagu, Capparali, Felodan, and beautiful peacock bass! As for what kind of fish can be caught, it's up to God! Anaya said the names of a large number of fish, but they were all pronounced in Portuguese, and Hong Tao had never heard of any of them except peacock perch.

"Oh, by the way, there's a book in the back drawer that was left by an American tourist two years ago. It's all the fish here, I took him to look for it for 1 and a half months, and I didn't even make up a tenth of the map, you can go and look through it, it should help you. Perhaps sensing Hongtao's confusion, Anaya pointed to the row of drawers at the back of the cabin.

The book is beautifully printed, published by the National Geographic Society, the whole book is the size of a pictorial, thicker than a fist, and printed on high-quality coated paper. It can weigh several pounds.

Each page of the book is full color, one on the top and one printed with two kinds of fish, and there is a detailed introduction below, from the types of fish, living habits to the preliminary knowledge of anatomy, there are descriptions, it is a must-have for fishing fans!

After Hong Tao turned the first page, his head never lifted again, and he was completely immersed in these fish materials, and it was from this time that he had a preliminary understanding of the fish resources in the Amazon River. It is the largest river in the world. There are probably the most fish here, there are no less than 500 species of catfish alone, accounting for more than one-third of this atlas, and many other fish he has also seen in China. Not in natural waters, though, but in ornamental fish markets.

The kind of watermonkey that Anaya talked about before is actually very common in China, and it is the famous Arowana. But here they are wild, and in China they become rich fish, and they are kept in fish tanks.

The reason why it is called the water monkey. Mainly because they tend to hide under branches near the surface of the water, waiting for insects, birds or something to climb up the branches, and then suddenly jump up from the water, open their mouths and swallow their prey. According to the map, this fish can jump up to 3 meters above the water, and it is quite appropriate to say that it is a monkey.

In fact, its Portuguese name sounds more high-end and elegant, called Aruvania, which sounds a bit like a woman's name, right?

In addition, the fish called Capalari and Damuda, Hong Tao is more familiar, that thing he once raised, in China is called a scavenger, that is, the kind of fish that is black and does not slip in autumn, has a hard armor, and then sucks it on the wall of the fish tank with its mouth to eat dirty things, but here they are all relatively large, can have a small arm length.

With something to do, Hong Tao was not sleepy, and time flew by, and when he had roughly read the book, Anaya's wooden boat had gone somewhere, except for the river, there were woods, so dense that it was difficult to see the riverbank. There is no trace of other people or boats around, except for all kinds of birds flying in the sky and falling on the trees, there is green everywhere, and I am a little aesthetically tired.

"Anaya, how long will it be before we arrive?" Hong Tao rubbed his neck that was a little sore when he was reading a book, and looked at his watch, it was already half past 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and he had been watching it for more than 4 hours, and he didn't even raise his head, and he forgot to smoke his cigarette.

"It's right in front, you'll be able to see it soon, you've read the whole book? God, I've only read less than half of it in two years! Anaya pointed forward casually, and didn't know what he was referring to, anyway, ten kilometers out of Lu here, it was basically the same appearance.

This time Anaya was not lying, and before he had finished his cigarette, the scenery on the starboard side of the ship suddenly changed, and a large tin roof wooden house floated there without warning. Why do you say floating? Because it is built directly on a wooden board built with pontoons, which is then fastened to the bottom of the river with columns and wire ropes, standard water hotels.

Before the boat docked, two men and one woman ran out of this water structure called the big river, connecting the ropes and carrying things on the boat. According to Anaya, these people are all the employees of the water hotel, all of them are of local Indian descent, the two young men are waiters, the chubby woman is the cook, and he is the manager.

Although they were Indians, and in such a remote place, they could all speak English, thanks to the Portuguese missionaries, who had been attending missionary schools in their tribes since childhood, and could speak a little English or French in addition to Portuguese.

After Anaya got off the boat, she took Hong Tao and the three of them to their room. This water hotel has only 4 large and 3 small 6 rooms and a hall, of which the staff live in 1 large and 2 small, only 3 double rooms and 1 single room are left, fat cloth and sturgeon are more familiar, just live in one of the double rooms, Hong Tao used the rights of the leader and the master to occupy the small single room.

The conditions of the Grand River Hotel are really not good, and the rooms are very simple, except for a large bed, a chair and a small wooden table that has not even been painted, and a small bathroom. However, Hong Tao is quite satisfied, at least it is cleaner and more comfortable than he imagined, for a person who often goes to the wild to fish, as long as there is a room to live in, it is more comfortable than living in a tent, not to mention that there are people to cook and laundry, the requirements cannot be too high.

Although the room is simple, but the scenery is better than on the boat, push open the window to the river and the lush rainforest on the left, and there are a few monkeys on the tip of the book in the distance and look this way, it is estimated that they are also wondering, why are there a few more two-legged guys in their territory? Do you need to go over and tell them the rules?

After running around for most of the day, Hong Tao first packed his luggage, then took a river bath in the bathroom, changed into clean clothes, and came to the hall with a sneak of time, the cook had already begun to prepare to serve, and the sky outside began to darken, and the first dusk they arrived in the Amazon rainforest came, lying on the railing and looking into the distance, the huge sunset dyed the water and the woods all light red, sparkling.

Taking advantage of the time before the meal, Hong Tao chatted with Anaya for a while, it turned out that this place was more than 70 kilometers away from Manaus, which belongs to a tributary of the upper Negro River. There are more fish resources here than in the main channel, not only because of the boats and fishermen on the main channel, but also because the water in these tributaries flows from the rainforest, which contains more food and oxygen than the main stream, and there are more places to hide.

In addition, Anaya also told Hong Tao the good news that they came to the Amazon River basin to fish at the right time, September, October and November are the dry season, if the rainy season comes, the river will rise by more than 10 meters, and the trees that can be seen now will be submerged in the water, leaving only one tree tip. At that time, most of the fish would run to live in the underwater woods, not to mention whether the bait could attract them, and the hooks could easily hang on the branches of the trees, and they could not fish at all.

Anaya's compliment made Hong Tao a master, because he ordered this time, but the real master was Erin, and she came to the conclusion after consulting a lot of hunting companies, but Hong Tao didn't mind taking this honor next instead of Erin.

"Hong Tao, we can stand it at night, do you have a mosquito net in your room? There is water everywhere here, and mosquitoes are definitely indispensable. The sturgeon didn't talk much, and his observation was not weak, and he secretly reported to Hong Tao a deficiency he had discovered.

"Anaya, we don't have mosquito nets in our room, can you provide them?" As soon as Hong Tao heard this, he immediately became calm, mosquitoes are a small thing that must not be taken lightly, it will not only make you unable to sleep, but also spread diseases, whether it is good or not, it will be fatal.

"Mosquito nets? No, no, we don't have mosquitoes here! Don't worry, if you find a mosquito, I'll waive all your fees. Anaya listened to Hong Tao's request, immediately laughed, and made a big bet, planning to gamble with Hong Tao.

"Why don't there be mosquitoes? This is not scientific! "Hong Tao never fights unprepared battles, let alone rashly bet, this is a trick he often tricks to pit others, how can he be fooled, I don't know how to ask.

"The water here comes down from the rainforest, and there is a kind of tannic acid in the leaves that have been soaked for a long time, and the mosquito larvae can no longer survive in this acidic water, so you can rest assured that most of the Heihe River basin is free of mosquitoes." Anaya pointed to the brown water outside and wanted to reassure the waves. (To be continued......)

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