He glanced at the locked rope, "And the invisible wall underwater is completely different. It is all-weather, a physical interception system covering critical paths of the riverway."
"It doesn't rely on fish's appetite, only on their presence and the most basic movement. As long as they adjust their posture, they might hit this net!"
A day's hard work might bring the promise of a bountiful harvest the next day.
And today's ice-fishing "blank," rather than discouraging him, fills him with even more anticipation for tomorrow's stinging net harvest.
He extinguished the charcoal fire in the metal bucket, left the tripod, fixed the fishing rod and all tools together on the sled, and set off back to the shelter.
When he dragged his tired body back to the shelter, night had completely fallen.
Today, he completed a great project worthy of being recorded in the history of the Alone in the Wilderness challenge!
