A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 27 Goodbye Willy
Fishing is Lyon's weak point now. After all, his fishing skills are limited to the novice-level fishing method of hanging bait and casting the rod, waiting for the fish to swallow the hook and then pulling it up directly. Therefore, without the guidance of an experienced angler, Lyon has temporarily put fishing on hold.

However, when processing green onions, the small insects living on the green onion tubers were so attractive to fish that it gave Lyon a new idea.

Fishing requires waiting for the fish to bite the hook, but baiting does not require this.

If we place a scoop net under the water area where these insects are processed, use the insects on the green onions as bait to attract the fish, and then lift the net bag to catch them all in one net, wouldn't we be able to directly harvest a large number of fish?

The price of live fish must be much higher than that of green onions. Instead of worrying about how to increase the selling price of green onions five times, it would be more practical to use these insects to try whether they can be used as bait to catch fish.

The more Leon thought about it, the more he felt that this kind of thing had a high success rate, so he immediately prepared to set off and rushed to the beach where Willy lived.

After all, he was a newcomer, and the only tool he had for obtaining fishery resources was the bamboo fishing rod that Willy gave him when they first met. Now the fishing rod was left in the wooden house by Leon and had never seen the light of day. If he wanted to obtain a fishing net that could be used for large-scale fishing, he still had to borrow it from a professional.

Although this was my first time in Stardew Valley, Leon had already explored this area thoroughly in the game, so Leon did not return to the farm and take a detour to the beach, but walked towards Marnie's Ranch. If the real map did not change much, then you could go directly to Pelican Town through the road in front of Marnie's Ranch.

After spending twenty minutes, Lyon finally set foot on the main road. Heading east along the road, not long after passing Marnie's ranch, Lyon saw the buildings of Pelican Town.

Leon, who breathed a sigh of relief, immediately quickened his pace. After entering Pelican Town, he did not stop and headed straight for the path between Pelican Town and the beach.

Pedestrians on the street were curious about Leon's hurried pace, but since they didn't know him, they didn't say hello. They just wondered if all tourists coming to Pelican Town were so anxious these days. Shouldn't they slow down and enjoy the natural and idyllic scenery when they come here for vacation?

After an hour's journey, Lyon finally arrived at the beach. Looking at the groups of tourists and local residents on the beach, he took a glance and found that there were not many girls wearing swimsuits in this weather, so he lost interest and went straight to Willy's sea hut at the pier.

The door of Willy's house was open. At this moment, old Willy was cleaning the algae in the fish tank in the store. When he saw Leon running over breathlessly, he asked in surprise about his arrival and immediately stopped what he was doing and asked.

"Leon, what's wrong with you? Why are you here so anxiously? Is there something wrong?"

"I'm fine, Mr. Willy. I just want to ask if you have any fishing nets here, the larger kind." Leon let out a sigh and then immediately asked.

"Yes, the kind used for offshore operations. Do you want to go fishing?" Willy asked curiously.

"No, I want to fish in the river," Leon explained. "Oh, so what made you think of using a fishing net? Shouldn't fishing be more convenient? River fish aren't stupid, and the riverbed is quite complex, so fishing nets can easily get stuck and damaged. If you really want to fish in the river, I personally recommend using a crab pot," Willy explained patiently to Leon.

At the end, he didn't forget to comfort Leon: "Are you angry because you can't catch any fish, so you want to save face this way? I had the same thought when I first started fishing, but in fact, you just need to be patient and try a few times. You will master the fishing skills. The feeling of playing with the fish after it bites the hook, and then pulling it out of the water and putting it into the tank will definitely make you obsessed."

"Um, that's not the case. I haven't had time to go fishing yet. After all, there's too much work on the farm. I asked you to borrow your fishing net because I found a special bait that seems to have a strong attraction to the smallmouth bass in the river."

Leon shook his head and replied, and at the same time told Willy about the strong attraction that he discovered when he was processing green onions that the insects attached to the green onions had for river fish.

After listening to Leon's explanation, Willy immediately returned to the counter, pulled out a small notebook, and wrote something on it. After he finished, he explained to Leon, "I'm sorry, this is the first time I've heard of this technique, so I couldn't help but write it down in my local fishery research notes. Thank you for providing this information, so I'm willing to help you try this novel fishing method."

Willy seemed to have thought of something and asked, "By the way, do you have any unprocessed shallots on you? If so, maybe we can try to see if these insects are attractive to fish in the ocean. If they have the same effect, we can minimize the chance of damaging our fishing nets."

"No, how about you wait here for me to get it?" Although the green onion was in his system backpack, Leon was empty-handed now, and he couldn't perform a big green onion transformation for Willy.

"Okay, but it will be quite slow for you to go back and forth. How about using my car?" Willy suggested to Leon.

"You have a car?" Leon was surprised to hear that. He really didn't expect Willy to have a car. After all, in his memory, in Pelican Town, apart from the mayor who had a pickup truck and Sebastian who had a motorcycle, the residents of other towns basically walked.

Moreover, the pickup truck in the game was just a decoration. If Louis hadn't taken him in it, Leon wouldn't have known that the old pickup truck could still be driven.

"Haha, that's weird, right? Although I'm a fisherman, in addition to the boat I use to go out to sea, I still need to live on land, so I also have means of transportation for travel." After Willy finished speaking, he took Leon out of the house, closed the door, and walked towards the beach area with Leon.

The two men walked across the beach and came to a forest near the edge of the beach. Here, Willy took Leon to find a small brick and stone hut. When Willy used the key to unlock the rolling door and pulled it open, the good things hidden inside were revealed.

It is a silver-painted motorcycle, and it is an old model with a large exhaust pipe. Its shape is similar to Honda CBT125, but it is larger and has wider wheels.

(End of this chapter)