Fishing on Inle

• Fishing on Inle

Inle - freshwater lake in southern Shan State and one of the main tourist attractions of Myanmar. There is a house on stilts permanent "floating gardens".

The most striking thing on Inle Lake - it is an unusual way of rowing, practiced by the locals. Inta not sitting row, they stand on the bow of the boat throwing his foot paddle wielded them with amazing dexterity and grace. This method is useful in that one hand always remains free and it can be operated on the move with fishing gear.

Fishermen Inta - the master of balance and equilibrium. I do not think that would have lasted for a long time, standing on the edge of the boat on one leg, the other driving with a paddle, and establishing a network of arms.

Production Networks:

Fishermen work in groups. As soon as some snares ...

... other start knocking long bamboo poles in the water, chasing fish in the side chains.

Then pull the network and collect catches, mainly consisting of a small but very tasty perch, which can be tasted in local restaurants.

When darkness cease fishing and fishermen rushing home in time to have a rest before the morning fishing.

At dawn the fishermen back to their place.

As long as the sun came up on the lake is cool enough.

Single story - a "fishermen poseur". Inle Lake for centuries used a very interesting way of fishing, with the help of huge flounces. It happened like this.

We look out for the fish in the shallow water and covered with a large flounce, and then the big fish to spear pike and prey less entangled in the net lifted on board

With the advent of on Inle Lake cheap Chinese networks, traditional craft abandoned as unprofitable. As an unusual way to catch lake glorified inhabitants in the whole world, some fishermen began posing for tourists for a small fee. They sometimes overplayed, but it looks beautiful, everything is happy: and the children make good money, and tourists happy.