Steep Water Lake Fish

Steep Water Lake Fish

　　Shangyou County is known as the “Hometown of Hydropower,” with over 80,000 acres of developable water area in the county. Relying on its abundant water resources,

　　tens of thousands of reservoir fishermen have developed special aquaculture for species such as mandarin fish, rockfish, whitebait, bream, sturgeon, catfish, spotted bass, and sturgeon through cage farming. Nowadays, the beautiful night scenery of the reservoir area’s “waterfront market” attracts many tourists to fish restaurants to eat fish, admire fish, and go fishing. Currently, the farmed mandarin fish is exported as far as South Korea, while dried rockfish and dried whitebait have become local specialty tourist products. The Hakka Whole Fish Banquet, which features over 10 kinds of special fish from the county, is also very popular with visitors.