Beautiful sunset at the fishing village on Dong Nai River

We arrived at the fishing village on a sunny summer afternoon. We stopped at a riverside grocery store, talked to the owner and were invited to have lunch with them – a delicious meal including rice with fish hot pot.

The dish was made from a variety of fish caught in the river. 

The fishing village has about 100 households who have been living here for decades. 

In the fishing village, the main means of transportation is the boat. Nearby there are roads for goods transportation.

At 5am the next day, we were taken by a small boat to the island nearby to watch the sunrise.

Beautiful streaks of color gradually appeared at the end of the horizon.

According to local people, this island is called the island of theft. Previously, some people lived on the island. These people would sneak into the fishing village to steal things so the island is named that way.

The sun is rising, while the scene is more mysterious.

Fishermen return home after a long night of fishing. 

The nets released along the riverbank, promising a bumper day.

The mountains behind make the sunrise more splendid and romantic.

The harvest after a night of fishing. 

The king fish, the symbolic fish of Tri An reservoir.

The carp weighs several kilograms. Fishermen return home early in the morning, and at 7-8am traders will come to buy fish.

These king fish are enough for a family.

Lang fish is also a specialty.

Fresh fish are weighed, placed in a bucket or are frozen.

This chub weighs 13.5 kg, the record at the fish markets that morning.

 Sometimes local fishermen catch chubs of up to 20-30 kg.