Farmers in the Mekong Delta region have been earning good money by catching eels as the flood season comes.
Even though eels can be caught here for only three months during the flood season, the profit for the farmers is significant.
Catching eels after mid-night
There are several ways used to catch eels, ranging from using wild grass to electric devices. However, farmers in several localities in Hau Giang, Can Tho, and Vinh Long Provinces still maintain the traditional method of catching eels.
Nguyen Van Tuan, an old farmer in Tan Long Hamlet, Hau Giang Province, has been at it for five years. “In my hometown, few people are trying to catch eels compared to five or six years ago.”
According to Tuan, a family with three or four people doing working together can earn millions of VND per day. He catches four to five kilos of earls per day, and prices range from VND70,000 to VND120,000 per kilo.
