Like most good things, the idea was conceived in a pub whilst not quite sober. My friends invited me to a traditional carp harvest in Moravia, during the last weekend of October. Fish farming is fairly common in the Czech lands, with carp being the staple meal on Christmas Day. Thus come autumn time, many ponds are emptied and the fish picked up from the muddy floor.
It's a fairly dirty business, with fishermen getting stuck in the mud and splattered by the resisting fish. On this occasion, many visitors turned up for a family outing day, there were warm drinks, the obligatory Slivovice and fresh fish on offer from the nearby cottage. The weather worked in our favour, it was a sunny and bright day - even the fish sales were satisfactory, so a good day was had by all. Here's an excerpt:
