Fishing master fishes sweetfish with cormorants at Nagara River

Fishing master fishes sweetfish with cormorants at Nagara River

"Ujo," a fishing master, fishes "ayu" sweetfish using cormorants on the Nagara River in the city of Gifu, Japan, on May 11, 2015, the first day of the annual fishing season. The season runs through October 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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