But the fish had to spawn somewhere, so some turned west towards Kinmen, while others went east into the Pacific waters off Ilan County, bringing fishermen there unexpected windfall catches.
另一方面，許多待產的烏魚南下時已急著臨盆，冷水過不了雲嘉，部分魚群只好由西轉往金門、或往東衝向宜蘭外海，讓宜蘭漁民意外的發了一筆烏魚小財。