A February day of Yevgeniy Tyrlin and his nephew Pavel, who came to visit him, begins with refueling a village diesel engine. His wife will stay on duty at the power station, and the men will go to the Ob River.
All the villagers of Khashgort are hunters and fishermen. Traps are set in taiga. However, today there is other work to be done. Winter fishkill came to the river. Every year the current brings dead water. Fish go down in search of oxygen. And winter earnings of the villagers depend on the short fishing season.