Spring has come!

Trout fishing season has started on the 1st of Feb. at some river in Japan. NAGARA river is one of them. Every year on this day, I look forward to seeing old friends & virgin trouts there. At the NAGARA river red spotted cherry salmon run to sea & river every year.

At that day, It was one of the coldest on record in this winter. I couldn't cast well with iced guid.

Many angler came there from around Japan. Especially Flyfisher like this river because they can fish a smolt trouts with midge dry flies in the snow.

On the 1st. of march Trout fishing season will start at most rivers in Japan.
Where should I go next?

this year's final fishing

 Yesterday, I went to a fishing pond in Tochigi Pref. to cast for trouts. It was terrible cold because wind was so strong and the snow lingered there. Guide iced in the early morning. I could cast long distance against the strong wind after the sun was up.　And that trees after me striped me of my very few flies.

 I could catch 10 trouts, however I couldn't hook trouts as I plan.

 I don't know this trout. He isn't

IWANA

trout. Maybe is he a

Jaguartrout

?

Final fishing this year

After I got transferred to the marketing group, I started getting really busy and I couldn't write this blog.

I went flyfishing to a lake in Tochigi pref. Yesterday. I went alone by rent-a-car because my friend went to another lake for ice fishing.

We couldn't get a big fish.

It'll be a last fishing of the year.

the closing of my fishing for the year

I went fly-fishing at a lake in Tochigi pref. yesterday. It taked about 3 hours by car from Tokyo.

The day was so cold and it was snow and windy. So I guessed the lake was clear, however I saw many angler there.

I caught some trout. Maybe the picture is Yamame-trout. Also I caught smoll rainbow trout. And I caught no trout but in bad condition. You know these was cultured trouts.

I wanted to try my new rod and real. the rod is Powell and that half price. The rod is $99 and then real is JPY5,000. Line is more expensive than the real. that's a laugh.

harling

I went flyfishing with old friend Yesterday.

It was Baragi-lake in Gumma Prefecture.

It takes about 3 hours From Tokyo by car.

I enjoyed flyfishing with harling in this lake.

Harling is the way that you tow a fly by rowboat like trolling.

I caught some rainbow trout. the landing net I had was too small, so I felt uneasy.


Those rainbow trouts were good condition, running well, and jumping many times.



Where shall I go next month?