Merry Christmas!

Dear friends,

Best wishes to you for a happy Christmas and a joyful New Year.

Tight line and peace!

Fly fishing for "Oikawa" / Japanese pale chub

I met a pheasant when I was fishing one year ago. And I met it again yesterday!

Mt Fuji at evening.

It's my casual fly fishing. Enjoy!

Catfishing in Kasumigaura

Lake Kasumigaura is the second biggest lake in Japan and famous fishing field. Last summer I got a nice bass and went to fishing for Channel Catfish yesterday.

We got many nice CATS!

Tiny fly fishing adventure in Tokyo

When I went to fishing for Smallmouth bass at last month, I found a lovely small stream. I thought there is paradise of Oikawa / Pale chub and went to fishing with tiny fly fishing outfit, I made!

Sea fishing in a pier

Stan and I went to evening fishing to a pear where is close to Haneda airport.

There is opposite shore of airport and we saw jet every few minutes.

Casual fishing in Tamagawa river

Kevin and I wen to casual and quick fishing in Tamagawa river.

No bass, no bluegill and no fish...

I went to fishing to lake Kawaguchi with Fuad and his wife who are my first friends from Malaysia.

Usually we can fish up Largemouth bass, Bluegill and carp. In usual...

Lake Kawaguchi is one of five lakes of Mt Fuji.
Beautiful nature, clear water however no fish. :(

Final evening in this season at Oshino.

Went to evening fishing at Oshino and there will be close season of fishing from October 1 to March 14.

It was peaceful day as usual.

Kawamutsu fish on lure and fly

My friend WH and I went to fishing for Kawamutsu that is one of carp family and scientific name is Nipponocypris tenmminckii.

Paraloop dun as Baetis

Don't forget baetis/smallest mayfly pattern at spring and autumn!

Butcher and Jock

These two wetflies; Butcher (left) and Jock (right) are classic pattern and tied from blue mallard wing.

Simple, vivid and effective. I love them.
Happy tying and tight line!

First SUP in Yokohama

My girl and I went to first SUP trial in a canal in Yokohama.

A warmwater flyfishing.

I went to fly fishing in my birth town after visited my mother's grave.

These are rice field. It's beautiful summer day!

My pond is in a part of rice field.

Downtown kayaking in Tokyo!

Erin and Dan are Australian guest and I guided paddling trip to downtown of Tokyo.

Erin and Dan, are you ready? Here we go!

Midsummer in Oshino

Aug 6th.

NY and I went to fly fishing to Oshino. Recent days were very very hot day and what do you think about trout fishing?

There are high water than general water level.

Salvelinus in summer!

I went to fishing trip to Fukui prefecture on 27 to 30 July. Fukui is a part of Hokuriku area and you may enjoy beautiful food or Dinosaur museum if you even aren't angler.

The mountain stream is a part of upper stream of Kuzuryu river that is the biggest river in Fukui. There is native Japanese char living in a stream.

Bass fishing in Kasumigaura lake.

I got nice bass in lake Kasumigaura, Ibaraki pref.

Family "goby" fishing day

It was family fishing day on Sunday.

Beetle and ant

It's summer. Enjoy terrestrials!

Refinement foam cicada

I went to trial for refinement cicada fly.

Inflatable kayak repaired: small air leakage

I found get a small hole in my inflatable kayak when I was last paddling. And I repaired it.

Kayak "Smallie" fishing camp

Our team went to fishing camp for Smallie to Lake Hibara where is a highland lake in Fukushima pref.

Prototype Cicada

I received a message and written in do you make something cicada fly?

Sure!

Dragonflies

I want to casting something like "Bassfly" when I fishing for Bass!

Sometimes, Smallie taking mayflies, damselflies or dragonflies. And already we can using those trout flies for bass but feel empty inside something...
Yes, those are Not bassflies! I want to catch a bass on bassflies!!

What's the bassfly?
It's Pop!

Much people, slow fish.

Yoshi and I went to fly fishing to Oshino. It was very tough.

Trout stream and Mt Fuji, it's super fine day!

Stan, Fish on!

Stan and I went to Catfishing to Tamagawa river, last Friday.

Nice rainbow in a small stream

I went to small stream and fished up nice trout!

Mayfly with wally wing

I like quill winged mayfly dry and I tied another style mayfly today.

Time for the butcher

Few days ago, I wanted to tying "Jock" that is simplified version of the "Jock Scott" the world's No 1 famous salmon fly.

As you know, it have to using white tip blue mallard wing but it's little parts of quill. Actually almost blue wing are remain.

Then, I was tying also "Butcher" on blue mallard. It's simple and beautiful too, isn't it?
Keep tying and enjoy!

Grouse as wetfly

These are one of my favorite Grouse's wetfly as caddis/sedge and it will be imitation of terrestrial insect at summer.
Enjoy!

Wetfly at evening, Oshino.

I received turkey and grouse wings from my best friend who lives in Canada and I tied some wetfly. So went to trial at Oshino.

Turkey's.

Grouse's

Wisteria and fly fishing

Someone who is "Tenkara" master said, it may be fly fishing season when the wisteria bloom in mountain. 

Actually there are many hatch mayfly and caddis and you may see also beetles in a mountain. It's now! 

Wetfly magic in Oshino!

May 1. NY and I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino, Katsuragawa.

Wow! It's Brookie!

It's Rainbow day!

Sunday, I went to fly fishing to a small mountain stream for Rainbow trout.

Rainbow trout is powerful fighter indeed!

About fly rod for Japanese trout fishing

Sometimes I receive a question about fly tackle for Japanese trout.

Yamame in mountain stream.

Picnic with kids in Tamagawa river

It was picnic day on Sunday and our group went to usual Tamagawa river.

A comfortable play room for kids ;)

Caught a carp in Tamagawa

April 10.

It was cold and rany day, Christoph and I went to evening-fishing for catfish in Tamagawa river, Tokyo.

We found several fishes at shallow. Catfish or carp?

Catfish and Smallie in Tamagawa river

I guided a coarse fisherman to Tamagawa river in Tokyo.

Fly fishing in Oshino

NY and I went to fly fishing to Oshino district of Katsuragawa river where is our usual fishing guide trip.

Yamame fishing

I went to fly fishing for Yamame on Saturday. It was warm day but little hatch and no rise yet.

Tying pheasant tail nymph as original style

As you know, the "pheasant tail nymph" is invented by Frank Sawyer who was the most famous river keeper in England and he didn't using tying thread for the fly.

And I also tried to the pheasant tail nymph as original style!
How do you think about it? Enjoy fly tying and tight line!

Today's Mayfly at yesterday :)

Enjoy!

First Yamame in 2015

I went to fly fishing to the small mountain stream where is one of my home river in Tokyo area.

It's Spring!

Elk hair caddis

If you can't make up your mind at the front of rise, I recommend a "Elk hair caddis". It's a pretty versatile dry fly.

My favorite type is peacock herl body.
If you are tying beginner, I recommend thread body and no hackle pattern. 

Pheasant tail red spinner

Pheasant tail red spinner is one of developed by Frank Sawyer who was the legendary river keeper in England.

The old-timer's...

After fly tying, I made extra stuff from empty quill.
Yes, it's the old-timer's fishing float! ;)