Bluegill, it's healing time

 I had canceled fishing trip to Okinawa islands for big typhoons and I went to local pond for bluegills. Then I took video and watch it please if you are interest.

Last fishing at Oshino in this season

 I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino, last Sunday and it was final fishing day at there in 2018 season.

Oshino on September 9

 It was fine day and still hot as mid summer at daytime.

 Green, green and green on bank and also water grass.

Wading as Ninja style

 You know, Japanese mid summer is too much hot for wear something wader in river. And a kind of mountainstream angler likes Ninja style wading!

Fly fishing trip in Belgium

 My family and I went to summer trip to Germany and Belgium and I could fishing just one day in Belgium. It was my first fly fishing trip in Europe!

Oikawa / Pale chub in Tamagawa

 Went to "Oikawa" fishing to Tamagawa river in Tokyo. It's casual fly fishing!

Vincent, fish on!

 Vincent and I went to fly fishing trip to the spring creek "Oshino" on last Sunday and it was really lovely day for us!

Warm water fly fishing

 I couldn't catch trout when I went to camping, and I should go to fishing trip again as something healing... :)

Camping in highland, Nikko

 It's really hot in Summer in Tokyo and I went to a retreat to the Nikko highland. There is Not so close to Tokyo ant it takes 4 hours from train and local bus.

 There is 1,400 meters elevation and very cooler than Tokyo.

Yamame on Tenkara

 Went to Tenkara fishing trip to a mountain stream where is same river of fishing on last weekend.

Yamame in headwaters

 Went to fly fishing to a local mountainstream but there is upper stream than usual place, actually there is headwaters.

Family Goby Fishing Day

 Some families gathering in a canal in Tokyo on "the day of sea", national holiday in Japan. It was family goby fishing day!

Fly casting training

 Last Sunday, Vincent and I went to Fly casting training at Yoyogi-koen park, Tokyo. 

Adam, fiish on!

Adam and I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino and enjoyed peaceful day!

First Salvelinus trip in 2018

I went to fly fishing expedition for "Salvelinus" / Japanese char to Fukui prefecture.

There are my friend Hira-san's home rivers and we enjoyed lovely, lovely, really lovely fishing!

David family, fish on!

David and his sons, Sebastian and Spencer joined fly fishing trip to "Oshino" last weekend.

Fly fishing in Oshino with Yoshitomo

May 27th, Yohitomo and I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino and it was his first fishing day in this season.

How's about fish, Yoshitomo? ;)

Rawin, fish on!

Rawin and his group is my first friend from Thailand. They are travelling around Japan as their graduation trip now.

Congrats! and we went to fishing trip to Oshino!

Ron, fish on!

Last Monday, Ron from US and I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino. It was pretty peaceful day!

In a local stream

Last Sunday, I went to fly fishing to a local mountain stream. There is narrow water, big stones and deep forest. So, it's a typical mountain stream in Japan. 

Yoshi, fish on!

 I guide Yoshi and his friend in "Yozawa fly fishing stream" that is a kind of private stream.
 Yoshi has middle class fishing skill and his friend isn't fly fishing beginner but also hadn't been every style of fishing. And he had to learn basic skill of fishing.
 Actually, I taught how to fly casting: Roll cast, Pick up and Ray down, False cast and shoot. Every beginner can get those skill if practice just 45 minutes.

Yoshi enjoyed bending curve of fishing rod.

James and Mason, fish on!

Last Tuesday, I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino with James and Mason who are from west coast, US.

Hanami on Kayak

It was lovely "Hanami" paddling day at last weekend!

There is one of historical water way/canal in down town of Tokyo and we enjoyed chatting on the water.

Two CHERRIES in a local stream

Do you know the most poplar Japanese culture in Spring, "Hanami" that seeing, relaxing and feeling peace to Cherry blossom.

First fly fishing trip to Ohino 2018

Last Sunday went to fly fishing tip to "Oshino". Yes, there is not only our usual river but also the most famous spring creek in Japan.