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.

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.

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.

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!