Rod and Packraft

A sunny day in May, Nicolas and I went to packrafting-fishing to Nagatogawa river where is one of branch of Tonegawa river and there is also famous bassfishing river.

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.

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... :)

Largemouth bass in hard rain day

 At last Sunday, I went to a reservoir in Chiba prefecture and joined "The 3rd Bass Bugging Meeting". 

Wataka fish

Went to fly fishing to local pond in rice field and I caught some Wataka fish!

Smallies on fly in lake Hibara

Our team and I went to annual fishing trip to lake Hibara, Fukusshima pref. for Smallmouth bass.

Mt Bandai on the lake.

We had been camping and go to fishing on kayak.

Handmade lures

I like go to fishing with lure that I made.

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. :(

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.

A day trip to Lake Kawaguchi

Sept 9.
I guide Italian group to Lake Kawaguchi and we spent a day on the lake as relax.

Tiny bass and bluegill

I went to Lake Kawaguchi where is famous sight seeing spot and Bass lake.

Summer vacation / a little fishing in Canada

My family and I went to Ontario, Canada for vacation from 15th to 26th, August and had been in my best friend's house.

You know, it was family trip and was not fishing expedition. But my friend Senya and I went to fishing several times. :)

Trout.

Bass.

Pop'n Caterpillar

This is one of my favorite fly "Pop'n Caterpillar".
It can calling up Bass/Bluegill on the surface.

Kayakfishing camp in Hibarako 2014

June 14 and 15.
We went to annual summer camp to Lake Hibara/Hibarako in Fukushima, Japan. There is fantastic place and the mecca of Smallmouth bass fishing in Japan.

Froggy Foam Popper

This is one of my original bass fly.

"Fliegen Fischen" Nr.3 April/Mai 2012 in Germany.

Warm water fly fishing from kayak

May 18th.

Today's guest HK and I went to kayak fly fishing for bass. There are every type of Bass's water in Tokyo area if it can takes two hours: clear lake, muddy pond, river and canal. We chose a canal.

You may think that is the Fenwick rod if you like vintage stuff.
But it's Japanese domestic maker OLYMPIC.
Actually it's copy products of Fenwick. 

A short video of Smallies and Bluegills

Summer camp for Smallies and Bluegill

Our usual team and I went to annual summer camp at lake Hibara in Fukushima, Japan. There is the most famous lake for Smallmouth bass.

I met a trouble bear and he walked on bridge of trail.