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.

Yamame in the my home mountainstream

It’s over Hanami season and young green leaves growing in trees in forrest now. Yes, it means opening the fly fishing mid-season!
Actually, I watched many kind of aquatic insect in here and there in the river on the day. It was lovely and peaceful landscape for fly fisherman, right?

Fishing as picnic

Rob, his son and I went to fishing to Oshino. It was really peaceful and looks like picnic!

Adam, fish on!

Adam and I went to fly fishing trip to Oshino. It was cold but Adam did it!

The Maruta are here!

The Pacific Redfin that called Maruta in Japanese is running to upstream for spawning in Spring season.

It’s now!

First fishing trip to Oshino in new season

March 15th is opening day of trout fishing in Oshino where is a part of Katsura gawa and our usual fly fishing place.
And I went to fishing trip to Oshino on 16th. It was still cold and bit snowing at evening but several trout made me hot!

First fly fishing trip 2019 in snow river

My friend Snuf and I went to first fishing trip in 2019 to the private "catch and release" river where is in Gunma pref and it takes three hours drive from Tokyo.

Oikawa / Japanese pale chub on fly

It was a kind of urban flyfishing and caught many number of Oikawa that is Japanese pale chub and so lovely.

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.

Fly casting training

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