River Watching; Ohmi River

This weekend, my daughter and I had spent most of a day together.

Today we had a kind of short trip with our lunch which we made by ourselves.

The destination was 'Banjo fall' and 'Ohmi river', which were part of Kano river basin.

After we arrived the fall, we took our lunch together. It was so good for us.

Even though it was getting a little cloudy, the fall itself was so overwhelming.

On the way our home, we parked our car by the Ohmi river to see what was going on and have a snack time.

Its stream itself looked so fascinated for me from fisherman's standpoint. But we saw no rise there.

It unlikely there was many hatches. I'm not sure that I'll come there again or not.

Ohkuma & Onashi; 3rd trip to Oshino

This was my new weapon today. I didn't know that the wader was not necessary here Oshino.











It was very sunny, a kind of hot today.

I got several strike for #20 compara dun, but missed them...

And I did see 'Ohkuma' mayfly's flying around 1 o'clock. So I tied #14 Crippled dun. Then the big boy sipped it with big mouse! But he wasn't hooked by me... Boy! I missed one more good fish also...

However, their reaction for my fly gave me a kind of confidence.







This stonefly is called 'Onashi ' in Japan.

It might be one of reasons why I took great pain for afternoon fishing today that I didn't have its fly pattern.

At the evening, I had several luck, one by #16 CDC dun, others by #18 Adams parachute.






Everytime I came to Oshino, I learned a lot of things.

I would like to try next theme 'Ohkuma' and 'Onashi' ASAP. It depends on...

For tomorrow

Today also, I am tying tying tying...

The good news which I can take tomorrow off and go Oshino is one of my strong motivation for that.

For this just normal CDC dun, I tried to make its tail beautiful. I think it is not bad.





This Compara dun looks better than yesterday's one.

I hope I'll get a luck with them tomorrow.

Soft Spring

Recently I've been feeling that the spring in Japan was just 'Soft'. The sunshine, wind and air itself, everything looked soft to me. I never felt like that in Idaho US.

I like this season except 'hay fever'...

We came to M_river just for watching the river today.

I could see some aquatic insects, but couldn't see any fish there.

My first tying after China trip was 'Compara dun' #16~#20.

These were my first Floating nymphs.

Tying itself was not so easy, but gave me a lot of fun every time. Maybe it was sometimes more interesting than actual fly fishing itself.

Zhuhai(珠海) again

It was my 2nd visit to Zhuhai for business this time.

The weather had been not good, cloudy or a little rainy through the week, except weekend.

I saw several fishermen at the harbor in Hong Kong.

His performance was interesting at '老四川' restaurant

Tea itself was sweet one and it likely matched hot tasted food there.

Since it was hard trip this time, I took smaller number of pix than usual.

This '牛筋月南湯麺' was my most favorite one in this trip. And, that is it...

Sakura...

I know that just now we are having a kind of prime time for the Cherry blossom here Numazu, but I'm leaving here today for business trip.

Please let me have a time to see it when I'll be back.

Ohkuma Dun

This time I tried to imitate 'Ohkuma' mayfly.

Hook size was #14, a kind of big one as mayfly like Flav in US.

The right one is the crippled type dun.

It seems that I need more practice to make it better...

And unfortunately, I have to go Zhuhai China as business trip this weekend. I hope its hatch will be keep going until I'll be there.

They worked!! ; 2nd trip to Oshino

Since Kanogawa main stream showed severe condition, I changed today's place to Oshino.

The theme of today was 'Catch the fish with the fly tied by myself'.
I left my home about 8 o'clock and arrived there about 9 o'clock. There was not any rise, and I found the good fish eating nymph under the surface. Let's try sight nymphing as first try today.

I got several strikes though, couldn't set a hook... Oh boy, I missed good one... I spent about two hours for that.


I moved upstream and found the rise! Although it was very sensitive Yamame trout, I could hook him up!

This difficult target gave me a confidence.

















I tried the fly tied by me also.
This ugly, I meant 'not beautiful', CDC midge adult #24 worked fine, good job!!





Today's lunch was also made by me. It was the rest of last nights Japanese chow mein, but tasted good for me.










After lunch I tried to take a pic with zoom lens just for change.


Beautiful good size rainbow was cruising for feeding something.





This was the first and last hole this afternoon.


I stayed there about two hours because there were several continuous rises.






This was my first brownie there. It was caught my handmade one also!






#20 CDC dun for Kokagerou(close to baetis)
I finished my fishing today before the evening, because I was satisfied with the result and tired so much.
I could find next theme also today. I'm looking forward to next trip.

Eventually...

I resumed the tying!!

Tying and alcohol are good combo, I think.

I remembered many things little by little.

#24 CDC midge pupa

CDC length should be adjusted at the river.

#20 CDC dun

Post position should have been center...

It was not bad as the first one after long long ... interval. I realized its fun so much!

Kanogawa

It was so beautiful day today. I liked it so much except hay fever...
I felt I should go out anyway.





I decided to try Kanogawa main stream today. It was looked good condition!


Contrary to my expectation, the river was silent, even there were good hatches(cranefly, mayfly).

So I gave there up and went to M-River as a branch of Kanogawa river.



It was good excersize for me.




I got several baby Amago trout. They are so tiny but pretty one.
I would like to see you again when you became groundfather.

Oshino; first fishing trip '08

Since I would spend this weekend alone, I planed to go fishing as first trip of this year.

The destination was Oshino! Needless to say, I was one of most famous spring creek in Japan.

My friend Curryman also had a time today, so we met there and did it together.


I got a first luck soon. This char (Iwana) refused CDC dun first. So I picked adult midge #20 pattern as next one. Then he sipped it.

Always first one gave me a pleasure, especially as it of this year!
Good start, Lance.

I had one more luck there, first hole. It was rainbow.



After that, I took pain with their smartness. Fish there were very clever. Even I had strike, it was very difficult to set a hook with them...

Curryman was doing better than me. I need to be get used to Oshino's speciality.

Totally it was good trip to me. I think I liked this place and come again soon.

Vernal Equinox Day; Kanogawa Preinspection

Unfortunately we had a little rain on Vernal Equinox Day, but my daughter would like to go outside. So we went out and headed for Kanogawa.

It was colored by the rain.

She was absorbed in playing her virtual fishing pole.

I was absorbed in finding mayflies!

It was first time to see the one having such a dark wing.







This seemed to be famous and key one, Crane fly 'Gaganbo'. I need to try tying this pattern to enjoy Kanogawa fly fishing this spring.

Look these mayflies on the surface, what a healthy river it is!
I realized this river's high potential anyway.

Find and enjoy snow

Her strong request made me take a drive to find snow that she would play with.

Fortunately it was so fine day, we left home after breakfast.

Numazu city which we live in is one of the warmest place in Japan. But about 30minites drive can take us high elevation, the skirts of Mt. Fuji.

Although the snow itself was a kind of hard because it was not fresh one, we were satisfied with it so much.

The buds always tell us the joy of coming spring. Which means I should prepare for the general fishing season's opening also.

MARABOU

It was my first time to get this famous material 'Marabou'. I was going to buy white one only, but my daughter strongly recommended the magenta one also to me. I believed it should give me a luck.

Maybe the time is coming soon, which I resume tying after long long interval. I hope so.

JIGSOW

This puzzle'd been kept unopened for long time. It was presented by my predecessor in Boise before he left.

My daughter gave me a chance to open and try it. We worked on it together for a while though, she lost interest in it soon...



I continued to do it little by little a day, and finished it after two weeks.I felt this puzzle was well designed. It expressed Boise's destinctive feature so well.

The problem was there was no space to display it in our house now...