Berry picking is

her routine morning work here in TOCHIGI.

We are so happy to have them with yogurt every morning.

Rainy TOCHIGI...

We had to change our original camping plan because of rainy weather.

Water drops on the rose leaf.

This garden of my wife's parents' should be good model for us planing ours now.

Move to TOCHIGI

Finally I've done for first check point of our new house building. It was just big deal though, we are glad to proceed to the next step.

So following my wife and daughter, I move to TOCHIGI, my wife's parents' home by car today.

Since they asked me to take OZIKO , I put it on her child seat. It grew so well. We are looking forward to seeing its flower soon.

My new OSHINO records; 4th trip to OSHINO

I could come to OSHINO again today!

Needless to say, today's theme was 'enjoy terrestrial big form fly fishing'.



1st one, good start.





2nd one was brown trout which wore well-balanced color.




'Shade' and 'Tight to the bank ' are important key words for terrestrial game.








Good YAMAME by CDC stonefly.




Move to FUJIKYU hole.









4th was superb brownie by yellow form beetle.








Effect of 'Match the Hatch'? (Bee including hornet is pronouced like 'hatch' in Japanese. Just jesting, sorry.)



Move to ONSEN-URA hole.

6th one was also good brown by white marabou(LTM).


I did check his stomach because I couldn't identify what he was feeding this time.
Looks like one of small caddis species. Need to be identified....



I could succeed in hooking this big boy by sigh nymphing using huge stonefly nymph pattern!




He was not under best condition though, his size was my OSHINO record, 54cm(21inches).








10th one was brown again and again and... by FUTASUJI's crippled dun.
He was so wild! I liked it very much, perfect condition!!


Long-horned beetle on the flower of SHISHI-UDO.

Move to downstream of S turns hole.




11th one was also well conditioned bow by olive body parachute#20.





Stonefly's shuck , Baetis' nymph and one of MADARA mayfly's dun were in his stomach.



I decided to enjoy evening fishing at upper stream section today.



After added 3 rain bows by midge adult and FUTASUJI's crippled dun pattern, last 15th one was this IWANA trout.
I don't think much of the number I caught usually, but today was different, a kind of special day.
In the end I caught 8 bows, 4 browns, 1 YAMAME and 2 IWANA. 15 was my new OSHINO record. And 4 species was also new.
Today was too good for me. The goddess of fishing must have smiled on me.

Yachoo

Have you ever visited this page? If you are interested in wild birds, should check it now. Especially if you have something unknown one, they help you a lot.

With their help, I could identify previous unknown one as female KIBITAKI(Narcissus Flycatcher). I would like to see male one next.

Mass Production

Since I lost almost all form flies at last fishing trip to OSHINO, tied them today in hurry.

The recipe itself is from kawkoi-san's which was appeared in fly fishing magazine before. It is so simple and quick pattern, definitely suitable for mass production. When I have a time, I would like to try more complicated one.

Alien species

I could identify the bird which was seen near KOJIRI campground at ASHINOKO lake twice(1, 2).

Unfortunately it was not Japanese native but alien species called 'GABICHOU(Laughing thrushes )'. See this site and this page(written by Japanese). That is problem...

Time to be back; 3rd trip to OSHINO

I missed May, June and July of OSHINO this year. Yeah, it was quite long interval, but time has come. Let's be there with your passion, Lance!
Hatch itself was just slow. There were a few rises for midges (just my guess).

As a typical method in summer, form beetle(recipe from kawkoi-san) was so effective, especially in shade. I missed many strikes, but could catch first fish.






This one was by the sight nymphing.







HOOZIRO(Siberian Meadow Bunting)





This IWANA trout bit white marabou(LTM) surely.





BENI_SHIZIMI butterfly







I need to identify this bird. If you have good suggestion, please help me.





It was typical summer day today.








Griffith's Gnat worked well today also. Missed several YAMAME trout was only my regret.





I liked this KUSAFUJI's color.






Move to FUJIKYU hole.




FUTASUJI_MONKAGEROU's dun





And its crippled pattern worked well this year also! So nice brownie.


























I couldn't have evening fishing time today though, had a nice time there.

Rainy season was likely over

today here in TOUKAI region.

Since I had free time only in the morning, headed for nearby river with fishing pole and new lens. As you can guess easily, just for the test of new lens.






It was so sunny day, but there was cool and fresh air around stream by its moisture.




Because of several mistakes, I could see only this small baby today. But every processes of fly fishing made me relaxed a lot.

This is OOAO_ITOTONBO damselfly. The performance of new lens was so-so, needs to be more test.

Within my budget limit,

I gave this treat to myself. It should work well out of doors without any lens exchanges.
Can't wait next camping and fishing.

Since 1974

It seems that we were born in same year.

When I found this bacon at nearby supermarket, I'd been thinking of it. And got it today eventually.

It set me back just a little expensive, but tasted terrible yummy! I called it 'dangerous bacon'.

If you have a chance, please try it. Must be your best bid.

Unusual long summer vacation

got started just now.

I still have several things to be done ASAP for our new house planning, but should have fun soon.

Lance, keep going just a little bit more, and recall your passion for something!