Happy time in the neighborhood

I had 4 hour free time today, so gone for fishing!







Because of yesterday's heavy rain, the reaction for dry fly was not good.




Tiny but pretty red spots.





It was beautiful early summer day today.




ORURI, Blue-and-white Flycatcher! Nice to meet you.
Sometimes finding a new bird is happier for me than catching a good fish.







I couldn't identify it as ORURI first. What a lucky day it was today!
Her song was fabulous.






And nice one.












Last one at good hole where I've never caught.











MURASAKI_SAGIGOKE.
My early summer has just got started.

By the way,

do you know the current hatch condition, Lance?

Not at all, tree flog.

Let's check it together, guys.

ERUMON_HIRATA mayfly.

Many stoneflies were seen there. Keep it in your mind, Lance.

I'll be back soon, hopefully...

KAWARAHIWA,

Oriental Greenfinch was seen around our house recently.

They were eating the flower of dandelion frantically.

Its twitter is so cute, I like to hear it.

Don't eat me too much, please.

Birds around KADOIKE

A pair of KARUGAMO, Spot-billed Duck.

A flock of KINKUROHAJIRO, Tufted Duck.

OBAN, Common Coot, famous as fly material also.

A pair of KIJIBATO, Eastern Turtle Dove. Looked so close friend.

Many HERA fishermen were there. I should join them soon.

And SHIME, Hawfinch, first time to see!

So busy for picking young leaf of cherry.

Last ones were a pair of KOGAMO, Common Teal.

Happy bird watching day was today.

Fishing with her

Since we came to IZUNAGAOKA city today, dropped into KANOGAWA .

She likely still loves fishing itself.

I grabbed fly and lure rod though, there was not any rises because of low temperature.

This UGUI, dace was only one I caught today. Where is my SATSUKI...

It was only a few hours in the morning, but precious time for us.

The fresh verdure of tree was so bright.

Her entrance ceremony

Her new school life had got started today. Congratulations, sweetie!

TSUGUMI, Dusky Thrush will be leaving north soon.

A honey bee also looked happy to have his spring there.

We toasted her new start with OKONOMIYAKI, Japanese pancake which I cooked.

Our HANAMI,

cherry-blossom viewing at MISHIMA_TAISYA shrine.

Cloudy day it was.

Shijukara, Great Tit and blossoms.

Just walking around neighborhood

in the evening today.

She's grown up rapidly recently.

Cherry blossoms in the evening sun.

Ume, Japanese apricots. She knew that pickled ume was made from them.

One of lily bells in a corner.

That is it.

Frost Columns in spring

It was a kind of unusual cold morning yesterday. But the weather report says that it'll be getting warm from this weekend.

Though I had plan to go there for a half day research next week, getting almost impossible... Were those days only my short spring days?

From friend of my friend,

these hot pix were sent to me.

Steelie, nice buck!!! Good job, K-san!

He likely caught this one at upper stream of Salmon river ID.

It reminded me of something strong feeling before.

I once changed the title of this blog to "Lance's favorite" after back to Japan, but changed to the current one again. Because I thought I shouldn't forget everything I saw and experienced there in Boise ID. Yeah, it was definitely special place for me. If possible, would like to visit there again. And to Montana and Oregon and...

Anyway, thank you for sending these nice pix, K-san.

Can't help going fishing...

Today was the last holiday as temporary single life for me. I was so exhausted by two days all fishing trip though, couldn't help going there... Just crazy, Lance...

Since I got up late, arrived at first hole around noon.

This is one of Japanese native fish, OIKAWA, Freshwater Minnow.

That's it. Don't ask me anything, guys.

Said good-bye to KANOGAWA around 3 o'clock because of strong cold wind.

As just an addition; KIROKAWAKAGEROU's dun. First time to see there for me.

Let me try it soon on warm day again. Now my new goal is to catch SATSUKI by lure and SHYAKU_AMAGO by fly so far.

Keep going, Lance.

SATSUKIMASU

is sea-run AMAGO trout. Today, I grabbed the lure fishing rod after so long interval, and went to KANOGAWA mainstream to catch SATSUKIMASU with Mr. Gold and YZ-san. It was 4th fishing trip to KANOGAWA water system for me.

ISOHIYODORI, Blue Rock Thrush welcomed us. Hope this blue bird give us a good luck.



My first cast gave me this fish NIGOI, Barbel Steed. So strong tug! I thought might be SATSUKI...







YZ-san hooked huge wild rainbow, looked like 50cm class.
But it had gone just in front of him breaking his line. Goddess!

Congratulations, Mr.Gold!!







This may be SATSUKI or MODORI. What a glamorous body it is!

I hooked two good AMAGO in the morning , but couldn't catch them....






It was warm spring day. We had nice lunch there.

And it is my turn.


















My first memorial SYAKU_AMAGO!
Please bite my dry fly next.

It was so exciting and fantastic trip for us today. I had a new understanding of the lure fishing. It was so effective method in searching wide range quickly.