Many happenings during the angling trip with Tommy

Just following ICHIGO's advise,

got it and took it this angling trip.

Nice view under the cool fall air.

9:09 I've been waiting for you.

Moderate current.

9:56 IWANA. 

Weather was a kind of perfect sunny. 

11:01 Almost 1 caught per 1 hour there.

Need to ask what kind of mushrooms to curryman.

11:24 Left this hole as soon as I caught this good one.

Tommy caught fish first at the second hole.

14:21 He took my fly very slowly at the just front of the stone.

I could set a hook some good fishes though,

almost all of them were hooked off...

15:11 It was the last one today.

Do you think I could stop fishing as scheduled?

Fishing with ICHIGO learning Plan B there

3 different sizes, prepared well I think.

Must be most number which I tied in this season.

We were too late to do Plan A.

So let's make a new one as Plan B.

10:46 Late my first fish was double hit with ICHIGO.

Though I couldn't set a hook all of them, I got many reactions. Not bad situation even Plan B.

11:42 2nd.

We had a little rain in the early morning, but it got good sunny day in the daytime.

12:48 3rd one. Almost 1 fish per 1 hour, including some mishookings.

On the other hand, ICHIGO's catch pace was almost twice of mine.

I felt the difference of skill level. Learned a lot.

Around 2 o'clock, we had to modify our Plan B because of unexpected thing.

14:23 4th one was the last fish at first section.

Found the much faster route as a modified Plan B.

15:57 First and last one in the evening.

Couldn't see good AMAGO trout though, found many new things today.

And had a good time with ICHIGO there.

Hopefully see you there next year again.

I need to become tough biker more than now anyway...

On the way to my hometown

Since elder daughter had strong interest for Japanese history, we dropped in the art museum exhibiting special exhibit related to Naotora Ii. It was much better than we expected. If you are interested in it, please stop by and check it.

Very hot sunny Saturday in September

Lance's Off for his left homework in summer

6:00 The start of Plan B, because the road was closed...

After about 1 hour research, the siren blew which told the fisherman must leave the river because the water would be discharged from the dam...

But it was lucky signal for me. I found that the road was opened. Yeah, I can fish there today! Let's get it started, Lance.

9:10 My first fish was... I got many their strikes through a day today.

Weather was very fine in the morning. Strong sunshine but felt comfortable cool air through a day.

9:19 First AMAGO from the moderate flow and depth across the rapid current.

I saw it floated on the surface many times today.

9:53 2nd beauty one. Good pace.

Water showed high flow and it changed the my strategy a little.

But I think I almost passed the my own test, casting accuracy and drifting fly naturally. Likely my left homework was done well.

10:11 3rd one was IWANA.

Basically sunny and sometimes cloudy.

10:45 Baby was as 4th one.

10:57 Size upped 5th one.

11:19 6th one.

12:08 7th.

After about 1 hour silence,

12:55 Waited good 25 AMAGO as 8th!

Thank you for coming.

I don't know why I saw this type of grasshopper on the surface every time I visited this river. Because it was controlled by HARIGANEMUSHI?

14:15 I spent much time for this 9th one, and he refused and attacked my fly many times. I thought he was good sized AMAGO first time though...

There was almost no possibility such a hole today.

Of course I checked the small pin spot carefully though.

I didn't know why I could approach him without his jumping away.

For a while, there was no sign from the fish.

17:08 10th one was sipping something many times.

It was good 25 IWANA. I made up my mind by this fish. Couldn't finish fishing without catching activated IWANA more.

17:25 added 11th one.

Checked around the white bubble hole mainly in the evening.

17:31 12th one was the today's largest 27cm.

It stayed around the inlet.

About weather, we had a little rain only around the noon.

17:59 26cm as 13th one which was caught around the white bubbles in the slow water. Judging from its par mark, it might be the hybrid type between IWANA and YAMAME.

This stream looked like suitable for IWANA not for AMAGO.

18:10 Last one as 14th.

Let's stop it and go back to the parking, Lance.

18:50 On the way to my bike.

He was going to cross the road, but he was frozen when I approach him to take a pic.

21:46 Needed a coffee soon for the long steep return path...