From early morning to noon

From 4:15 to 5 AM, there were several rises at FUJIKYU and Upper KINDAICHI, but couldn't set a hook. 

6:00 1st one by white marabou.

Missed two good bites...

6:21 2nd one by soft hackle.

There were many crane flies seen above JIEITAI bridge. 

10:09 by soft hackle again.

Back to the hole in front of hot springs, and had good baetis's hatch and several chances...

HARANOYA Catch and Release Section

Could visit HARANOYA catch and release section first time and see kawkoi-san quite for a while.

Around the campground.

Got the treat eventually.

Wish their first attempt will be fruitful soon.

Not AMAGO though, first one for it.

Couldn't get two chances of AMAGO today...

Thank you for coming...

Not easy game this morning again...

Rises got started around 4:10 though,

my fly didn't work for a while...

4:11 Just after first fish got escaped before taking its pic...

5:43 Several stonefies were seen there.

6:24 Very late 2nd and last one this morning.

Had not heavy rain sometimes during fishing.

7:00 Time to go back home, Lance.

Nice Fishing Trip in June with Tommy

Left Tommy's home before 4AM, and arrived the parking space at about 7:20. After making preparation, we left for the adventure around 7:40.

9:10 parked our bikes at the upper space.

10:07 Saw several duns and spinners on the spider's net.

Likely the mayfly's activity got started here.

11:20 This cicada chirping on the ground.

I got surely three strikes on my #14 brown thin bodied EHC, but could't catch them. Very bad start...

Weather was almost perfect sunny.

Took a short lunch and changed the fly to the ant pattern just for the change.

12:18 My very late 1st fish today(28.5cm), after serious three mistakes...

Showed very strong fight in the riffle.

12:31 2nd one.

12:48 got the 3rd one, good pace.

Today's match the hatch.

Let's keep fishing as long as fish's reaction continuing.

13:03 Beautiful one as 4th.

13:13 Just after 5th escaped before I took a pic...

13:52 6th fish. 6 fishes in about two hours.

13:55 Found the baetis dun there.

If it got so many there, I could have another fun.

14:31 We finished fishing at upper stream and went down looking for the good stream.

15:17 7th one was the best of today, 30cm!

It was just after restart fishing at lower stream.

I like this side B also. A kind of the proof of SYAKU-class's face. 

I used EHC once before this catch though, another fish just sniffed it. So I changed it to the ant pattern again.

15:54 Moved the the upper hole of the bridge.

And kept fishing in the evening.

16:17 Nice body colored 8th one, 28cm.

16:58 The last one as 9th.

He lurked in the middle deep depth close to the big rock.

18:15 Checked the lower section on the way to the gate.

As a result, it was not good condition this time.

18:39 We could stop fishing before the dark.

20:53 Sent the line message to curryman at usual noodle restaurant.

Could be back home just before the end of Sunday. Exhausted!!!

Speaking of Tommy, he likely had good fishing there also. In addition, he seems to have something attracting wild life. We saw one baby bear, many monkeys and deers, and one fox. I hope his power attracts big fish also for me.

Prepared DD pattern though...

My guess was KUROMADARA DD pattern should be worked today.

But it was not right guess. After the rise got started around 4:00 AM, I spoiled about twenty minutes...

4:20 1st one by the black parachute pattern.

( I missed the one in front of me just before this fish)

4:25 added one more.

I found that that rise was good one's.

Got it after several jumping and strong long fight. 

4:34 So wild OSHINO-bow as 3rd one.

KUROMADARA's male dun.

And female dun.

After KUROMARA fevered rises, I couldn't find the solution for some spotty rises for a while. 

7:16 Spent Caddis pattern gave me this jewel of OSHINO.

So beautiful brownie as 4th one.

Need to make another preparation for the next try.