First camping 2018

7/30 12:29 Saw the partial rainbow at SUWAKO SA.

13:31 Arrived at OGUROGAWA valley campground.

The reason why I chose this campground was two,

there is the river for kid's watering as their strong request and opened tent site for my wife's astronomic observation.

13:34 She caught the dragonfly soon.

16:11 Took a longer time to set up because of hard ground than I imagined...

First camping with tent and tarp.

17:36 Dad is always busy through the camping...

Thick and yummy 1 pounded Australian beef steak I bought at SUNTOMOON store.

18:02 Getting comfortable weather.

18:59 Baked sweet potato wrapped by aluminium foil.

Their s'more time got started at 19:33.

7/31 Got up around 4:30 AM and started fishing around 5AM.

5:01 Small AMAGO from the moderate stream.

5:08 Soon IWANA as 2nd one. 

There were some good reactions from around the stream, but almost no reaction from the slow water and deep hole like water pocket called 'MAKI' in Japanese.

5:17 Must be escapee from anywhere.

Kept fishing upstream until around 7AM though,

got almost no reaction at the upper section.

8:18 Busy dad's time got started.

9:55 Let's go hunting bugs around there.

After bug hunt, I took them to the river for watering.

We couldn't stay there in daytime without watering even in the shade...

19:54 Fireworks time.

And we enjoyed astronomic observation also.

It was a debut day of my wife's telescope on 8/1.

5:06 I helped their observation of moon in the early morning before my fishing.

I missed two good chase at the lower section this morning...

6:17 First beautiful IWANA this morning.

Very fine weather today also.

6:25 Got the biggest nice one on this trip.

Enough as the fishing during family camping.

7:25 Waiting for kid's wake up.

Enjoyed wonderful slow time there we all.

Last early morning fishing at OSHINO in this year, I believe...

3:50 Ready for the rise at the lower section.

4:17 Just after his escaping...

I missed one good fish before it by FN pattern also.

4:22 2nd one by same FN pattern. Good pace!

It was a kind of foggy early morning today.

4:31 3rd good one.

I found that FN pattern got effective

in the end of KUROMADARA's season.

4:49 Last one as 4th at this hole.

Moved upstream.

5:13 5th tiny one by sight nymphing.

Getting brighter.

5:56 Got the biggest one today as 6th.

7:24 Very beautiful 7th one as the last fish of today by soft hackle pattern.

Good bye, OSHINO for a while.

I learned many things this year also, thanks a lot!

Gone Kayaking

11:33 Visited ASHINOKO lake once though, gave up boating because it was too hot even around the lake today...

13:45 Arrived at YAMANAKAKO lake.

Swan and Swan boat.

Let's Kayaking!

You got good at kayaking, my sugar!

Be careful.

Her piano reciatal

Her performance was best comparing with any of her practice. Good job, my sugar.

Explosion of FN pattern, first time this season

3:54 I bet on this FN pattern today, although it didn't work well yet this season.

Starting of rises for KUROMADARA was approximately around 4:10.

4:12 Very first catch by FN pattern.

Nice glow in the morning sky.

4:20 Good bow for 2nd one.

4:26 Good YAMAME as 3rd one, nice pace.

Most successful pace through this season.

4:34 Beautiful bow as 4th.

After KUROMADARA's hatch, I focused on the several quiet rises on upper stream. 

I spent difficult but fun time until 7:15 today.

So, likely I need to make a plan for next weekend.

Slow start and got better by spinner fall

3:45 Nobody there, of course.

4:32 Late first fish having orange tummy by #16 crippled dun. I couldn't get many rises for about 30 minutes today again. Need to find the reason... 

Moved upstream before 5AM.

6:47 2nd one was a kind of big boy by spent caddis pattern.

I could see several KUROMADARA's spinner having yellow egg, and spotty rises. So tied spinner pattern soon.

7:06 Superb wild bow as 3rd one!

I liked it very much, not so huge though.

Fish seemed to get interested in the surface of stream.

7:16 4th one as the last one.

KUROMADARA's spinner pattern was so effective this time flame today.

Got some bites though, couldn't catch them more.

7:35 Let's go back home.