Tuesday, March 31, 2015

14 years anniversary

After our kids went to bed,

let's celebrate our special anniversary.

MONTES ALPHA vintage selection 2006(CHILEAN RED WINE)
5.0 stars(5.0 is the highest)!

Special snacks from my wife
and special handmade felt heart from our elder daughter.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Before it rains soon this afternoon

Let's go to the park in the morning.

Some of cherry trees were already in full bloom today.

Don't pick them up too much, please...

March is going to be right over.

First early morning fishing of this season

Only got a strike and missed it at the branch river...

Could see several baetis's spinner. That's it.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

MAKAINO Farm

Arrived there a little after 9AM,
which meant that we could leave home early this morning.

She loved to ride a horse.

They enjoyed making a craft,

feeding carrots to guinea pigs.

A kind of heartwarming scene.

Plum blossoms looked like a little after its peak,

it is enough beautiful though.

Did you just come out of hibernation? 

Sometime it was difficult to take a goat to the walk...

Played enough, girls?

There was a spring sign here and there.

Very nice sunny spring day today.

Friday, March 27, 2015

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Iris Caddis

One of riffles of the mainstream kept silent because of poor hatch.

SOMEIYOSHINO was beginning to bloom!

15:00 nice one by Iris Caddis pattern.
Thanks to SHIMATOBI's hatch.

Just a caddis emerger!

Very few number of ERUMON_HIRATA mayfly
didn't induce any rise in the evening.

Thank you for just fun time.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Business Trip to OSAKA

Tomato noodle reminded me of old memory
which I visited OSAKA last time (over 10 years ago?).

Walking around the street.

It was sometimes drizzling.

Got tired soon...

Let's celebrate in advance!

It is time to work.

Treats for yourself, Lance. You did your best.

Got a bite for the caddis emerger though...

Today I didn't have much time though, could come to the river before 10AM.

Around 10:30, there were sporadically several  splash rises.
And I could set a hook by the caddis emerger, but couldn't catch it...
Difficulty always makes fly fisher captivated.

Around noon, there were several OKUMA's dun.
But the number was smaller than last week.

I got several attacks for my OKUMA pattern though,
they couldn't  take it. There must be some reason.

Simple supper

It was pleasant to cook while drinking beer for me.

The main ingredient was a turnip.

Wasn't bad, I think.

Marine Science Museum

We visited the Marine Science Museum at MIHO on Saturday.
I think I visited it long time ago in the elementary school days?

Could see the reaction of fish for the wave.

It must be a good target fish of fishing.

Found the NEMO sisters?

Younger daughter likely got scared and tired at the museum...

There was a specimen of the aquatic insect.
It might be the first time to see it for me.

Friday, March 20, 2015

Monday, March 16, 2015

Nice hatch of 'OKUMA'

This is my third visit for the KANOGAWA mainstream area this season.
Late start, arrived there around 10:45.

11:30 still could see many GAGANBO(crane fly),
some KOKAGE(baetis), caddis and stonefly.

Past 12:00, there were nice OKUMA's hatches here and there.

I've been waiting for rises at the riffle though, couldn't see any.
So moved downstream and checked the pool carefully.

Then I found a few good rises!!
#14 brown fly worked well! 

Proof of the mainstream area fish.

14:12 finished fishing and went back home for some chores to do.
It was so nice sunny fishing trip for me today.