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Iwana Spawn Watching Event Report: Itoshiro River Day 1
Posted on | November 29, 2012
Itoshiro, a small village located in the Gifu prefecture of central Japan is a popular destinationfor mountain stream fishing fans from all over Japan during the season. Ishigaki sensei organized an e[…..]
Mountain hills had transformed their colors
Posted on | November 25, 2012
This Iwana is a good 11 incher! We visited “Home” once again to check on Iwana “coupling” progress a few weekends ago. There were many of them. It appeared the following week would be when the […..]
The 4th Annual Tenkara Fan’s Meeting @ TTC
Posted on | November 12, 2012
The 4th Annual Tenkara Fan’s Meeting was held on the 3ed and the 4th of November at TTC (Tokyo Trout Country). Group photo Oni going through the basics Oni lecturing on casting Cu[…..]
Beauty of the Pair
Posted on | November 8, 2012
Ever since I started Tenkara, watching the native trout of Japan paring up to spawn has been a very important annual event. After the season closes in September or October here, I drive the dis[…..]