Weekly? good Fishing report
Tamagawa Riv. December 1998
This river is streaming the center of Tokyo Met. which is the capital of Japan. The source is the prefectural border of northwest department. Here is the mountainous area of a class 2000m height. Here the virgin forest is remaining and even Iwana and Yamame are inhabiting. As for in the old days the salmon was inhabiting.

Back is the station of a train
Now the huge artificial dam is built numerously and the river has been disrupted. Also, ten million or more people live in the valley. 30 years ago, in other words, when I was a child the middle of this river the valley was contaminated. However, the sewerage is upgraded and recent years the environment of the river became very good. The fish and bird of the many kind are inhabiting. The riverside is becoming a park and there is much field of baseball and soccer. Here is the place of the relaxation of people.

He is my son.
And, many carps are inhabiting here ( It is "KOI" in Japanese ). Needless to say he is not a trout. However, when situation is good they doing Rise like the trout of the spring creek. It is so. Yes, It is the turn of a dry fry!


The average is about 8 pounds with 60 cm. We challenge it with a # 5 tackle. At times, they begin to pull backing 50 or more yards. If they are only size and fight they will equal the brown trout of New Zealand. The periphery environment is regrettable. Therefore the approach is easy. We are playing with them with carefree clothes. Yet, the technique is necessary to fish them. The casts of 15 or more yards, and natural drift. It is very difficult and interesting.

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