A mixed bag of snappers and flatties kept us happily busy.

Mid July

With monsoon rains now tapering off,
we made our first visit of the year to
Mahi Mahi fishing in Kohch bay.

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December

Applying the same principle, we discovered a lunker spot right here in Hiroshima too.

We waded out too many a night, suffering from home-grown jet lag felt worst sitting in the office mid afternoon.

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When the breams are feasting, those usually nocturnal seabass too sometimes join to work the day shift. This 85cm torpedo snatched the pencil away from the rampaging breams, only to realize it wasn't his day.

September

Sight fishing for breams makes the greatest pleasure on a sunny autumn day.

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Mid November

Paid an annual visit to Tokyo to fish with Seahorse. The density of seabass in the metropolitan water is stunning, offering a remedy to cure my flyfishing urge.

In Yokohama, I fished again with Seakuro. There I was to taste their newly discovered game for trophy seabass on their winter migration.

Catching them on a fly is a totally different game. After a lot of fruitless effort and frustration (knowing how effective lures by contrast are), I managed to land this medium sized specimen at last.

And more dramas on the following day.

On such a rare day when the planets line up, seabass game seems too easy!?

November

Right in the Hiroshima's urban water I nailed down another lunker of 90cm - casting a huge lure into the dark(est) shadows of the bridges is the key.

As the water cools down, breams on the flat gets less active. I guided Sayuri for the last bout of the year.

End October

Spawned out Ayu pattern is now in full swing. Sayuri's effort casting a big lure was soon rewarded.

At 90cm this one is a lion of the seabass to impress any local anglers in town!

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To do that, a watercraft is a great asset. Even a small inflatable kayak as this makes a huge difference.

That is not to say bream season is no more. While they gets less fixated on crustaceans, their diet are compensated with Ayu and other bait fish. Sayuri was lucky enough to fool this big bad bream, a 20'' trophy on a small pencil.

Mid October

The most important bait fish is Conoshiro, a shad-like fish of 15-25cm in length. Predators love them so much that they sometimes venture into the shallow edges of the urban waters. A Buri of 6.3kg, close kin of Kingfish, was too quick to grab at my Conoshiro imitation.

Capt. Okamoto has become a regular visitor these days, and his shinkansen trip wasn't in vain.

October

Ayu (a kin of trout native to Japan) spawns out in October, making an easy prey for all carnivores. Casting a minnow of matching size induces explosive bites.

End August

Back in Hiroshima we went out for in-shore blue water game. Chugging small popper invites such decent pelagics.

Second visit to Kohchi bay for some more Mahi Mahi exercise. Unusually for this latter part of the season, the sea was full of giant sized adult fish. We ended up breaking off several big ones around and beyond 150cm mark, though Sayuri at least managed this ''average fish'' of 139cm.

End Sept.

Squid is also a worthy playmate this time of the year. Highly exciting visual game!!

Obon mid summer holidays

Visited breamy spots in Kagawa to horn up my skill. Fish are certainly there but not in enough numbers to underwrite a hard day's effort.

Mid July

Visited Yokohama to fish with Capt. Okamoto of Seakuro. Managed to nail down a Tokyo bream at last.

August

Chasing black breams on so many sunny days, resulting in occasional fluke captures such as this funny faced mullet.

Early Sept

Speaking of popper game, my favourite breams shouldn't be forgotten. They are looking up for a stray bait fish this time of the year, and this fine specimen of 48cm couldn't resist the temptation.

Gogi char fishing in the streams offers a wonderful change of air this (very hot) time of the year.

With Nakajimasan a lure fishing friend of mine, went scouting around for yet another breaming venues.

End July

Snapper fishing in my home town Kagawa. A fine day in a game boat SevenGods.

Early July

Sayuri did it again - a super trophy fish of 88cm, right in the city center of Hiroshima.
It was one hell of a battle I tell you!

August

Capt. Okamoto made a long haul visit to join me to taste Hiroshima's bream game.