30 January 2011

A game of finesse


Fishing for trout on a small stream is a type of fishing that I love most. It
is a game of finesse that I like. Casting needs to be precise, and wading and approach have to be quiet and slow.

To me, a big trout river has an element of conquering like a climbing up a big tall mountain. It is big and fast, and it feels like I am there to stand against a river and a big fish swimming in it.

A small stream on the other hand feels much closer. It is more intimate, personal, and peaceful.

Here are some pictures that I took on those lovely streams in New Zealand.


世の中には、色々な釣りのスタイルやターゲットがありますが、やっぱり僕にとって一番好きなのは、小さな川でドライフライでマスを狙う釣りです。

大きな本流で大きな魚を狙うのもエキサイティングで良いのですが、一発大物の釣りは、どうも肩に力が入ってしまい、釣りの善し悪しも結果重視になってしまいます。

それと比べると、ストリームフィッシングと言われる小さい川での釣りの方が、ゆったりとしていて遊びがあり、釣りのプロセス自体を大事にできる様に感じます。今回のニュージーランドへの旅行では、そういった小さな川で釣りを楽しめました。


This is probably the most beautiful brown I have ever caught.












These small mayflies were everywhere on the Matuara system.


A dun of Leptophlebidae. It should have three tails but one got lost.


A beautiful mayfly spinner. The body size was about #18 or #20 hook.




Spinners normaly came out just before the sun set.


Fish became selective during the fall, and a fly had to match closely.


Trying different flies to find a right answer during the spinner fall.




CDC spent spinner & CDC dun. Worked well during the hatch and fall.


CDC spinner with upright wings. It worked when a spent pattern failed.










Keep dreaming


Canon D10

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