On my bike on Saturaday morning

For exercise and reducing my carbon footprint, I have been fishing on my bike on the weekend morning.

I pack my morning tea, rod, and fishing vest in the bag, and cycle along the river. It is actually much nicer to cycle on the bank than driving a car. I also find things like flower on the side of the road which I could miss other wise, if I was on my car.

I haven't been much further than being around our house yet, but I think I might do a day trip to fish other places once the weather gets cooler in Autumn.


エクササイズとエコの為に、週末の朝の釣りは、自転車で行く事にしています。ロッドとベストとコーヒー、紅茶の入った魔法瓶とおやつを自転車の前のバッグに入れて、キコキコと川沿いを自転車で行きます。正直、自転車は良いです。自転車だと朝の空気が気持ちいいですし、ベイトの群れなんかが泳いでいても、車なら素通りですが、自転車なら止まって動きを観察できます。

ちなみに、転けたら竹竿は一発でサヨナラでしょうね。ロッドケースに入れる事も出来るのですが、ポイントからポイントへ移動の度に、竿をケースから出し入れするのが面倒なんで、リールもフライも付けたまま半分にしてそのままバッグに刺しています。

今の所は、近所周りが行動範囲ですが、一ヶ月もして涼しくなれば、ランチなどを積んで他の釣り場へデイトリップもしたいと思います。

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

A lonely night down by the river

I fish alone at night from time to time especially when I want to think about something.

When I am wading in the dark, I start to feel as if I am the only person right now being awake and watching the tide turning. There is the lack of all humanness, and the world seems a lot simpler that way.

The moon, stars, fish, and the tide. They all fits nicely in the universe. We, humans, on the other hand, seem to make things so complicated that we all get lost.

Sometime I just want to go to the river and I just want to be. Like a pelican gliding on the water to follow a school of bait under the moon light, I just want be be one mere part of the whole universe. Nothing more and nothing less.

Canon EF 24 f/2.8

Morning tea

It was a nice day to be out this morning.

Not too hot, not too cold.

Just fine weather to fish and have a picnic.