Seafood Season in Japan

[Stan Wright]

If your headed to Hokkaido, Japan this winter for the Snow Festival...
why not bring your Tenkara rod. The Northern island is noted for it's fishing.

Once you've taken in the all the snow festival displays...


This guy is a TV Drama Star.


The kids are the ones having most of the fun.


This is about all the fishing I was able to do.
Total cost for tent, rods, and bait was about $15 a day.



I watched them catch these little smelt while the rest of the
tour group was riding snowmobiles around the frozen lake.



We moved accross the street to have lunch.



Hay... these french fries... have eyes.



When in Rome... I mean... Japan.



I did see some fish... The wood carvings were amazing.



Does anyone know the name of these trout?





I wish I had bought this one.



This looks like a good spot to fish.
(now you know why I didn't do much fishing)



Winter is "Seafood" season in Hokkaido.

I didn't catch any fish, but I sure enjoyed eating them.



So if your like me and never saw snow while you were growing up...
Well, I sure got my moneys worth.

[Ahnkochee]

Great pictures Stan, thanks for sharing! I haven't been to Japan in so many years I should take my wife who's never been. No mo' kala.

Does anyone know the name of these trout?


Looks like a Iwana a type of Japanese Char.

[Ken]

Can't see the pics from either Stan's or Ahnko's post.

[Stan Wright]

There, I fixed it...

Now, can someone tell me what I did that fixed it?

[roadwarriorsvt]

I could see all the pics from the start.

[Stan Wright]

Looks like not much fishing is going on if we have to resort to posting vacation pictures this week.
Chris is going on Friday morning. I'm geting cabin fever so I'll get out soon. Wonder what the high water is going to do to the fishing action?
It usually slows things down a little. But then it's been a slow rise over a week or so.

[Ca_Bass]

When I drove by the lake today the water was starting to get up in the grass...I like that but I've never really done great after a ton of rain at wilson...the water gets soooo muddy. Seems like larger white baits work better. Hopefully when it starts to clear the water will stay up.

[Float Tube 27]

Nothing better than Japan food. I think they have the best food in the world by far. Makes me want to make a trip. I have never been to Hokkaido but I have always wanted to go.