渓流解禁日、遂に来たる。
日の出の1時間ほど前に、とある沢－「岩魚谷」とでも申し上げておきましょうか－
に到着、真っ暗闇の中釣り開始。
その昔イワナ釣りに嵌まり始めた頃足繁く通った沢です。
餌はブドウ虫とミミズ。
まだ寒くて活性が低いせいか、魚の気配も反応も極めて希薄で不安が募りましたが、空が白み始めた頃ようやく初岩魚を手にすることが出来ました。本日は最終的に4匹の釣果を得、うち良型3匹を塩焼き用に確保。山菜は葉物はまだ時期尚早でしたが、バッケとワサビは十分な量が採れました。
正午近く降雨の本格化に伴い納竿、帰路につきました。
ちなみに今回はリール&ルアーも試してみましたが、悪いのはおれの腕か魚の活性か、全く無反応でした。
もう少し暖かくなったら渓流テンカラとルアーに挑戦してみようと思います。
The long-awaited Trout season began today here in my region.
Having hardly slept the night before due to excitement and expectations, I found myself initiating my first Char fishing session of 2019 at 'the darkest hour before the dawn' in good old 'Char Valley'.
When I started to get into Char fishing, I would 'commute' to this very stream every week.
After a couple of hours and an absence of any sign or reaction from fish, I was almost going to declare this a dead river.
Yet, persistence slowly started to pay off. I managed to get four char in total during this session, all of which I caught with live bait.
This time around I also tried lures but with no response at all.
It could be either because of a lack of skill on my part or the lack of energy of the fish due to low temperatures.
I look forward to giving lure and tenkara fishing a go for trout/char when it gets a little warmer.
今回はここで引き返しました。この上にも魚はいます。
The point of return; I was wearing my waders, so had no intention of sawanobori or extreme stream climbing. Having traversed beyond the waterfall before, I know there would be lots of fish over there!
薄明に飛び出した本年初の岩魚さん。
It was still dim when I finally managed to pull out My First Char of 2019.
本日最大の尺物。痩せているくせに尾びれが不釣り合いに大きな個体。
岩魚はにょろにょろと蛇のように地面を這って進むのが得意。渇水時には水を求めて地上を移動すると言うのは本当でしょうか？
The biggest catch of the day; 30 centimetres of Char with an extremely large tail fin, that is out of proportion to the rest of its body.
He was crawling like a snake on land to escape back into the stream. Hence, some people say that they are actually land creatures rather than fish!
釣っている最中に枯れ枝に引っかかってしまいました。
Got him stuck in the twigs(-_-;)
Hello!
清流のワサビ
Wild Wasabi on a crystal-clear stream.
少しだけ生えていたホンナ。香りと食感がよくお浸しにして食べると最高。
Hon'na; one of my favourite sansai (edible wild plants). The fragrance and crunchy texture are best enjoyed served lightly boiled.
山菜「ミズ」の新芽
Young leaves of Mizu, another popular sansai .
バッケ、ホンナ、ワサビ。
Bakke to the top, Hon'na on the bottom left, and Wasabi to their right.
