Last weekend, we went headwater fishing with other members as part of our membership-planned, annual summer stream fishing event, "Let's start stream fishing this year!"
The members who gathered ranged from beginners to both stream fishing and mountain climbing, to a lure angler who had experience in stream fishing but was fishing in the headwaters for the first time, and even a veteran stream fisherman, with a wide variety of fishing styles and experience, making it a very diverse party, as is typical of Outdoor Gearzine
We gathered at the trailhead of a mountain trail that runs along the source of a large river at 4am, which is a little late for anglers. From there, we walked a reasonable distance to the river entrance and immediately changed into our first mountain stream fishing gear
As soon as I entered the river, I found a suitable spot. I immediately tried casting, using it as practice
Suddenly, a loud cheer came from far away!
Just a few minutes after we started fishing, the bait fishing group caught a 20cm+ char! This is a good start! Right from the start, everyone's sleepiness was blown away and their excitement skyrocketed
After that, we continued to catch fish one after another using tenkara, lures, and bait. To be honest, the size wasn't great, but we'll save that for the next time we go to the Great Valley
Although I was a little late in using lures, I finally caught my first fish and then things started picking up. Even so, it was my first time seeing lure fishing in a mountain stream up close, and it looked cool, fun, and like I could catch fish, so I almost gave up
Although it was his first time trying tenkara, he was already an expert at casting. However, even though he got close, he lost the line many times, and vowed to try again next time
Even if you don't catch anything, stream fishing is still great just for the comfort of being surrounded by lush nature
This year we have experienced a strange rainy season, with the rainy season front disappearing midway through, but our selfish mentality of hoping for a steady rainfall while also wanting it to be sunny just when we go into the mountains remains unchanged
Thankfully, it was a beautiful sunny day. It had been hot down below since the morning, but a cool breeze blew into the valley with sunlight filtering through the trees, and the sounds of the stream and the chirping of birds and cicadas made it the perfect day for a mountain stream
This was a day trip mountain stream fishing experience, and all the participants seemed to be satisfied
By the time we returned, everyone's motto had become, "Let's sleep under a tarp in the stream, sit around a campfire and eat the trout we caught."
So, the next event will be an overnight mountain stream fishing trip in September. We will provide more details later, so please look forward to it
