Fishing Log #0012 Hayama

Hayama Marina, Zushi
Chum fishing from shore

During the summer months the waters close to shore invite some species of fish that tend to prefer deeper, cooler waters. Chumming with shrimp is a good way to draw the fish in closer to shore.
Frozen blocks of shrimp chum (" komase")can be bought at a local fishing shop along with the rigging.

The basic rig set up was a drop

Aiko (あいこ)Siganus Fuscescens Dusty Rabbitfish

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Party Boat Fishing Kanazawa Hakkei, Yokohama, Kanagawa
We've taken a party or group out from Kanazawa Hakkei. The best season is late September or October when the weather has cooled down a bit. It's very easy to get on the boats, but they don't take reservations, you just have to show up and sign-in by 7am. They have all the rental: gear, poles, reels, weather wear and bait. They even have a cooler box loaded with ice to store your catch on the boat- bringing the fish home is up to your own arrangement.

Several of the members of the cooking class got together and we went AJI(horseneck mackeral) fishing.

Fishing Log #0001 Night Fishing

Night Fishing

MM21 Yokohama, Kanagawa

Lure fishing has never been one of my strong points. I'm a 'bait' kinda guy! Bait is real and I don't like lying or deceiving my friends, so why should I try to deceive the fish I catch? It made no sense to me, but my friend Taro constantly reaped on and on about the benefits of lure fishing; the ease, the cleanliness(no dead fish odors), the challenge of selecting the right lure/shape/color/movement/for any particular condition....he has fished salt and freshwater and had closets full of lures. He said, 'try it, you might like it!"

With his words still ringing in my head, I went to the local fish shop and asked the clerk what I might have luck catching on lure around my area. He recommended fishing for Mebaru(Rockfish) which was popular around the Yokohama Pier area at night.He set me up with

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Hobo
Ratfish

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FUGU Friend of Foe

The blowfish or pufferfish are very commonly caught in Japan as other tropical regions.

One day I was lucky enough to catch this fella. A Red-eye Fugu. He didn't put up much of a fight when caught, but his shear bulk made the landing difficult. He got his name from his distinctive red eyes(a few too many hot sakes the night before?) I pulled him out of the water and rolled him around a bit. He didn't make the usual chirping sounds that fugu often do. After 'getting to know each other' I plopped him back into the water, gently.He waved good-bye with his soft fins and I felt content to having made another friend in the sea.

A curious point: when I talked about my encounter with my red-eyed buddy of the sea back at the harbor the fish monger told me that it was a waste to have released him. A red-eyed fugu was a rare case and is considered a delicious entree at any sushi shop. A fugu fish shop would pay top dollar for such a large one I had described! I considered a moment, but could not help feel grateful that I had abetted his escape. I could never eat a red-eyed fugu!

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Hayama Port, Kanagawa

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Enoshima Island, Kanagawa

Rock Fishing

Forrest Springs

Summer Harvest

Hayama Boat Rental
Conditions: 6:00 Clear, calm water 20C
Using a low line tackle and pile worms from a row boat it only took 3 hours to catch 14 Kisu and other fish. The Aji(Horseneck Makeral) were running below, but I didn't have the right gear to catch them.
There were some surface breaks in the morning of something chasing baitfish.