18.APR.2013

I was quite hungry and needed enough energy to fish late tonight, so what I chose for dinner
was my most favourite Gyoza (Dumpling). Juicy and rich garlic aroma Gyoza always makes
me more hungry and more rice than I actully want to eat. Enough Gyoza made me pretty
happy, but as usual I immediately regretted I should order a small rice instead of medium.

New spot, right bellow the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge where beautifully equipped with walkway
and hand rails along the shore. The narrow strait between main land and Awaji Island produces
various seafood, This very rich sea attracts all sports anglers both from shore and boat, also
very important for commercial fishing.

After one hour drive when I got to the spot and started to set up I found a incredible thing
left behind. There's no grip section of Orvis seven prices rod in tube. All six sections were
properly in each section of rod tub as they should be but no grip section was in it. I froze
for a second but soon I set up six pieces, put a reel in my pocket and walked down to the
walkway. Casting without grip section and a reel was quite difficult, moreover when stripping
rod had to be over the hand rail as its my chest high and might fell down to the sea.



No bite. On the way back, checked Tarumi port, no bite. Something is wrong, but what?

Data
Hyogo pier, Kobe, Hyogo
The 1st day of after Neap tide
Moon age: 8.7
Low tide: 20:57 42 cm, high tide: 06:14 101 cm
Sunrise: 05:23, Sunset: 18:35
Moonrise: 12:00, Moonset: 18:51
Weather: Fair
Wind: WSW 2.5 - NNE 7.4 mps
Temperature: 16.9 - 17.5 ℃
Fishing: 20:30 - 22:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

17.APR.2013

Explored new spot, there's a couple of bait and lure anglers and a big light on the pier. No one
landed any fish. No bite, got skunked again.

Data
Hyogo pier, Kobe, Hyogo
The 2nd day of Neap tide
Moon age: 6.7
Low tide: 17:26 45 cm, high tide: 03:22 111 cm
Sunrise: 05:25, Sunset: 18:33
Moonrise: 10:10, Moonset: ****
Weather: Fair
Wind: W 2.8 - WSW 2.3 mps
Temperature: 18.2 - 17.4 ℃
Fishing: 21:00 - 22:45
Catch: None
Fly: Various

16.APR.2013

Scars on my right foot where I have injured on a fishing boat at trip to Costa Rica in last year
have recently been very uncomfortable, itchy and hurt a bit when I wear tight shoes and socks.
Decided to go to a skin clinic before it gets worse, the doc said it's keloid and need steroid injection
to cure. The injections directory into scars were so painful and tearfull. Soon after the injections
I heard terrible thing that the injections should be every once in a month for next five to six
months. I know I am not a good citizen but is this curse of fish? Hahaha.

Anyway, after the treatment I wore waders, a floating vest and stripping basket in my new house,
rode on a scooter and headed to explore the new spot. The sandy beach near the bridge was
about one hour drive from my house, probably my outfit was very curious on city road.



When I got to the beach I found it's too windy to fish on fly. Saw a lure guy was going back to
parking. Wondered for a whole but I decided to fish as I could probably find a spot to avoid head
wind and waves. As I imagined no one there, the spot where looked very productive (weeds and
rocks) and I wanted to fish was impossible because of winds and waves, so I started from the
other side. Casting even by six weight was possible as wind was blowing from my left. No snagging,
no bite. Winds and waves were picking up. Got a short bite when I was thinking about to go,
so I tried a bit more, but that's all for tonight.

Data
Maikohama beach, Kobe, Hyogo
The 1st day of Neap tide
Moon age: 5.7
Low tide: 17:18 21 cm, high tide: 03:14 100 cm
Sunrise: 05:27, Sunset: 18:33
Moonrise: 09:20, Moonset: 23:40
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: S 6 - 8 mps
Temperature: 17.6 - 16.1 ℃
Fishing: 20:15 - 22:00
Catch: None
Fly: Various

15.APR.2013

Tried rockfish again tonight and finally got bites, it's a tiny fish but I was quite happy. Actually
I missed second bite, it seemed like I found a good spot to discover.

Data
Rocky shore of Minami Ashiyahama, Kobe, Hyogo
The 4th day of Half tide
Moon age: 4.7
Low tide: 15:56 26 cm, high tide: 22:37 117 cm
Sunrise: 05:28, Sunset: 18:31
Moonrise: 08:30, Moonset: 22:55
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: W 1.6 - E 4.1 mps
Temperature: 17.4 - 16.2 ℃
Fishing: 20:00 - 22:00
Catch: One
Fly: Unique hair crazy charily

05.APR.2013

Tried Kobe Airport on Friday night after day's work. It seemed like a kind of very popular spot,
as many floating indicators, red or green light on were drifting along the walkway, when I got
to the spot. Started from shallow to bottom, tried different count down, every five count from
5 to 60 on intermediate line. I found 55 or 60 count was bottom range as it snagged when fly
reached to 5 - 10 meters from shore. The angler on my left started chumming live shrimps,
the current was perfect as it's moving left to right and I was expecting fish got active and bite
my fly. However, it's too slow to fish, fish would not bite anyone's, even live shrimp. Three strikes,
got skunked again.

Data
Kobe Airport, Kobe, Hyogo
The 1st day of after Neap to Half tide
Moon age: 24.2
high tide: 14:37 92 cm, Low tide: 22:16 34 cm
Sunrise: 05:41, Sunset: 18:24
Moonrise: 02:11, Moonset: 13:18
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: WSW 4.5 - SSW 1.3 mps
Temperature: 18.5 - 18.2 ℃
Fishing: 20:30 - 22:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

04.APR.2013

Got a hot and latest news from a tackle shop, Kasago has been biting recently where is only
15 minuets drive from my new house. The manmade housing island is located off shore of famous
Ashiya city in Hogo where is a lot of rich people live. Most of houses in this city is much bigger
than any other city in Kansai area. Saw a few bait angler were there and I started where I heard
from a tackle shop. The rocky shore looked good, no bite, snagging rocky bottom, lost a few flies.
Fished here and there, seabass or mullet were rising, probably biting seaworm, however tonight
I only focused on bottom feeders. Nothing. Got skunked again, I think I need more time to get
a bite.

Data
Minami Ashiyahama, Kobe, Hyogo
The 3rd day of Neap tide
Moon age: 23.2
Low tide: 21:15 34 cm, high tide: 04:30 121 cm
Sunrise: 05:42, Sunset: 18:23
Moonrise: 01:27, Moonset: 12:14
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: SE 3.7 - NE 3.5 mps
Temperature: 15.5 - 15.4 ℃
Fishing: 20:00 - 22:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

03.APR.2013

Went to the tackle shop and heard a spot for Mebaru, but the fishing park jetty was closed
at night. So I tried one of the most popular port, Tarumi near the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge. I checked
around and found a couple of lure guys at the jetty where looked very productive because of
light and their ambush point such as shade, weeds, mooring fishing boats. Saw a couple of
fish rise in light, it seemed like they were taking seaworm or tiny bait fish and easy to hook.
Despite a lure guy landed a few fish, I got no bite, nothing. Got skunked!

Data
Tarumi port, Kobe, Hyogo
The 2nd day of Neap tide
Moon age: 22.2
Low tide: 21:02 34 cm, high tide: 06:35 95 cm
Sunrise: 05:44, Sunset: 18:23
Moonrise: 00:38, Moonset: 11:10
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: NW 2.0 - WNW 3.2 mps
Temperature: 12.0 - 11.6 ℃
Fishing: 21:00 - 22:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

11.MAR.2013

Nojima beach again on Monday night alone after day's work, the tide was much lower than
last week, so I could wade in much further. With wading staff, carefully walked in sandy grass
beach not to stamp a hurtful ray. A few lure guys were already in water, found enough space
for me in between them. At the beginning it's very slow, no bite over half an hour, then fish
started biting, but soon it became slow again. Only six bites and landed four, probably because
my friends hooked too much on weekend.



Data
Nojima beach, Yokohama, Kanagawa
The 1st day of Spring tide
Moon age: 28.8
high tide: 16:41, 171 cm, Low tide: 22:59, 20 cm
Sunrise: 05:58, Sunset: 17:46
Moonrise: 05:11, Moonset: 17:16
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Wind: SSE 2.1 - N 4.7 mps
Temperature: 10.0 - 8.4 ℃
Fishing: 21:15- 23:00
Catch: Four
Fly: Captain tube minnow and Deer skin seaworm

06.MAR.2013

Long ago, I have fished around this small island in south Yokohama a few times for rock fish,
but fish have never bit any of my fly. Tonight we tried from beach and waded in calm sandy
flat beach at low tide. The very busy beach in summer, especially at low tide as people come
here to dig clams was pretty quiet on weekday winter night. There's plenty of sea grass in this
bay beach and also very famous for seabass, the reason I have not fish here is dangerous ray.

At low tide we could walk in shallow beach till where bamboo polls were and soon my buddy
got a bite and landed a small Mebaru. My turn came soon, a small one was in my stripping basket.
It seemed like fish were aggressive tonight, a lot of bites but flood tide prevented me wading
in any further. I tried along the shallow beach while my brave buddy was still more than 100
meter away in water. Only one bite and when he came back to the beach he said it's so good
and size was much better there. Well, for sure we must be back again here soon.



Data
Nojima beach, Yokohama, Kanagawa
The 1st day after Neap tide
Moon age: 23.8
Low tide: 18:45, 42 cm, high tide: 02:35, 130 cm
Sunrise: 06:05, Sunset: 17:41
Moonrise: 01:29, Moonset: 11:51
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Wind: N 5.3 - NNE 2.2 mps
Temperature: 12.6 - 11.0 ℃
Fishing: 21:15 - 23:30
Catch: Six
Fly: Captain tube minnow and blue woolly bugger

04.MAR.2013

It's a very slow night. I got three bites and my buddy got one bite but lost all of them in weeds.
On the other hand, a friend fished at the other side of this inlet had a great time. What's different?
Got skunked again!!

Data
Sea Rocks (A), Miura, Kanagawa
The 2nd day of Neap tide
Moon age: 21.8
Low tide: 15:19, 35 cm, high tide: 22:14, 99 cm
Sunrise: 06:07, Sunset: 17:40
Moonrise: ****, Moonset: 09:56
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Wind: NE 3.5 - NNE 3.2 mps
Temperature: 6.5 - 6.7 ℃
Fishing: 21:15 - 23:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

22.FEB.2013

Went to bed 2am and woke up 5:30pm, a little sleepy daily work finished at 6pm then backed
to home. Checked out weather and decided to go out to fish as it's Friday night. I headed to
Maborikaigan alone tonight, the tide was very low as it should be but actually it's too low to
fish because of too much weeds. Quickly, I gave up this spot and promised to back again when
tide was up, then headed to see other small ports where babies used to bite. At the first small
port a baby was on but lost it in weeds again. Checked out another port, nothing then west
wind was really picking up, as forecast said.

Backed to Maborikaigan again but no chance to fish in this strong west wind. Checked out a
small port of the tip of Miura, no bite. Got skunked again.



I know,it's clear and better to be warm home, but... When I went to bed it's 3am, hahaha.

Data
Maborikaigan and small ports, Miura, Kanagawa
The 2nd day of Half tide
Moon age: 11.8
Low tide: 21:32 28 cm, high tide: 04:17 143 cm
Sunrise: 06:20, Sunset: 17:30
Moonrise: 14:10, Moonset: 03:35
Weather: Mostly clear
Wind: WSW 5 - W 12 - 11 mps
Temperature: 8.0 - 6.7 ℃
Fishing: 21:30 - 01:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

21.FEB.2013

Due to winds and heavy seas, I couldn't go out to fish in this week till tonight. North-east
wind was a little stronger than we expected when we got to the spot. Wondered to where to fish,
then decided to fish where we have not fished for years. The sea rocks right next to the small
fishing port looked pretty productive, plenty of weeds, bait fish and shrimp.



We started to fish just after the low tide, believing and hopefully fish would come to shore with
tide. Unfortunately, three of us all got skunked tonight. Actually, I got a bite but fish immediately
got into weeds and a piece of weed was on the fly.

Data
Sea Rocks (A), Miura, Kanagawa
The 4th day of Half tide
Moon age: 10.8
Low tide: 20:16 23 cm, high tide: 03:41 126 cm
Sunrise: 06:21, Sunset: 17:30
Moonrise: 13:16, Moonset: 02:52
Weather: Mostly clear
Wind: NE 4.8 - NNE 3.4 mps
Temperature: 4.5 - 2.6 ℃
Fishing: 21:30 - 23:30
Catch: None
Fly: Various

15.FEB.2013

Ebb tide and a lot of bait, fish and shrimp looked pretty good, but got no bite and skunked.
Hmm, what's wrong??

Data
Sea Rocks (B), Miura, Kanagawa
The 4th day of Half tide
Moon age: 4.8
high tide: 20:08 126 cm, Low tide: 01:46 56 cm
Sunrise: 06:27, Sunset: 22:33
Moonrise: 08:56, Moonset: 16:16
Weather: Mostly cloudy
Wind: NE 10 - NNE 5 - NE 8 mps
Temperature: 3.9 - 4.6 ℃
Fishing: 21:30 - 24:00
Catch: None
Fly: Various

09.FEB.2013

We originaly planned to fish on Friday night, but due to heavy seas and strong wind we changed
to fish on Saturday night. Surprisingly, there were a bunch of cars and people, campers, kayakers
and sky watchers, also a good smell of BBQ. Sea rocks at the most south end of Miura peninsula
looked very productive, same as last time, a lot of weeds where they can hide and shrimps which
they like to eat. I walked for a whole to left rocks where I had not fished before and found a small
inlet which looked very nice and productive. It looked pretty nice but nothing, no sign of bite.

A very quiet night, skies were very clear and beautiful shinning stars over the sea. Climbing up and
down the slippy rocks at cold winter night wearing waders and life vest was a kind of heard work.
The fist fish was on my blue saddle hackle wing fly from weed jungle, and second fish was on mesh
tube fly from the edge of weed jungle. I expected more bite and thought fish became aggressive.
No they did not, when it came to low tide very slow and no more bite.



Data
Sea Rocks (B), Miura, Kanagawa
The 1st day of Spring tide
Moon age: 28.3
high tide: 15:23 143 cm, Low tide: 22:13 8 cm
Sunrise: 06:34, Sunset: 17:18
Moonrise: 05:18, Moonset: 16:16
Weather: Clear
Wind: N 4 - NNE 3 - 5 mps
Temperature: 3.5 - 2.3 ℃
Fishing: 21:15 - 23:30
Catch: Two
Fly: Blue saddle hackle wing and Captain tube minnow

05.FEB.2013

Weather forecast said winds and seas were picking up. On the way back home I was wondering
where to fish. When I got to home my buddy got a good and latest info from his friend. A couple
of days ago his friend fished at the small jetty where we never fished before and landed a few
nearly 30cm trophy size Mebaru. Actually we have fished this small fishing port before but did
not know there's a very productive jetty.

Setting up intermediate line, as I usually use it to fish from jetty for Mebaru at night. The jetty
was only a couple of minutes walk from the small fishing port where we parked and got ready
to fish. I started to fish from the corner of the jetty, searching their biting spot and zone from
right to left and shallow to bottom, but nearly one hour we both got no bite, even through touching
weeds well. A sudden and big bite, I thought it's a seabass as it pull pretty hard. Soon I found
it's a good Mebaru and was actully the biggest (27cm) Mebaru of the season.



We fished for a while but it's the first and last bite of the day.

Data
Ａ small port in Miura, Kanagawa
The 1st day of after Neap tide
Moon age: 24.3
Low tide: 18:50 32 cm, high tide: 02:42 119 cm
Sunrise: 06:37, Sunset: 17:14
Moonrise: 01:34, Moonset: 11:59
Weather: Cloudy
Wind: ESE 5 - E 3 - 9 mps
Temperature: 8.5 - 9.0 ℃
Fishing: 21:30 - 23:30
Catch: One
Fly: Captain tube minnow