Hi Guys,
This weekend, I returned to my hometown of Fukuoka. I wanted to enjoy fishing in a stream near my hometown, but in Japan it rains frequently in June and July, sometimes with heavy rain. Fortunately, I was able to enjoy fishing during this homecoming, so I would like to report it.
There is a distance of 300 km from Hiroshima, where I live, to Fukuoka. Drive for about 4 hours on a highway. I left Hiroshima after work on Friday and arrived in Fukuoka after the date changed. This return was to prepare a Buddhist ceremony in August of this year to mourn the mother who died last year.
Heavy rain came on Saturday, but I was relieved that it didn't hinder me in preparing for the ceremony. I found that this heavy rain made a stream high-water and heavily muddy, but fortunately it stopped by the evening. I can enjoy fishing before returning to Hiroshima on Sunday?
On Sunday, I went to the stream where Yamame live and my father loved, which I introduced in the previous post.
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https://fiberglassflyrodders.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=71919&p=395061#p395061)
The condition of the stream was better than expected, lightly muddy, appropriate water level, and cool temperature.
Unlike my expectations, I caught no Yamame. Instead, I caught a lot of Chub (we call them Haya in Japanese) and one Amago. Amago does not live in Fukuoka, so there is no doubt that it is a transplanted one.
The stream is a "sato-gawa", and there is a road along it. While heading to this road, I slipped on the fallen leaves and almost fell down a cliff. Really fortunately I was able to grab roots of a tree at once and avoid an accident.
I found a requiem that seems to be for the soldiers who died in the Japan-Russian war, an old Shinto torii gate and a shrine, right next to the place where I was about to fall. The soul enshrined in this requiem may have saved me from the danger. After praying for this requiem, I returned to Hiroshima.
I have often found footprints of our ancestors by entering deep mountains. Such footprints make me feel that our ancestors have made great efforts to survive and make me think I have to work harder.
Thank you for looking.
Posted: 27 Jun 2022, 10:44 • 
