Welcome to www.FishingJapan.net

by **Big Andy** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:10 pm

Name:Andrew
Nationality:Australian
Age: 34
Location: sydney, Australia
Favorite Fish:I really dont have a favourite i love them all ( except cat fish i have had a bad experience)
Comments:I am happily married and blessed with two kids and live on a farm in sydney.Whether its flicking plastics, stick baits or deepsea fishing,i will go at any chance that i get .i have recently discovered jigging and would say this is my favourite style of fishing,im hooked.
I have heard the fishing is great in japan and would like to one day experience it for myself.

Cheers,

Big Andy

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Wed May 14, 2008 9:51 pm

Thanks Andy and others for posting their profiles...

Jigging is the bomb and I love going out, there's something about not knowing what's down below and then BANG fish on!

Nigelman

by **adamg** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:23 pm

Name: Adam
Nationality: English/Japanese
Age: 30
Location: Tokyo
Favorite Fishing: haze, kisu, kawahagi, all types of karei flatfish, magochi...too many to mention. I like using traditional Japanese bamboo rods for certain fish.
Favourite Fishing Area: Toyama Bay or the Sanriku coast. Although I fish Tokyo Bay the most often.
Comments: novice offshore fisherman, I started out in 2004. Want to take up fly fishing this year. My aim is to fish every single prefecture in Japan. So far I've fished Tokyo, Gunma, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Aichi, Chiba, Ibaraki, Toyama and Iwate. This year I will hopefully be adding Akita and Fukuoka. Last year I set up a bilingual blog to try to record my fishing trips and travels around Japan, and also my other passion which is cooking.

by **Big Andy** » Thu May 15, 2008 8:47 am

Hey Guys ,

I have 5 jigging fishing trips organised over the next couple of months i carn't wait, i will keep you posted and try to learn how to add pictures to my posts so you can see our results.

Ciao for now,

Big Andy

by **teeitup55** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:15 pm

Transplanted from Minnesota to Hiroshima..... Looking to expand my fishing experience while we are here in Japan.

Miss fishing for walleyes and smallmouth....

Please reply if you live anywhere near Hiroshima and are looking for a fishing partner to explore and learn about fishing here in Japan.

teeitup55@msn.com

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:35 pm

Hey Fukuoka isn't too far away from me....if you ever make the trip make sure to get a hold of me and we'll go do some seabassing together!

Nigelman :mrgreen:

by **Skillet** » Tue May 27, 2008 4:25 pm

Hey guys im am new to the site and i thought this would be the best place to give an intro. My name is Ben, I have lived in okinawa for some time now but never did more than seawall fishing with a few brews. Was a big bass fisherman in the states (NC) and really enjoy any type of fishing really. I am begining to get into fishing over here a bit more and am looking into getting a boat in the near future (just something big enough to out a bit). My goal is to learn bill fish, i like the size and love the taste, they are a fun fish to catch so thats my goal.

Look forward to E-Interacting with you guys.

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Tue May 27, 2008 5:03 pm

Thanks for joining, what part of Okinawa are you living in?
Do you need your Japanese boat license?

Nigelman 8-)

by **Skillet** » Wed May 28, 2008 12:16 pm

I live near the Awase Ports, and no i don't have a boat liscense yet. I am still considering either buying a boat or going out with other poeple who have their own boats. $$ is always a factor.

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Wed May 28, 2008 2:02 pm

you should try to get our boat license this October. There are only 2 times a year that you can take the test and 3 locations across Japan. Of course Okinanwa/Naha is one of the cities.... no sense buying a boat and wishing you could take it out, just my opinion.

Nigelman 8-)

by **Skillet** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:24 am

Where do i need to go to get info. on the boat liscense/sign up for the classes? haha that would suck to not be able to take it out, i didn't know they only did it a few times a year. any info you have on the liscense process would be great. thanks.

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Thu May 29, 2008 10:51 am

Skillet wrote:Where do i need to go to get info. on the boat liscense/sign up for the classes? haha that would suck to not be able to take it out, i didn't know they only did it a few times a year. any info you have on the liscense process would be great. thanks.

Here you are....
http://fishingjapan.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=1375&p=4815#p4815

Nigelam 8-)

by **skanibal** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:56 am

hello everybody
Stephane from Reunion Island, a french island near Mauritius
I'm 36 years old, very soon 37, and live in reunion since 2002
i'm enjoy fishing and travelling, so i do lot of fishing travels!
i have a 7 meters open boat in reunion island, where i fish marlin, tuna, and dorade
i write very month a french newsletter about fishing everywhere in the world, and i have 600 readers! so a lot of contacts and thats why i try to make exchange with people who enjoy fishing
i have been in Rodrigues isalnd, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mayotte, Comores and Seychelles, and soon in oceanie!

i love jigging (i catch big dogtooth in rodrigues and Maurice (66 kg), and i love poppers too!

so see you soon, maybe near a fishing shop in osaka because i go soon in osaka, or on a boat, every where you can invite me!
and if you come on reunion island, mail me and then go fishiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!
:cheers:

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:01 pm

Come to Fukuoka!!!!

Nigelman 8-)

by **Kazuto** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 3:16 am

Name:Kazu
Nationality:Japanese
Age: 25
Location: Tokyo starting October 08 (currently in thailand)
Favorite Fishes:all except those with poison stingers. My dream is to catch a large tuna or marlin.
Comments: Hi guys, Im new to this forum and really enjoying it! I lived mainly in the Caribbean islands Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, then to Arizona USA, then to Zushi Japan, Western Australia, Thailand, and Im about to move back to Tokyo Japan in a few days. Grew up near the ocean most of my life as my dad teaches fishing technology for sustainable marine resources in developing countries for the Japanese government. I am more of an angler than a fisherman, but enjoy the ocean equally. I live life freedom after leaving university, and enjoying the knowledge this large world has to offer. But as for occupation I am a martial artist. Currently in Thailand and living the life of a muay thai boxer for a couple yrs now (my main passion is mixed martial arts). I love fishing and cooking, which seems to be my only other hobbies besides training and competing in the ring/cage and being with my friends. Since I live a very simple life with low budget, I am going back to Japan for about a year to work and save money. During that time, fishing trips are on the list of important things to do and would like to visit other prefectures other than Kanagawa and Tokyo area!!!

by **Shiriru** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:41 am

Hi everybody

I'm new in this website . I'm 36 and i live in France on the French Riviera . I'm crazy about fishing , especially saltwater fishing . I like the Japanese culture too .
I hope share and learn a lot with you here ...

See ya :happy:

by **Old Cane Pole** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:47 pm

Hey Guys glad to be here!
Name: Bill
Location: NE Ohio for now, planning a move to Seattle, WA
Favorite fish to eat: Saba (mackerel)
Favorite to catch: Steelhead
Nige Wrote:

Come to Fukuoka!!!!

I'll be there in June! Wife is from Maebaru, which is a little east of Fukuoka City (I think) we'll be visiting her people for a while. I'm always bored out of my mind, out there in the country. :cry:

This trip, I plan to FIIIIIISH!!! I'll try to look you up.
Here in Ohio, I fish for everything from bluegills to trout. Recently I've taken up fly fishing; love it! Here's my first steelhead caught in Conneaut Creek :happy:

by **Fisherkingnigel** » Wed Dec 24, 2008 1:52 pm

just PM me when you're in town and we'll do some boat fishing. Trust me we'll get into lots of fish! Oh Maebaru is only about 30 min from where I am and it's along the way to some boats I know. Lets do it!

Nigelman 8-)

by **Old Cane Pole** » Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:07 am

Sweeeeet!

by **flyfishingeurope** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 6:58 pm

Name:Günther
Nationality:Austria / Europe
Age: 34
Location: Village in the alps

Hi all, I travel through Japan on January and stay in Fukuoka from the 12th to the 15th.

Is there any chance for me to go fishing in these days?

After Japan I go to China, and so i dont have any equipment with me :!: