Author Topic: Ice fishing trip from Japan (Read 1251 times)

niru_04 · « **on:** Mar 02, 2023, 05:00 PM »

Last week, I went on an ice fishing trip to Michigan, North America. I enjoyed spear fishing on Lake St. Helen, ice fishing on Lake Higgins, and smelt fishing on Lake Gull (the ice melted this year). It all started with meeting North American anglers in this community. I am very grateful to my kind North American friends and to this wonderful community.

njoy · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 05:17 PM »

Sounds like a great time,nice photos. Lots of great people on here.

niru_04 · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 05:21 PM »

>njoy-san

Thank you. Thanks to my kind friends, I had a wonderful time.

esox_xtm · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 06:02 PM »

Thank you for sharing your experience! I know you've been in and out of here for at least a couple years. Really enjoyed your pics from Japan and equally happy you found someone to have an experience with here. Some different but much the same I'm sure. I see that even though you were in Michigan you got to enjoy some of Minnesota's finest (Hamm's beer)

Thanks again and welcome to the "real America"!

niru_04 · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 06:10 PM »

>esox_xtm-san

Thank you. I have enjoyed ice fishing in Japan every year, but I have always wanted to experience ice fishing in North America. I am very happy to experience authentic North American ice fishing. And it was a lot of fun to see the wonderful scenery of North America that I could only see in movies.

smeltbuster · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 06:30 PM »

Finally meeting & being able to fish w/ Makoto was awesome. We fished Higgins lake in northern Mich. the 1st. night for Smelt & Trout & got skunked. It was my 1st. time fishing this 10,000 acre lake. The next night we fished my home lake, Gull Lake in SW Mich.. We had to fish on my 14' pontoon because the ice went out early on Gull. Even though we did not set the world on fire, we had a blast. Gull is about 5 miles long & I'm pretty sure that folks on the other end of the lake heard Makoto hootin & hollerin when he caught his 1st. Smelt in the USA ! He even outfished me that night ! It was an honor to be able to fish w/ him & share how we do stuff. It is true that him & I met on here a few yrs. back . We now stay in touch on FB & share our fishing stories. & Yes esox-xtm Hamms is my favorite beer !

niru_04 · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 06:45 PM »

>smeltbuster-san

Yes, we were able to share the best of times. Thank you so much. The tempura we ate at your house was also very delicious. Cheers to a great time!

sodussut · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 07:09 PM »

Glad you mad the long trip to Michigan from Japan.I see you have not lost your ability to catch fish and you found a good american Beer! And fishing friends too! Good luck .

niru_04 · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 07:17 PM »

>sodussut-san

Thank you. It was a long journey of more than 10 hours, but I feel really glad that I came to Michigan. I have nothing but words of gratitude for my kindly friends.

RapShack · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 08:16 PM »

Awesome, glad you enjoyed your stay in the states. Do you have a youtube or anything? I can't be bothered to watch people fish in North America but I love seeing it from other places. Would love to see ice fishing from beautiful Hokkaido.

niru_04 · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 08:26 PM »

>RapShack-san

Thank you. It was really fun. How about the video below about ice fishing in Hokkaido? You can see what's going on inside the tent.

RapShack · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 08:51 PM »

Yes just like that, thank you so much. Ice fishing with tanago style tackle! Don't see anything like that over here.

niru_04 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 09:07 PM »

>RapShack-san

You're welcome. Ice fishing in Japan is almost all smelt fishing. The size is only about 4 inches, which is half of North America.

missoulafish · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 09:08 PM »

Love this! Thanks for sharing the story:)

niru_04 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 02, 2023, 09:14 PM »

>missoulafish-san

Thank you. It was a wonderful experience.

hunts2long · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 05:40 AM »

Glad you had a good visit to America. I thought of you the other day, have missed your reports of fishing in Japan....h2l

zcm_82 · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 06:03 AM »

Very cool

Glad you had a good trip and caught some fish while you were here.

I've seen a few of those smelt ice fishing videos in Japan and found them fascinating. Are smelt the primary ice fishing target there because of laws, or just because they are the most popular to eat?

iceman260 · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 06:05 AM »

Been wondering were you were,you haven't posted in awhile, nice to hear you had a good time here.

niru_04 · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 06:49 AM »

>hunts2long-san

Thank you. It's a very enjoyable trip. The season is almost over, but I enjoyed ice fishing here again this year.

niru_04 · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 06:57 AM »

>zcm_82-san

Thank you. The North American smelt were very large. In Japan, fishing for trout is usually prohibited from October to March. Therefore, ice fishing is mainly for smelt. Also, the Japanese love to play delicate games, which is why their fishing is so popular.

niru_04 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 07:01 AM »

>iceman260-san

Thank you. It was a wonderful experience and I was very happy. I always thought that the passion for fishing had no borders, and I am very happy to have proved it.

Bucket Rump · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 11:58 AM »

Awesome! Glad you guys got together and got to try Higgins Lake - one of my favorite lakes to ice fish and spear for big pike with the nice clear water.

meandcuznalfy · « **Reply #22 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 12:03 PM »

That's really cool, looks like you had a great time.

niru_04 · « **Reply #23 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 02:31 PM »

>Bucket Rump-san

Thank you. Higgins Lake was very quiet and a lovely lake. We missed it, but there was monster class pike on ST Helen Lake as well.

niru_04 · « **Reply #24 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 02:35 PM »

>meandcuznalfy-san

Thank you. Yes, it was great time and I've come to like ice fishing in North America.

meandcuznalfy · « **Reply #25 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 04:32 PM »

How did it compare to what you do at home?

mugsy · « **Reply #26 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 07:01 PM »

glad you could make the trip
and you had a good time.
i think its awesome

niru_04 · « **Reply #27 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 09:27 PM »

>meandcuznalfy-san

It felt very dynamic. Spear fishing was especially interesting because it is a method of fishing that does not exist in Japan.

niru_04 · « **Reply #28 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 09:33 PM »

>mugsy-san

Thank you. I had a very good time. I am very grateful to my North American friends who cooperated with me.

meandcuznalfy · « **Reply #29 on:** Mar 03, 2023, 09:35 PM »

That's cool, do any jigging while here, you use flashers or live scope

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