Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture, one of the five lakes of Fuji, is at its peak for smelt fishing and is bustling with many anglers.
At Lake Yamanaka, located in Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, which has the highest altitude among the Fuji Five Lakes, smelt fishing, a winter tradition, is now at its peak.
Boats with roofs that keep the cold out even in the middle of winter are popular, and around 7:00 am on the 29th, about 20 people from Tokyo and Kanagawa boarded one of them.
When the fish finder indicated an area with many smelts, the anglers would drop a line from a hole at their feet and wait.
Then, I caught a smelt about 8 centimeters in length one after another by matching the movement of the tip of the pole with a slight pull.
A 6th grade boy from Yokohama said, "It's really fun. I want to do my best to catch a lot so that my mother and sister can feed me."
According to the Yamanakako Fisheries Cooperative Association, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, sales of recreational fishing tickets necessary for smelt fishing temporarily dropped to 30% of what they were before the spread of the infection, but have recovered to about 80% this year. It means that there is
You can enjoy smelt fishing at Lake Yamanaka until next May.