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RGM SCENE.10 Clear stream Koza River

~ Visit the mountain stream guide ~

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The season when the fresh green is beautiful. I decided to go to the mountain stream this time because I wanted to be surrounded by bright green and clear water, fresh air and negative ions. However, it is difficult to collect information when it comes to the mountain stream that you are heading for the first time, and for those who want to start mountain stream fishing in combination with trekking and camping, the threshold may be quite high. Isn't it?

RGM SCENE.10 Clear stream Koza River

Big catch prayer

Drive on the highway and head toward Kozagawa-cho with the coastline of Mie prefecture on the side. This area is a sacred area known for visiting Kumano, so I decided to visit Kumano Hayatama Taisha when I entered Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, in order to pray for the safety of this trip and a big catch. Kumano Hayatama Taisha is a large shrine that constitutes Kumano Sanzan together with Kumano Hongu Taisha and Kumano Nachi Taisha. Passing through the Otorii, a 1000-year-old Nagi tree, which is designated as a natural monument, welcomes worshipers. Put your hands on this Nagi tree that Taira no Shigemori planted and go to the main shrine.

We visited the main shrine, which was decorated with large shimenawa, to ensure the safety of this trip and to receive energy from the fresh greenery, clear streams, and fish.

Kumano Hayatama Taisha

Street address
1 Shingu, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture
TEL
0735-22-2533
access
15 minutes walk from "Shingu Station" on the JR Kisei Line
URL
https://kumanohayatama.jp/
RGM SCENE.10 Clear stream Koza River

Mountain stream guide

Follow the coastline road to Kozagawa-cho again. From the mouth of the Koza River, head toward the mountains, pass through the monolithic rocks designated as one of Japan's Top 100 Geological Sites, and aim for the Shichikawa Dam, where you can meet with your guide. There, I joined Satoshi Tagami, the fishing guide this time. Satoshi Tagami is a reliable ally who teaches the charm of Kozagawa as a nature guide and mountain stream guide while handling sweetfish fishing decoy ayu during the summer as a Taue decoy shop. It is a reassuring fishing guide who can leave even beginners from fishing lectures to easy fishing point selection. After greeting, I chased after Mr. Taue's car and left for the first point.

We arrived at the first point while passing through a narrow path in the mountainous area colored in bright green, getting off the car on the way and listening to the scenery and state of the river. Put on the waders early, prepare the tackle and go down to the river. Standing on the edge of the river, I first fell in love with the clear stream in front of me. Breathe in the fresh air to your chest and start fishing. The target this time is Amago. I will aim with minnowing. Going up the river while learning from Mr. Taue about the place where the fish arrive and the line through the minnow. The fish shadows are abundant, and while walking, I often encounter dace, which is colored orange in the color of marriage, and a school of young sweetfish that represent the Koza River, and Amur minnow chasing after the minnow who casts while walking. I was able to see it.

After a while, Mr. Taue arrived at a small depression called the first-class point. Casting tricolor on a cross across the stream, about three black shadows popped out of the white bubbles. Suppressing the feeling of "I am, I am", I cast it carefully again, and when the minnow approached the center of the flow, he showed me a white stomach and turned around and ate the minnow. At the moment when I thought "I did it", the hook came off, Amago returned to the white bubble again, and even if I cast a few throws after that, Amago who was very cautious came out. There was no. "It's okay, there are still many points. Let's get more and more fresh points with Langan rather than sticking." Mr. Taue's words encouraged me, and I moved with the feeling that my back hair was pulled.

Before leaving that point, I put the camera in the depression and found a few small but graceful amago swimming in the stream. Now, let's regain our mind and move on to the next point. While looking at the beautiful scenery and the newts and frogs that I met on the way, the point I arrived at was a small depression. Cast carefully aiming only at a narrow point, first put a minnow in front and make a second throw. I was able to put the minnow in the heart of the stream neatly. After removing the thread dandruff and inserting the twitch, the weight of the fish was immediately transmitted to the rod. While muttering in my heart, "Don't get caught, please," I exchanged carefully, and although the Amago that entered the net was small, I fell in love with its fish body, the beauty of Parmark, and the dignified face. was. Looking back, "Congratulations", Mr. Taue's smile. After that, while enjoying the encounter with Amago, Amur minnow, and Kawamutu, while visiting the many views of the Koza River mountain stream guided by Mr. Taue, he himself purified the clean air and negative ions, the trees and the clean stream that he could see. I felt like I was being done.

The last point I visited. A long cast of tricolor to Hiraki who has no edges or depression. In that casual last cast, I was able to meet the best fish in this fishing trip. I thought that it was a gift from the god of Kumano to myself who was purified by this beautiful nature for a day and my shoulders were weakened, so it was a fishing trip on the clear stream Koza River that became a rod.

This time, Mr. Taue guided me to the river for the first time, but I was able to fully enjoy the charm of the clear stream Koza River by telling me the scenic points and where to find fish. Next time, let me tell you about sweetfish fishing. I definitely want to visit again.

TACKLE今回のタックル

Mountain stream fishing

rod
SPEC.5 42-48S
reel
Spin cast reel
line
Fluoro 4lb
rig
RGM tricoroll stream core 53HW