Sports Fishing in Niigata City and Japan

Seabass Fishing in September (2)

A new spot

As described before, I decided to find new spots of seabass fishing and found a nice place. It is secret but I will tell you.

The sluice of a flood-control channel of the Niigo River

One fine day I drove my car on the riverside of the Niigo River, which is a small river and the width of it is only about thirty meters. I found a sluice of a flood-control channel. It was far from the river mouth. There was a pool in the lower stream of the sluice. I parked my car and walked around.

As the water was muddy and it was far from the sea, I thought carps and cat fishes may be in the pool. I saw a dead fish floating. Its size was about 60 cm in length. I thought that was a carp, but I found it was a seabass after careful watching. As a dead fish never goes up the river, it may be dead in the pool. I decided to fish on the pool in a few day.

Seabass Fishing on September 28

I had a job early in that morning. So I arrived the pool of the sluice of the Niigo at 8 a.m. It may be too late. But it was raining and the water was muddy. I may have a chance.

The first seabass

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The first seabass
A picture of seabass I fished.
Pic.1

My heart beat fast with hope and anxiety, as it was the first time to fish there.

Soon I got a strike. I was not certain that the fish was a seabass till it was weakened and was foating on the muddy water, for the pool was far from the sea. But it was a real seabass ( Pic.1 ); the length was 54 cm and the weight 1.3 Kg. Though it was not large, I was glad.


The second seabass was a ranker.

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The second seabass
A picture of seabass I fished.
Pic.2
A picture of seabass I fished.
Pic.3

The second seabass came soon. I cast a lure to the whirlpool and saw a big fish bite it on the surface. It was big and strong, but finally I caught it. A ranker class seabass; the length was 81 cm and the weight 4.9 Kg ( Pic.2 and 3) . It was metalic silver and beautiful.


The third seabass

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The third seabass
A picture of seabass I fished.
Pic.4

I had a rest and began fishing again. Then I got the third seabass ( Pic.4 ) at 9:30 a.m. The size of it was 59 cm in length and 1.9 Kg in weight. It was a nice day.


The fourth seabass

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The fourth seabass
A picture of seabass I fished.
Pic.5

The rain was continuing and I was dripping wet. At 10 a.m. I got the fourth seabass of 57 cm in length and 1.6 Kg in weight (Pic.5 ).

After that I could not get any strike. It was enough. I went home, took a shower, changed my clothes and ate lunch.


The fifth seabass

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The fifth seabass
A picture of seabass I fished.
Pic.6

Who did say it was enough?
I went to the sluice again to clean up the remnants. The rain stopped. But I got the fifth seabass soon ( Pic.6 ); the length was 59 cm and the weight 1.5 Kg.

Though I tried to fish more, this seabass is the last. But I felt happy and went home with pleasant fatigue.


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The sluice
A picture of the sluice
Pic.7

Thus I found a new fishing spot and enjoyed good fishing. Pic.7 shows the sluice I fished. It was in a residential area. Probably few anglers know that this pool is a good spot for seabass fishing. I never tell this spot to my fishing friends. It is secret. And I believe fishing is really exciting.


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