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Comment on Last of the hirame by Adam

Adam — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:32 +0000

Dear Mr S.,
Thank you very much for reading my blog and for posting your kind comment.
I wish I could fish Alaska like you do!
Whenever you are next in Japan and want to cast a line together, please let me know.
All the best,
Adam

Comment on Last of the hirame by sakana1

sakana1 — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:19 +0000

Dear Mr. Guy,

My name is Sage and I can’t help telling you I truly enjoy your blog so much. It’s so unfortunate that I no longer live in Tokyo. Like you, I’m an avid fisherman and I take care of my catch. Yet I must confess that I’m learning a lot about how to cook in Japanese way from you while I’m a 100% Japanese! Hat off to you, Sir.
I write a blog about fishing myself. Please take a look when you have a free time. Hope you’ll like it as much as I do yours.
http://themeanderingangler.wordpress.com/
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/okipokiangler

Sincerely,

Comment on Traditional Japanese seasonal food: bamboo shoot by Adam

Adam — Sat, 11 May 2013 11:34:55 +0000

Nice you could dig them up locally! I had to pay for mine in a supermarket…

Comment on Traditional Japanese seasonal food: bamboo shoot by Barbra & Jack Donachy

Barbra & Jack Donachy — Wed, 08 May 2013 23:50:08 +0000

Mmmm… We used to harvest shoots from the hillside behind our home in Nanao. So good… Thanks for the post!

Comment on Simple is best by Adam

Adam — Sun, 05 May 2013 11:45:19 +0000

shinさん
日本に帰ったら自分で作ってみませんか？とても簡単ですよ！お酒のつみまに…

Comment on Simple is best by shin

shin — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:05:23 +0000

まさにイタリアの色ですね！
美味しそう！！

Comment on Breeze over Kasumigaura by Adam

Adam — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:31:28 +0000

It was good fun. My fishing buddy said I should grab one of the funa as it leapt out the water so I could say I caught a fish that day. Going over my bird books back at home afterwards it turns out that one of the big birds of prey we saw was a buzzard (nosuri). I also saw the usual suspects, some larks and a shrike.
Unfortunately post-Fukushima the local farmers in Kasumigaura are being discriminated against by Japanese consumers who won’t buy their produce – rice, and the other major crop there lotus root (you may remember seeing the fields of it where you lived) claiming it is “all contaminated.” As you go past the fields you can see the heaps of discarded lotus root lying rotting by the roadside, as well as the acres and acres of unplanted rice paddies. My fishing buddy often asks the farmers for lotus roots and they are happy to give them away. Very sad.

Comment on Breeze over Kasumigaura by Barbra & Jack Donachy

Barbra & Jack Donachy — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:29:59 +0000

Sounds like a great day despite the lack of fish. I used to live in an apartment barely more than a stone’s throw from Sakuragawa not far from where it empties into Kasumigaura. Many, many great memories fishing both the river and the lake for bass, bluegill, carp, smelt and whatever else might happen along – including piscivorous chubs, catfish and barbel. There was an irrigation gate where, when it was flowing during spawning season, funa would fling themselves onto land in an effort to move upstream. Great bird watching around Kasumi too.

Comment on Memories by Adam

Adam — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:25:38 +0000

１円玉タナゴの魚拓とれる？

Comment on Memories by shin

shin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:09:26 +0000

私の知り合いで、タナゴの魚拓を取る人がいますよ！