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All about Wild Carp
My fishing home ground is the trunk of the Tone River.

General information on carp fishing in Japan.
The Map of Japan

Carp fishing season in Japan 　You can enjoy carp fishing through out the year except Hokkaidou. However, it very much depends on the area, because the Japanese Archipelago is very long from the north to the south.
I will make a short comment on carp fishing season around Tokyo.
February-March: rather difficult to fish carp April-May 　　　 : good	June-July-August : Carp fishing at night is 　　　　　　　　　　　　　preferred.
Breeding 　　　　　　: May-June

September-October-November : Good	December-January : Not easy to fish carp, but the taste of the carp is best.


Target of my carp fishing: mainly wild carp

Licence for carp fishing 　In principle you should have a licence, however it is not so strict, because carp is no longer of commercial value in Japan as it was before World War II. 　The licence is issued by the prefectural government, but almost actually by the fishery association of the　prefecture. 　It costs about \4,000(aboutUS$40) a year. 　However, you should note that a licence is vital for some fish such as sweetfish (ayu) char(iwana, yamame) 　In some areas the numbers of rods per capita is limited, like "less than three rods"
	This is the licence issued by the fishery association of the Ibaraki prefecture, which I have. 　On the licence, it is clearly mentioned that the licence is not applicable to ayu, yamame and iwana.

Ayu	Yamame

One of the special species found only in Japan. The length:: 10 - 30cm The scientific name: plecoglossus altiivelis altiivelis The taste: delicious	One of the special species found only in Japan. The length:: 30cm The scientific name: salmo(oncorhynchus)masou masou The taste: delicious
The spots of carp fishing 　You may find the information of carp fishing spots in the fishing tackle shops in the city or in the magazines on carp fishing. 　My homepage may help you to find the spots.
The tackles of carp fishing in Japan 　There are many ways for carp fishing in Japan. However, carp fishing by floats or lures is not so popular. 　Mostly the carp anglers use from 2 to 5 rods on the rod rests with sensors. They stay there for a few days or some times more than a week.

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