The Footprints of Fly Travelers

The Variegated Carp in Pinling 坪林的錦鯉

2011-07-18T15:21:00.002+08:00

錦鯉，觀賞魚怎麼會出現在坪林的金瓜寮溪中？想當然爾是不當人為野放！從民國98年2月~12月受學術單位所託，在金瓜寮進行外來魚種調查及移除工作，鯉魚或錦鯉便是攔砂壩上游主要的對象。

Variegated carp should be the appreciate fish in garden, how can it be found in Jing Gua Liao Stream? No doubtly it was introduced by people. We have been consigned by academic institution to condut field investigation and removal of invasive fish since Febuary to December of 2009. Carps is the primary target above the upstream of check dam.

鯉魚或錦鯉出現後，不僅溪流中的螺貝類，如川蜷、瘤蜷；甲殼類，如粗糙沼蝦遭到威脅，就連原生溪魚的產卵場也出現危機，加上牠們喜愛掘底攝食的特性，很容易將潭區泥沙捲起，增加溪水中的懸浮微粒，進而提升陽光加溫的效率，使溪水溫度上升。

The existence of carp not only threatens the native shells and shrimps in the stream, carps also occupies the riverbed where native fish lays egg. Additionally, carps often search food by excavating on the riverbed, and such feeding behavior raises the mud in the pool. The muddy water absorbs much heat from sun shine easily which cause water temperature raise higher.

有鑑於此，先前的採樣與打標，以及甲殼類定量調查就顯得很重要了。因為有了這些數據，才可以在秋季進行移除作業。而本文的錦鯉，當然是對象之一，打完標再釋獲的牠，就等秋天時護溪隊一併以網具移除吧！

The sample collection, tag hitting and quantitatively investigation were the critical works during the research. After acquiring sufficient data on hand, then we can remove invasive species in the autumn. The variegated carp with tag, of course, was the removal target. By the autumn, the inspection team would use net to remove invasive species, and the carp would not be luckily released again.

保護區釣取鯉魚最難的是「如何閃過其他原生魚類的搶食」，因此吐司毛鉤成了不錯的利器，但技巧上卻大大不同於一般河川的毛鉤釣鯉技巧。調查當天，單車道上的遊客中，最後終於有一位婦人，看出「目標只有鯉魚」的奧妙。

The most difficult part for fishing carp in conservation zone is how to avoid hooking the other native fish. Thus, toast fly was the good solution. Among the tourists on the bike way, only one woman was well aware that I targeted the variegated carp as the only one objective.

A Fantastic Museum for Fly Anglers ─ German Fishing & Hunting Museum一個令釣魚人瘋狂的博物館：慕尼黑漁獵博物館

2011-04-06T12:41:00.001+08:00

慕尼黑最令我感到瘋狂的，不是啤酒節，而是一間博物館，一間專為漁獵愛好人士而設的漁獵文物博物館。垂釣與畋獵不只是人類獲取肉類食物的方式，也是中世紀貴族所從事的消遣活動 (請參考Julian Bernes所著的釣魚論文)，因此，垂釣與畋獵活動在西方社會頗受人們的重視。慕尼黑漁獵博物館除了展示了許多漁獵戰利品與標本，獵槍、竹竿、魚鉤、漁獵飾品等各式漁獵器具的收藏更是令我驚奇不已。

The thing appeals to me in Munich is not Oktoberfest but a museum, a museum for the one who has passion on hunting and fishing. The Museum is Deutsches Jadg und Fischerei Museum (German Hunting and Fishing Museum). Hunting and fishing are not merely the ways people to get meat, they were also the sports for upper class people in the ancient time (refer to Treatise of Fishing with an Angle, by Julian Bernes). With such background, fishing and hunting are valued by people in the western. There were many great trophies of games in the museum, beside, those great numbers of hunting rifles, fishing poles, artificial flies and the other related works really amazed me.

漁獵博物館的門口兩側，分別設有一座造型生動的野豬和鯰魚塑像。就如同我所料想的，不少路過博物館門口的遊客總是喜歡站在塑像旁邊拍照留念，小朋友們尤其喜歡將自己的小腦袋塞入鯰魚的大口中，然後拍下一張滑稽的照片，這樣的情景，每天都不斷的在博物館的門前上演。余以為博物館人員應該在塑像旁邊設一個小費箱，向拍照的遊客們酌收點小費，或許可以藉此為博物館帶來一筆不錯的業外收入呢！

There were two lively sculptures of games at the gate of museum. One is wild hog and the other one is catfish. Just as what I expected, many tourists seemed to show more interesting to the sculptures than the museum. Kids, always preferred to put their heads into the big mouth of catfish then took a funning picture. This was a very common phenomenon that appeared in front of the gate of museum every day. I thought that the museum should put a tip box at the side of sculptures, asking for some tips from tourists. Perhaps by doing so, the museum might be able to gain a well extra income.

More information: http://www.jagd-fischerei-museum.de/
Note: Photography is allowed in the museum.

Is fishing difficult? 釣XX魚，難嗎？

2011-03-27T15:41:00.000+08:00

常聽到有某些新進釣友說：「釣某種魚好難喔！」；也有某些稍微進階的釣友臭屁地說：「釣某種魚很難嗎？」；但真的是這樣嗎？是片面之詞？還是各說各話？

這個問題必須回到釣魚活動的本質，及釣魚活動的「元素」。所有戶外活動都有四個基本元素，即環境、人、器材及知識技術；爬山有山，有背包、睡袋，有攀爬野營技術；單車有道路，有單車、車衣，有騎乘技術；但偏偏釣魚多了一個，那就是「魚」。換句話說，除了這個活動本身外，還有一個「對象」，而且是活生生的。即然是生物，牠就有多樣性、變異性，也就是這一條與另一條有差別，甚至還有學習力。
魚為什麼「越來越難釣」？這其實是「人擇」，尤其是所有釣客會攜帶漁獲的釣場。筆者曾參加過一個垂釣實驗，在同一個保護區釣場中，以三個很會釣魚的高手，在每場40分鐘一階段，然後休息60分鐘，再重複釣三場次，便會發現魚雖然還很多，卻不上鉤了。為什麼呢？「因為會吃餌的已經差不多都被釣起來了」，這個實驗又與一個日本的研究有類似的結果。日人曾在某個湖中長期取樣日本鯽，且依照釣獲順序編號，如A點的第一尾為A1，第二尾為A2，然後以此類推，編完號後原地放生，結果發現雖然A點的魚可能跑到B、C、D…，C點的魚可能留在原地或移到A、B、D，但被捕獲的「順序」卻很接近，即「笨的就是笨的」！

但這真的是笨嗎？恐怕不能這樣解釋。比較敢攝食，索餌比較兇，在自然界長的大、長的快，因此取得交配權或產卵數(質)比較好，那牠的基因便比較容易延續。然愛吃與好吃的魚面對釣客時，卻成了「笨」！而笨的少了，聰明的(較不受釣餌吸引者)變成多數，而牠們繁衍的後代，聰明的也變多了。

不過魚兒也不是笨的不會進步，如果有機會脫鉤、斷線逃跑，或是釣者自行釋獲，那會增加牠們的經驗值。根據國外一篇論文的研究，鯉魚的記憶力可達三年，只是牠必須得吃，所以得在經驗與誘惑中選擇，而那份掙扎就只有牠自己知道了。

落英繽紛

2011-02-15T20:59:00.001+08:00

在台灣櫻花開說明春天要來了，雖然水還冷，但這天曲腰還挺捧場的，只可惜體型小了些，僅40公分左右。微微涼意下，露臉的太陽帶來和煦春色，在順水漂流的櫻花中搏魚，真是幸福的氛圍啊！

坪林國小溪流生態教育

2011-01-18T18:51:00.001+08:00

經過許多年推動溪流保育的工作經驗，覺得還是只有孩童對於新觀念的接受度最高，於是在中華民國自然生態保育協會的邀請，以及斯洛華奇水晶的經費贊助下，於2008年秋季~2009年夏季間，籌辦了一學年的坪林國小兒童溪流生態教育課程，並以坪林國小生態社的小朋友做為授課對象。

為期一年的課程中，除了以室內課說明溪流生態環境、物種、食物網，以及現在的環境破壞問題，還以實際外出參訪與實習，比較當地溪流與城市溪流的差異。此外，也以實際體驗的方式，了解魚類採集、測量、分類等工作。最後再以成果發表的方式，將心得呈現。

這是個人首次長時間對小朋友授課，除了更進一步了解小朋友的觀念外，也對於授課技巧磨練不少，更重要的是，從他們的學習成果看來，台灣的保育還是有希望的！

註：在此感謝SWANS的每位朋友、坪林國小的劉校長、黃老師，以及阿仁。

Having Fun in River Anton 石灰岩溪的趣味釣遊

2010-12-12T01:59:00.056+08:00

我首次造訪英國是在2008年春天，從此就讓我對於英國的自然風光與西式毛鉤文化深深著迷。就在那次，小左、大軒與我在機緣下認識了英國的毛鉤釣友—理察及保羅，並且在他們的協助下造訪英國的私人水域垂釣。回國後，想再次造訪英國的念頭一直揮之不去。
2010年11月，終於有機會再次前往，並且能與老朋友相聚。
The spring in 2008 was the first time I visited England. I was fascinated by the view of the countryside in England and the English fly fishing culture. Additionally, Wesley, Caddis and I became friends with two English anglers, Paul and Richard, who were kindly hosted us to fish trout in private water. Since that, I tried to manage myself to come to England again.

In the November of 2010, I finally had a chance. I felt exciting when I stepped on this isle again. The reasons are not only I looked forward to my fishing journey, but also it was really nice to see friends again.

原本保羅計畫帶我到Wales作釣，但無奈前一周的大雨，造成河水上漲，於是他只得換到漢普郡(Hampshire)的小溪。到了當地市中心停車場，保羅囑咐我下車並換上涉水服。
我吃驚地問道：「難道我們要在市中心釣魚嗎？」
「沒錯！就是市中心。」保羅肯定地回答。
而這條名為安通河(R. Anton)的小溪正是泰斯特河(R. Test)在漢普郡的支流。
At first, Paul planed to take me to fish in Wales, but unfortunately, the river was high caused by the rainfall last week. So he decided to take me to angle in a small chalk stream in Hampshire. When I was told to put on my wader in the parking lot of the city, I was a little surprised. “Where is the place we are going to fish? In the city center?’ I asked. “Yes, we will try in the city center.” Paul just answered. The river we fished was River Anton, which is one of the tributes of River Test in Hampshire.

保羅找到一個充滿大茴香魚與棕鱒的藻床釣點，其中還有不少魚正在上浮攝食羽化中的若蟲。我們用的是由法蘭克廋亦(Frank Sawyer)先生所發表的雉雞尾若蟲毛鉤，而別看這款毛鉤是簡單的老樣式，它可是讓這理的魚兒為之瘋狂。因為我倆竟然在2小時內沒換過釣點，而且還拉起十幾尾魚。
我不得不說：「這市中心的小溪還真不是蓋的！
Paul and I discovered a point where many big grayling and brown trout gathered around weed bed. Some of them even raised to take the emerger. We fish with a pheasant tail which was developed by Frank Sawyer, it is a really simple old pattern but it still works very well till today. Because the point was so well, we did not move forward for the rest of two hour fishing. Paul and I caught about a dozen of grayling and trout. Such result was not bad for a small chalk stream in the city center.

Mountain White Fish 山白魚

2010-12-07T09:56:00.002+08:00

文/攝影=小左

Fish species：Mountain White Fish（Prosopium williamsoni）
Other name：White Fish
Size：44cm
Pattern：鴨臀絨亞成蟲（CDC Dun）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：2008.10.
Place：嘉樂丁河席德橋(Shedd Bridge of Gallatin River, US)
Note：白魚是現存鱒鮭目的魚種裡最原始的一種魚類，其外觀看起來不太像鱒魚，若與茴香魚比較，則有些神似，但背鰭不若茴香魚大，體色也沒有茴香魚那麼漂亮。白魚主要的分類有兩類，分別是山白魚(Mountain White fish)與湖白魚(Lake White fisf)，其中湖白魚又還有四種。

白魚屬於寒帶~溫帶山區的魚種，而山白魚主要分布在美國猶他州以北到加拿大NT省，以山岳溪流、河川、湖泊為主要棲地。一般的壽命約8~9年，體長約46公分，但最大有18歲的記錄魚，並且有2.5公斤重。

山白魚偏好喜歡棲息在溪流或河川下層水域，偏好捕食水棲昆蟲的幼蟲與若蟲，但也會上浮至水面補食羽化中的水棲昆蟲，因此舉凡串珠頭毛鉤、羽化式毛鉤、乾毛鉤都釣得到牠。

A Gorgeous Night in Dresden德勒斯登的繁華之夜

2010-11-24T08:49:00.044+08:00

文/攝影/翻譯= 小宋

德勒斯登市充滿了巴洛克式建築，因此又被稱為易北河上的佛羅倫斯。11月初的某日，我造訪了這座城市，不過當日陰雨綿綿的天氣讓我無法盡興的攝影，昏暗的光線、陰沈的天空不免令人感到有些鬱悶。然而，當夜晚降臨，市區裡的燈火亮起之後，夜裡的德勒斯登展現了另一股無與倫比的美！

Dresden is built by the beautiful Baroque architecture. This is also the reason why Dresden is referred to the Florence on Elbe. I visited the city in a day of early November. But unfortunately, it was a overcast and cloudy day. The gloomy light and sky made it be difficult to take nice photos. I was a little bit disappointed by the bad weather. However, when the light lit up the Dresden in evening, she seem to be much gorgeous than in the daytime!

Double Hooks, Double Hooking! 雙鉤、雙中！

2010-11-22T00:26:00.003+08:00

文/攝影=小左

為了測試新的釣竿Thymallus(註)，特別使用在美國蒙大拿州學會的雙鉤釣組，即上鉤為串珠頭若蟲毛鉤(Bead head nymph)，下鉤為毛蟲毛鉤(Wooly bugger)。沒想到先是下鉤中了一尾貪吃的鯽魚，而掙扎中閃爍的串珠毛鉤又吸引馬口上鉤。

註：Thymallus是專為捷克若蟲釣法所設計的釣竿，而Thymallus為茴香魚屬的屬名。

Bended Tail曲腰？曲尾？

2010-11-21T20:10:00.005+08:00

文/攝影=小左翻譯=小宋

自然界難免會出現畸形的個體，但總不多，於是能給人遇上又更少了。而這尾翹嘴紅鮊卻在半年的調查中被釣上2次，只能說正確的釋獲的確有助於減緩魚類資源消耗，也破除了曲腰被釣上就會死的錯誤觀念。

備註：坊間常以某種魚釣上就一定會死，作為全數攜帶漁獲的藉口。

There is little deformity exists in nature, the chance of catching an abnormal one is much rare. During the period of field work, this top mouth culter had been caught twice within six months. This is a good evidence to prove that C&R practice can reduce the depletion of fishery resurce, it also eliminates the rumor that said top mouth culter can not survive after releasing.

Note: Some people take all of his game with the excuse of some species of fish is not able to survive once it is caught by fishing.

Nobody Loves White Fish西式毛鉤會白魚

2009-12-16T22:56:00.000+08:00

在石溪(Rock Cr.)中游，我們由路邊走下釣人踏出的步徑，這裡離主流還有些距離，而在這當中，森林裡有條小溪，像極了曾去過的英國號手溪，於是我向威廉示意，先在這裡晃晃，不過一個多小時的搜尋，除了美麗的風景，就只有一尾小的不能再小的虹鱒。

In the middle of Rock Creek, we walked down to the trail which stepped by anglers.
There was still certain distance to reach main stream from the trail. We found a small stream in the forest, it was like Horner Water in England where I have ever been. So I told William that I would like to take a try. After an hour searching, I gamed nothing but with the joy of beautiful scenery and caught a rainbow trout which could not be even much smaller.

就在往下游走去的同時，遠遠地看到威廉的竿子呈現滿弓，不過不一會兒就看著魚兒衝向下游鑽入流心，又是個飲恨！但沒多久，換吐司的竿子傳來魚訊，而且從釣竿的彎度，應該於不小呢，可一掃昨天的怨氣。纏鬥一會後，魚兒漸露疲態，威廉一個漂亮的下網，幫忙將魚撈起。「哇！是白魚、是白魚耶！」威廉大聲地嚷著，沒見過白魚的我們開心莫名，畢竟這是溫帶靠寒帶或溫帶山區才有的魚種。但就在這條白魚之後，吐司像是找到白魚的家，連著一接一尾地拉，而接連遭遇魚隻脫逃的威廉，也只得放棄原本的釣點，試試這新朋友，結果才一下子，就見他的黏土浮標下沉，又是一尾！
While I was moving to downstream, I saw William’s rod bent as crescent. But it was not too long then the trout dived into the current. Regret for losing fish again. Then Hank’s rod had response. From the curve of rod, the fish seem to be good size. After a couple of minutes of fighting, the fish finally turned to weak. William netted the fish with pretty movement. “Wow! White fish, it is white fish!” William shouted out. White fish is the fish which separates only in north country, and we felt extremely exciting about it because we had never seen this kind of fish before.
After landing up this white fish, Hank seemed to find their home and caught one after one. William gave up the original point he fished and came to try white fish, the new friend we just encountered. It cost a few minutes, William’s floatant sank into the water, one more white fish!

照鱒魚的習性來說，應該很容易受到驚嚇，但這裡的白魚卻傻的有點讓人訝異，同個釣點竟然能一尾接一尾地拉起，加上中魚後牠雖然體積不小，卻不會藉著水流向下逃竄或躍起洗鰓，增加起魚的困難度，甚至還會逆流上溯，便於釣人收線，所以拼鬥力大不如虹鱒與棕鱒，也才不被當作主要對象魚，不過牠至少讓遠方來的我們一賭尊容。可惜的是下午還有路程要趕，於是只得告別石溪，向柏士門(Bozeman)挺進，而柏士門則更是蒙大拿州西式毛鉤的重鎮。
According to the habitual behavior of trout, they should be nervous and easily scared. But the white fish here was too silly to believe that we could catch several in the same point. Although white fish was big, they did not swim down to the current nor leaped out of water. It even swam toward to upstream made it was easy for the angler to roll back the line. White fish is not as powerful as rainbow and brown trout, and such is the reason that anglers do not take it as the major game fish. But the show up of white fish let us see its’ appearance at least. We had a long journey to go in the afternoon. Therefore, we had to say goodbye to Rock Cr. and drove to Bozeman. And Bozeman, is the important fly fishing location in Montana.

A Fine day After Typhoon 雨過天晴的釣況

2009-11-28T00:25:00.046+08:00

The typhoon brought a lot of rainfall and raised the stream. The strong flow washed out the food, made fish in the stream was extreamly starveling. Normally, the shaved chub always feed moss and aquatic insect on the bottom, but the huger pushed them to chased the artificial fly up to the surface.

Wesley aimed the one of the biggest shaved chub as the target. When he hooked an big shaved chub, I could see the rod was bended as perfect loop from long distnace. The fierce fight tied on several minutes, then I saw Wesley walk down to me with simle on his face. I noticed that there was a very nice shaved chub in his net. Nice fish should be recorded by well image. So I took my Hasselblad camera shoot for Wesley and his new record.

在台灣，颱風常帶來豪雨及洪水，因此經過洪流後，矽藻便被泥砂刷得乾乾淨淨，於是讓苦花們飢腸轆轆，也讓人有機會以毛鉤在水表誘釣牠們。
這天，小左盯上了一尾大苦花，於是即便在一段距離外的我，都能看見他作合中魚時，釣竿完美的弧度。在經過幾分鐘的激烈纏鬥後，小左面帶笑容地走向我，這時我看見他的抄網裡超大苦花，也不由得嘖嘖稱奇！於是我趕緊拿起哈蘇相機，留下這一刻難得的紀錄。

備註：這尾苦花足足有36公分長，卻是用2號線重竿釣起。

There! 在那兒！

2009-10-28T20:44:00.002+08:00

西式毛鉤很多時候有強烈的「目視作釣」(Sight Fishing)性質，換句話說就是看到對象魚才出手，這點在國外釣鱒魚也用得到。於是透過資深的釣友或釣魚導遊判斷釣點，然後觀察出上浮(Rise)或魚影，再出手將事半功倍！
In most of the time, sight fishing is the strong characteristic of fly fishing. In the other words, the angler fish till he see the target fish. This is a useful rule when angling trout in the outland. It is much easy to catch a fish with the aid of experienced angler or fishing guide to help you to tell the angling points and observes the rise or shadow of fish.

Greedy Top-mouth Culter 貪吃的曲腰魚

2009-09-14T12:14:00.002+08:00

看清楚沒？除了上顎前端的毛鉤外，口腔內左邊的地方還有另一隻毛鉤！這尾曲腰第一次中鉤時讓他斷線脫逃，但隨即又被釣上。差別是第一次吃的很殺、很深，第二次學乖了點，但還是忍不住毛鉤的誘惑。
Do you see that? There was a fly hooked on the lip, besides, there was the other fly in the left side of mouth. This Top-mouth culter was hooked and broke tippet in the first time, but later, it was captured again. The difference is that the fish took the fly aggressively in the first time. And the fish still couldn’t reject the temptation of fly, even it was much careful in the second time.

The Girl’s Big Stripe Dace 高小妹的大馬口

2009-08-29T08:26:00.003+08:00

孩子的學習力總是比較好的！有過幾次餌釣經驗的高小妹，在爸爸的指導下，很快熟悉匙型路亞(Spoon)的操作。這一天她釣上十幾尾馬口魚，挑一尾大的留下紀念吧！
Kids always have well learning ability. The girl had several times of bait fishing experience. Under the instruction of her dad, she soon learned to fish with spoon.She caught a dozen of Stripe dace in the day. And I took a photo for her with the big prize.

The Record by #2 Fly Rod二號線重竿的紀錄

2009-08-24T00:10:00.006+08:00

釣鯉到底可以用線號多小的釣竿呢？或者說一、二號線重的釣竿，可以順利釣起多大的野鯉呢？其實早在八年前就已經拿一號線重的竿子，釣過數尾一斤多的野鯉，但總因為這樣的釣具難以擒獲大鯉，或說漫長的搏魚過程中，早就把釣場裡其他的鯉魚嚇光光，所以小號數釣竿絕非首選。
How light the tackle can be used for angling carp? Or in the other words, how big the carp can be landed up with #1 or #2 Fly Rod? I had caught several carp which was over 1.5 pounds by #1 Fly Rod eight years ago. But it is hard to use such light tackle to catch large size carp, or I should said, the other carp was scared away while it cost too much time to fight with carp. So, light tackle is not the primary choice for angling carp.但總有突發奇想的時候，為了試試自己設計的「旅行者7924」(七呎九吋四節二號竿)，到底可以耐上多大的拉力值，於是就選擇鯉魚頗多的一處河濱公園，下竿測試。
The idea just flashed to my mind one day─I would like to test how the big the strength that Traveler #2 7’9(4) the rod which I design can endure? Therefore I fished in a riverside park where abounded with carp.

經過實際的誘釣，本日一共釣上五尾鯉魚，其中30公分以下的小鯉魚因為無法打標，就不列入紀錄，所以留下紀錄照片的，就只有45.4公分的雌鯉一尾，以及54.4公分的雄鯉一尾。其中五十多公分的雄鯉雖然吃得很胖，但還是拉力驚人，差點讓預備線被抽出釣竿，好在一路跟著跑，才在花了五、六分鐘後，請牠上岸。
I caught five carp totally in the day. Amongst of those carp, some were smaller than 30cm so I did not make tags on them. I took photos of 45.4cm female carp and 54.4cm male carp only. The male carp was fat but against power was amazing. The backing was almost drawn out of the reel by him. I ran with the carp, and it cost me five or six minutes to land up him.

Nice Ending in Hyalite Creek 秀麗小溪—Hyalite Cr.

2009-08-03T12:14:00.014+08:00

在蒙大拿的最後一天釣遊地點，是當地中國餐廳那位美麗服務生的建議，即柏茲曼(Bozeman)市郊的Hyalite溪。當地人描述，Hyalite溪是東嘉樂丁河(E. Gallatin R.)支流，景色秀麗可愛，不過溪幅小、魚體不大，故較少有人造訪釣魚。
Hyalite Creek was the place where we fished the last day we were in Montana. It was a suggestion by the sweet waitress in Chinese food restaurant. Hyalite Cr. is the tribute of Eastern Gallatin R., narrow but nice, and few people comes to fish there.

車行20分鐘，進了山區便是小溪中游，此處設有一座小壩，但已頹圮，現在水流順旁邊沖出的新河道往下游流去。Hyalite溪頗像台灣丹野的卡社溪支流，或是英國號手溪、日本湯川，如此環境正是我們所熟悉，因此眾人均選擇二號線重竿。
We drove about 20 minutes then arrived the midstream where was in the forest. There was a small damaged dam, and the stream had washed a new way and ran toward to downstream. Hyalite Cr looks like the tributes of Danja in Taiwan, Horner Water in England or Yu Stream in Japan. Such fishing environment was we familiar with, so we all choose to use #2 fly tackle.

由於少人釣遊，因此毛鉤一落水魚兒便衝來捧場，但體型不大，於是我把注意力放在廢壩前的標點。從上浮的水紋看來，底下的魚兒體型比水流中的大，加上水底佈滿藻床，應該有不錯的對手可以試試。低身緩緩靠近，掛上偏光鏡，果然發現水下有數尾一尺左右的虹鱒慵懶地游著！不過清澈緩慢的「反轉流」因食物容易聚集，所以魚兒對食物挺挑，僅捕食極小的搖蚊蛹。於是翻了翻毛鉤盒，選了一枚20號的羽化搖蚊蛹毛鉤，並在前導線前銜接60公分的7X毛鉤子線。
Because few people fished here, so trout bit fly without any hesitation once it fell on the surface. The size of trout are small, so I put my concentration on the spot where was in front of the damaged dam. From the signal of raise, I supposed the trout was bigger than those in flow. In addition, the bottom of the stream was covered by weed bed, there should be some nice size trout could make a test. I stalked the trout carefully, with the aid of polarizes, I could find out there was some 12 inches rainbow swam lazily. The trout is much selective due to the food gather in the clean and slow swirl easily. Trout took tiny midge only. I looked over my boxes, then picked a #20 midge pupa up and attached it on the 60cm- long 7X tippet.

這種環境作釣務必要注意水流，也要避免毛鉤落水後的漂浮過程出現拖曳(Drag)，以免不自然的動作驚擾魚兒、增加戒心。若順利的話，漂浮過程中魚兒便會上浮捕食；若沒反應，得先順流飄，迨流至止水處等一下，再等魚兒接近時，輕輕抖動竿尖，讓毛鉤製造小小的水紋，這時魚兒會以為有昆蟲掙扎，便可能發動攻擊，於是以此法成功釣上三尾29公分的虹鱒。

Fishing in such spot must be careful with flow. In order to alert the trout, angler should avoid making fly drag during the drift. If the drift is successful, trout will rises and takes the fly. And if trout dose not take fly, you should let the fly drift to still water and wait for a while. When trout approaches the fly, then quiver the fly slightly to make small ripple. The trout may mistake that as the insect struggles on the surface and takes the fly. I had used this method and catch 3 rainbow trout which is 12 inches long.

一直逗留在壩前甚是可惜，於是趕緊提起腳步追上威廉與吐司。當然啦，沿路上看似標點的淺瀨並沒放過，只不過前面已有兩位先行者，所以接下來釣上的魚兒都是Baby。行進一百多公尺後，看見吐司興奮地從上游跑來，原來是他在一處瀨頭釣上一尾30公分的虹鱒，算是本日的最大尾獎！
I could not keep fishing in front of dam, so I decided to move myself to catch up William and Hank. I did not give up trying the spots while I was moving to upstream, of course. But most of my catch was baby trout which left from the two first movers. I marched about 100 meters then saw Hank ran toward me excitedly. He just caught a 12 inches rainbow trout in the pool head, and the trout was the biggest prize today.

接著拍完照片後，我倆繼續往上游去尋找威廉。這時看見威廉在一座小木橋前，正專心地拋投，原來是他發現一處魚窟，簡直是「釣之不竭」！有了這麼好的釣況，當然也順便把攝影機拿出來，好好紀錄畫面。於是我們邊釣、邊拍，一路再往上游走去，直到天色完全暗下，而如此親切、秀麗的小溪也就成為我們在美國的釣遊句點。
After taking photo, we walked to upstream to find William. Then we saw William concentrated on fishing in front of a small wooden bridge. He found a pool where trout was abundant, and it was even seemed that the trout was unlimited. I took out DV camera to record the procedure. We fished and took photos until the sky became totally dark. Such nice and beautiful stream was the end of our fishing journey in America.

Formosan pale chub painted by water color

2009-07-20T23:06:00.005+08:00

I am inspired by James Prosek who is a talented artist, writer and fly angler. His beautiful works give me the idea of painting fish with water color. So I found out my painting tackles and tried to paint my favorite fish, Formosan pale chub.

About James Prosek: http://www.jamesprosek.com./index.html
Fish reference: http://natureflyanglers.blogspot.com/2008/02/formosan-pale-chub.html

Peter’s Secret Spot彼得阿伯的秘密釣場

2009-07-14T15:40:00.015+08:00

嚴格說起來，在柏茲曼(Bozeman)一連三天的釣況都不算理想，加上天氣越來越冷，所以提前結束了凱莫隆橋(Cameron Bridge)的釣遊，改到大黃石釣具店(Great Yellow Stone Fly Fishing Shop)採購，順便打聽有無較好的釣場。一進入大黃石釣具店，店內的人對我們這批黃面孔多少有些訝異，且多半以為是日本人，於是自我介紹後便向他們請教。其中一位名叫彼得(Peter)的阿伯特別熱心，原來他是退休人士，在此享受退而不休的打工生活，他建議到嘉樂丁河下游的曼哈坦，因為那裡有他的秘密釣點。
Frankly to say, the results of fishing were not good in the past three day in Bozeman. In the other hand, the weather became colder and colder, so we finished the fishing in Cameron Bridge in advance then drove to Great Yellow Stone Fly Fishing Shop to buy some goods and also asked some information. Once we entered Great Yellow Stone
Fly Fishing Shop, people in the shop were surprised by us, and most of them though we were Japanese. After introducing ourselves, one man who named as Peter treated us much enthusiastic. He was a retired man and enjoyed the carefree living. He suggested us to fish in Manhattan, downstream of Gallatin R., there was his personal secret fishing spot.
隔日，因距離較遠，於是提前出發前往曼哈坦(Manhattan)。這是個頗迷你的小鎮。駛出小鎮後，接著看見一望無際的牧場，清晨的光線照在大地，乳牛低頭吃著草，遠方還未散去的霧氣，晨曦中的寧靜鄉間真是美的說不出話！在如此氣氛中，循著告示牌下溪，並依彼得阿伯的指示往上游走去。據他的說法，循溪走30分鐘，便能看到一段大白壁(Great White Wall)，而從白壁開始就是他的秘窟。由於這裡更原始，所以一路上有許多鹿的蹄印、排遺、河狸的水壩，甚至還看見三頭正在尋找食物的白尾鹿，那種與野生動物的面對面接觸，令人驚喜！
Next day, we got up early and drove to Manhattan. Manhattan is tiny. When we penetrated through the town, all we saw was the no boundary ranch. Clear sunshine brightened the ground, cows lowed their head and chewed the grass. Fog in the distant place did not clear out yet. What a beautiful scenery it was. We followed the introduction of sign to move toward to river, then forward to upstream direction just as Peter said. According to his saying, we went forward to upstream for an half hour then could see the Great White Wall, and that was his secret spot. Because the place was original, so we could see a lot of footprints and waste left by deer, and dam made by beaver. And we even saw three white tail deer were feeding. It was a surprise to met wildlife face to face.
30分鐘後，「果然沒錯，就是這兒！」威廉確定地說，而我們當然是趕緊進入作戰位置，結果不到二分鐘，吐司就釣上一條大魚。有了前幾天的經驗，這次當然是小心翼翼地對應，但纏鬥幾分鐘後，露頭的竟是尾43公分的大白魚。接著，我的浮標也頓了一下，一揚竿便發現游動的力量不小，但又不像是白魚那種向上溯的感覺，於是冷靜取代了興奮，逐步將魚往岸邊淺灘帶，並設法制服牠。由於水流不若嘉樂丁河急，所以沒花太多時間便把這條38公分的棕鱒擺平，也為此次來美國留下一項新紀錄。有了這樣振奮人心的成果，威廉也不示弱，拉上幾尾虹鱒，只可惜體型小了些，但這樣的狀況值得我們繼續向前進，於是決定快速上溯，再逐步往回釣。

After 30 minutes walking, we finally saw the destination. “Here it is”, William said affirmatively. We all got into position quickly. It was less than two minutes, Hank caught a big trout. With the previous experience, Hank fought the fish carefully. After several minutes of fighting, the result came up with a big white fish. My floatant had a small stop, I made a strike then felt the strong against power from the other side. It did not swim to the upstream just as white fish would dose.
The excitement soon was replaced with clam, I led the fish to shallow riverside and tried to defeated it. Because the flow was not as fast as Gallatin R., so it did not cost too much time to land this 15 inches brown trout up. This was my personal new record in America. With such cheerful result, William also landed several rainbow trout up, but they were small. The result encouraged us to keep moving to upstream.

接下來的釣點，雖然一看就知道底下有大物，但真是讓人頭皮發麻，因為河狸的關係，使得潭區有不少倒木，而這就是要面對的標點。如此環境讓我們快速折損毛鉤，然而正所謂「不入虎穴，焉得虎子」，在這樣的釣場裡吐司還是釣上一尾40公分的棕鱒，並且與另一尾38公分的棕鱒纏鬥時，足足追著牠跑了100多公尺，越過兩個瀨區。
The following spots we faced, were definitely good spots. But the wood piles in the pool which made by beaver became the big problem for us. However, just as the saying nothing ventured, nothing gained, even the spot caused us loose several flies quickly, Hank still caught a16 inches and 15 inches brown trout as the sweet return. Particularly, Hank had ran more than 100yds and crossed two riffle when he fought with a 15 inches brown trout.

下午的釣遊過程中，天空不時飄下陣雨，且每當開始飄雨，水面就出現鱒魚上浮的漣漪，但當地鱒魚對乾毛鉤的挑剔，卻讓人頻頻受挫，而雨一停上浮的動作就結束，這算是大自然中物種互動的趣味。隨著時間越來越接近傍晚，風寒效應越來越明顯，於是三人決定提前往回走，但就在此時竟然迷路了！
During the fishing in the afternoon, it rained occasionally. Interestingly, when it started to rain, trout rose, once it stopped raining, so did trout. But the trout were selective to dry fly, what was frustration to us. When the time closed to evening, it started to get colder. We decided to return in advance, but in the meanwhile, we found ourselves were lost.

由小徑切入主流時，我還特別以一根枯樹幹做記號，但回程時卻因為不熟悉環境而走入舊河道，這下可慘了！因為美國的私人地可不能任意闖入，於是只好沿著圍籬亂繞，而即便遇到獵人，他們的描述也不算清楚，就這樣「晃」了一個多小時，最後只得跨過私人地，才尋得停車的產業道路，也成為這次釣遊的驚險經驗。
While we cut to main stream from the trail, I had picked up a wood as the mark. But we were lost in the return. What a big problem it was, because a man can not enter private land without permit in America. We walked around by fence, and even we met the hunters, we still could not get clear information from their description. We wasted an hour more, and finally we were forced to cross private land to access the trail where we parked our car. It was the adventurous experience during the fishing trip.

Uninvited Guest─ Grass Carp出乎意外的來者草魚

2009-03-03T03:28:00.016+08:00

從2003年發表過西式毛鉤作釣鯉魚後，經過六年推廣，並在Caddis與阿仁的熱情發展下，現在已經成為不少同好投入的毛鉤釣法之一，而針對釣獲的鯉魚打標紀錄，再予以釋獲，更是釣友建立科學觀察的重要里程。
After publishing the article which was about carp angling in 2003, such idea has been promoted for six years. Caddis and Allen are engaged in carp angling and promote it enthusiastically, there are many fly anglers devote themselves to angling carp with fly. Anglers mark the carp then release it, by doing so, it is a important milestone for establishing scientific observation.

某日，前往新店的一處釣點，也打算以鯉魚為目標，於是便攜帶了五號線重竿，並配合全浮線與羊毛吐司毛鉤(Wool Toast Fly)，但稍微出乎意外的，卻不是緩緩浮起的鯉魚，而是一個較快的影子，啣了毛鉤就跑。由於河水流速不慢，魚兒聰明地順勢進入流心，這一下連五號線重竿也只有「撐著」了！

One day, I went to a fishery spot in Shindan and aimed at carp as the target. I carried #5 weighted tackle, angling with floating line and wool toast fly. It was beyond my expectation. The slow rise was not carp, but a swift shadow which took the fly then dived. Because the flow was not slow, the fish smartly ran into stream. And the strong against power made the #5 rod could do nothing except held until the fish was tired.

還好釣竿的腰力頗佳，在一段時間的堅持後，魚兒漸漸地失去抵抗的力量。隨著重量線一圈一圈地收入捲線器，終於真相大白，是一條野化的小草魚(註)。雖然不是第一次以毛鉤釣獲草魚，但這作釣鯉魚的外道，還是為這趟釣遊帶來一些驚奇。或許，下次可以綁幾支「水草」毛鉤，看看是否能專攻草魚吧？！

Thanks to the rod is stiff enough, the fish relaxed against power gradually after a period of time. With the fly line was back to the reel around and around, I finally realized it was a small grass carp. Although it was not the first time that I caught grass carp with fly, the uninvited guest still offered a little surprise during this fly fishing trip. Perhaps, I could prepare several “weed fly” and have a try, to see weather it is possible to major in grass carp.

註：草魚並無法直接在台灣的水域生殖繁衍，因此在野外釣獲的草魚，均是人為放流，再逐漸野化的族群。同理、青魚(烏溜)、鰱魚也是如此。

Note: Grass carp can not reproduce in Taiwan field, thus, the grass carp which caught from field are mostly introduced by people. Black carp and chub are the same.

Guide for Korean Fly Anglers 帶韓國毛鉤釣友釣遊

2009-03-03T02:34:00.017+08:00

人生的緣分真是難以預料也充滿驚奇，半個地球之外或是不同國籍、文化的人在西式毛鉤的連接下竟成為跨國友誼。
2008年九月11號下午，當我正沉醉在釣上大鯉的時刻，大軒接到一通來電，竟是外籍釣友來台，想找釣魚導遊(Fishing Guide)。雖說對方不計代價、費用，但尷尬的是毛鉤屋並沒這個「營業項目」，於是我們決定「無償」帶這兩位釣友感受台灣自然環境的魅力。
到了約定的日子，我前往信義計畫區的旅館接兩位韓國朋友，一陣寒暄彼此介紹後，便向郊區出發。在車上的對話中，得知兩位韓國朋友均從事設計工作，合作的對象是台灣的電子大廠，因此每一、二個月就得從美國與首爾來台灣一趟，只不過一、兩年下來都不知台灣哪裡有魚可釣。
再去接了大軒後便出發向坪林。允豪與Johnason非常驚訝，竟然只要30分鐘就能到此山明水秀處，也讓他們對台北的風貌大大地改觀，於是我們開始導覽解說北勢溪的生態、魚種習性，以及目前遇到的環境困境，如缺乏管理機制、仍不時有溝渠化工程等等。

接下來，帶著兩位外國朋友往逮魚堀溪，看看是否能碰上一些漏網曲腰。經過五月~八月的開放，許多釣客均攜帶大量漁獲後，當地釣況已經很差，一個多小時下來，並沒看見曲腰蹤跡，而允豪也只釣上一尾餐鰷。於是只得繼續由下游往上溯，才在一處較幽暗的小潭區，讓他們兩位一償來台灣的宿願。
毛鉤釣友其實是不計較漁獲的，將魚兒釋獲後，時間已是下午一點，我提議到街上用餐，讓他們嚐嚐台灣味的小吃，然後再到街上的茶莊泡茶，品嘗當地的名產—包種茶。於是就在這下午的時光中，彼此交換各種西式毛鉤的心得，如海外釣遊經驗、韓國的生態與環境、台灣溪流的現狀、對西式毛鉤釣具的見解……，歡度了一個愉快的釣遊日。

後記：這件事給個人的啟發有三。
一、台灣西式毛鉤相關網站的英文化勢在必行。
二、若保育做得更好，台灣可以依賴自然旅遊(如釣魚)從事觀光產業。
三、西式毛鉤的確是「國際語言」，但前提是必須建立國際觀與外語溝通能力。

允豪與Johnason的部落格http://fourseasonsangling.blogspot.com/2008/09/throwing-flies-in-taiwan.html

Fly Fishing Trip in Taiwan Amazon 南勢溪哈盆釣遊

2008-11-07T16:52:00.008+08:00

哈盆古道沿著南勢溪上游開闢，是一條從福山連往哈盆的步道，古時是當地泰雅族的交通路線。福山山區的林像堪稱完整，動植物生態豐富，再加上夏天午後容易下對流雨，因此這裡又被稱為「台灣亞馬遜」。
Hapen trail is built along with South River, it is a trail which connects Fushan and Hapen. In the ancient time, people of Taiya aboriginal use this trail as traffic way. Fushan is well forest without developing, there are abundant animals and plants resource. Because it rains often in the afternoon in summer, so this area is also named as "The Amazon in Taiwan".

每年夏天都會與父親走一趟哈盆古道，今年也不例外。在經歷了四個多小時的努力，沿途還必須涉過四條大小不等的小溪，最後才抵達佈道的終點—哈盆。哈盆算是南勢溪的源流，溪水極清澈，而個人總是習慣利用中午休息時間，在此享受西式毛鉤的釣魚樂趣。
Father and I always do hiking to Hapen every summer, and so did this year, too. From Fushan to Hapen, we had to cross four streams, and we arrived Hapen finally after four hours walking. Hapen is the headwater of South River. The River is extreamly clean, and personally, I prefer to enjoy the fun of fly fishing in the time of rest.

以往哈盆一帶的水域盛產馬口魚，但是經歷過幾次颱風洪水和人為濫捕，如今魚類資源寥寥無幾。儘管在魚況不理想的情況下，個人還是憑著經驗找到魚窟，並且以黑色石蠅成蟲毛鉤和雉雞尾若蟲毛鉤釣獲數尾馬口魚。看著馬口魚身上煥發出動人的光澤，真希望此處的山林、溪流以及所有的野生動物都可以長存於此！
There were a lot of stripe dace in the past, however, the fishery resource now is few because of flood and overfishing problem. Even though, my well experience still could help me to find a good fishing point. And I caught several stripe dace with black stonefly and pheasant tail. Looking at the brilliant color of stripe dace, all I wish is that the beautiful forest, stream and wild lifes could be well forever.

Brook Trout河鱒

2008-10-27T23:16:00.009+08:00

Fish species：Brook Trout（Salvelinus fontinalis）
Other name：Eastern brook trout, Brook char, Speckled trout, Square tail
Size：23cm
Pattern：毛蟲毛鉤（ Caterpillar Fly）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：2006.
Place：日本日光湯川(Niko Yu Stream, Japan)
Note：河鱒是最接近Char(註)的一種鱒魚，但牠的生活史、生態習性與棲地卻更接近棕鱒與虹鱒，不過基本上牠比虹鱒與棕鱒更偏好低溫，但牠卻是Char一類的魚中，最耐高溫的。

Brook trout closely resemble to Char, However, his life history, habit and habitat are much similar to rainbow trout and brown trout. Basically, brook trout prefer low temperature than rainbow trout and brown trout. But it is the trout of Salvelinus fish which can endure higher temperaure.

原產加拿大與美國東部，1902年由美國移入日本湯ノ湖（湯川上遊），後移植本州中部以北的泉水溪（雪水）。外觀最大的特色在於體背有變形蟲紋路，且體側具有紅斑點。一般溪中多在15～40公分，入湖泊或老成鱒可達50公分。

Brook trout occur in Canada and eastern America. Brook trout was introduced to Niko Yo Lake in Japan, later, to the spring creek in the north Honshu. One of the obviously character of brook trout is with the line like amoeba shape on its back, and with red dots on the body. The size of brook trout which in the stream is about 15 to 40 cm, and the trout which lives in lake or the mature one, the size could be over 50cm.

The Screaming of #5 Weighted Tackle 五號線重竿的嘶吼

2008-09-16T09:32:00.011+08:00

挑戰野鯉最刺激的莫過於二件事，一是野鯉隨著與人類的鬥智過程中，經驗值與判斷力越來越高；二是每隨著體形增加10公分，體力可是增加好幾倍。
There are two most exciting things for angling carp. One is carp accumulates experience and improve his judgment from angling. The other reason is the against power of carp increases several times by every 10cm longer of its’ size.就像畫面裡的這尾野鯉，體長53公分，按照日本的魚類參考文獻推測，這樣的對手至少也有五、六歲以上(註)，因此經過自然的挑戰、逃過人類的覬覦，已非泛泛之眾。加上生活在水質比河流更好的溪水裡，其戰力更是驚人，遠比生存於河流、池塘的同類強悍，也因此即便使用五號線重竿，也得花上七、八分鐘才能將其制服。

The Carp in picture is 53cm long, according to Japanese Fishery reference, the carp probably is at 5 or 6 age at least(note). He has been passed from the selection of nature, safe form the greed of fishers. He was not a novice at all. He lives in the stream where the water quality is much finer than river, therefore, his against power is greater than the one which lives in river or pool. Even using #5 weighted tackle, I still had to spend 7 or 8 minutes to land him up.

看著牠全身金黃的戰甲，不禁讚嘆野鯉之美，以及在華美中的野性。

Look at him, he is just like wearing golden armor. I can not help exclaiming the beauty of wild Carp and the wildness of such beauty.

註：日本文獻中鯉魚的成長速度。(取自山と溪谷社，日本の淡水魚)
卵~孵化：3~6日
一年魚：12~16公分
二年魚：18~25公分
三年魚：25~35公分
四年魚：35公分以上
台灣較日本溫暖，理應成長速度較快些，但仍不可能以倍計。
Note: The growing rate of carp by Japanese reference. (By Freshwater Fish of Japanese, Hill & Stream Press)
To Hatch: 3 to 6 days
Age 1: 12~16 cm
Age 2:18~25cm
Age 3: 25~35cm
Age 4: up to 35cm
The climate in Taiwan is much warmer than Japan, so the growing rate in Taiwan is a little faster than the North country. However, it is still impossible that the growing rate increases by times.

Catch Carp in Jingmei Stream 景美溪釣鯉

2008-09-13T09:27:00.017+08:00

釣鯉，現在回憶起來已經是七、八年前的外道瞎搞吧，由於接手動物園研究員的坪林魚類調查，有了與鯉魚交手的機會，加上看了藤田克昌的著作，便如法泡製外加小小改良後，曾在霧社水庫、石碇溪，以及幾個桃園的野塘裡騙了十多條，還寫了首篇毛鉤釣鯉的拙著。
Carp angling, I thought it might be the recreation which was probably seven or eight years ago. Owing to the fishery field work of Taipei City Zoo Researcher, I got chance to angle carp in Pinling. I also read the book which was written by Mr. FUGIDA KATSUMASA, and I did a little improvement for the method which was introduced by the book. Then I had ever landed up tens carp in Wushir reservoir, Shrding stream and the other pools. And I had even written the first carp angling article.

最近，大軒回國後，又與他聊起這個話題，於是開始下了點心思重返此道。所以七月底的某日，在幾經觀察與研討後，決定出手，而且一出手的第二竿竟然手到擒來，揭開了景美溪釣鯉的新頁。不過好景不常，在Kenny與大軒的輪番造訪下，如今這裏的鯉魚「已經聽得懂人話」，釣友們如要騙上牠們，恐怕要多下功夫囉！
Recently, Caddis was just back from UK and once I had told him with such idea, so I began to think over how to angle carp. In the end of July, after several times observation then I got off my hands. I caught a carp just in the second try successfully. A new page of carp angling has been opened in Jingmei River. Good times don’t last long, however. Kenny and Caddis has angled here for several times, and now carp has learned to “listen people’s words”. If angler would like to catch the carp here, he may have to pay a lot of efforts now.

Chub 鰷魚

2008-09-13T00:09:00.008+08:00

Fish species：鰷魚 (Leuciscus cephalus)

Size： 17cm

Pattern： Pink Beadhead Pupa（粉紅色串珠踊型毛鉤）

The angler： Wesley Tso

Time： May, 2008

Place： River Tone, England （坦河，英格蘭）

Note:

鰷魚廣泛分佈於歐洲的水域，英格蘭、威爾斯以及南蘇格蘭地區流緩的河流皆可發現發牠們的蹤跡，一般常見體型約在十餘公分至三十公分左右。鰷魚為雜食性魚類，小型鰷魚多以植物碎屑、昆蟲、魚卵、蠕蟲為食，大型的鰷魚則會捕食小魚苗。鰷魚並不難釣獲，且趣味性十足，算是都市、近郊釣遊的好伙伴。

Chub is widely spread in European waters, they can be easily found in the slow flowing rivers of England, Wales and Scotland. The common size is usually from 10cm to 30cm. Chub is polyphagous fish, the young chub often takes the piece of plants, insect, fish egg and worm, and the bigger chub takes small minnow or the other kinds of small fish. It is not difficult to angle chub at all, and it is fun, too. Chub is a good game fish for angling in city or suburbs.

York Minster 約克大教堂

2008-09-09T13:10:00.006+08:00

旅遊英格蘭時，我們造訪了約克市，那是一個漂亮而且充滿人文氣息的小城市。約克大教堂是該城市的地標，高聳的樓塔讓人可以從大老遠即可瞧見，事實上，這座令人嘆為觀止的建築花了兩個世紀才完成，也是歐洲著名的大教堂之一。儘管拍攝時天氣不佳，烏雲罩頂，不過陰沈的天空卻讓畫面更有「英國味」呢！

While traveling in England, we visited York. York is a small loving city and full of Humanities. York Minster is the landmark of city, the high towers can be seen from far away. Actually, It spent two centuries to make York Minster had been done, and it is also one of the biggest and famous minster in Europe. Despite the weather was not good, dark clouds hang on the sky, hoverver, the dark sky made the picture be much "English style".

Where is trout? 鱒魚在哪兒

2008-08-31T16:30:00.005+08:00

垂釣鱒魚的關鍵就在找上浮的魚訊 (rise)，但今天的上浮在哪兒呢？

Finding the rise is the key to fish the trout. But......where is the rise?

Fishing in the Quiet and Lovely Horner Water 浪漫釣遊在號手溪

2008-08-31T14:56:00.014+08:00

翌日，保羅和李察帶領我們來到Somerset的另一處釣場—號手溪（Horner Water）。號手溪可說是李察老爹的秘密花園，究竟它有多隱密呢？當一行人去購買釣魚券時才知道，手中這張釣魚券收據，竟然是早在半個世紀前就印製好，五十多年來因鮮少有釣人造訪，以致於當初印製好的釣魚券迄今尚未使用完畢！
The next day, Paul and Richard took us to Horner Water, the other fishing water in Somerset. Horner Water is the secret garden of Richard. Once we came to tollbooth and buy the fishing tickets, we finally realized that the tickets we got, which was printed in a half of century ago. There are few people who know Horner Water, so the tickets still haven’t been sold out.

雖然號手溪的棕鱒不若昨日我們在坦河所交手的鱒魚精明，但是由於該溪流幅極小，溪流兩側林木夾雜，綠蔭遮天，因此在此垂釣鱒魚，完全是考驗釣手選擇標點和拋投的能力。為了方便在狹小空間內揮灑釣組，李察老爹特定為我們準備了一把6呎6吋的竹製毛鉤竿，而前導線也縮短為九呎不到。
Despite the trout in Horner Water was not as tough as we fished in River Tone, however, due to the stream is extremely narrow, both of the riversides are woody, and the trees even overgrow to cover the sky. It was the test for the casting and point-selecting skill of an angler. In order to cast in such a small room, Richard prepared a 6’6” bamboo rod for us particularly, in the other hand, the leader shorten to less than 9ft.

有了前一天與棕鱒交手的經驗，這回便很快得以進入狀況。小左首先依循老爹的指引下竿，沒一會兒功夫，一尾莫近二十公分的小棕鱒手到擒來。正當大家圍上前去，為這尾漂亮的小棕鱒感到驚嘆時，李察特別解釋，這裡的棕鱒是原生的陸封型鱒，長久以來沒有人來此放流人工繁殖的棕鱒，因此號手溪的棕鱒皆是當地的原生鱒魚。接著大軒與我也有所斬獲，尤其後來大軒更在一處不被看好的標點內，擒獲一尾二十六公分左右的棕鱒，總算一掃昨日的晦氣。
Due to having the trout fishing experience from yesterday, this time we got on track soon. Wesley followed the instruction by Richard, it only cost him a few minutes, then Wesley got a small brown trout which was about 20cm. While we were exclaiming for the small but beautiful trout, Richard explained that there was no people has ever released artificial trout in Horner Water, thus all the brown trout in Horner Water is native and landlocked species. Next, Caddis and I got some brown trout, too. Especially, Caddis landed up a big trout which was about 26cm in an unfavorable point. Caddis washed the bad luck away finally.

號手溪除了是尋幽釣鱒的好去處外，且因位在伊斯摩（Exmoor）國家公園境內，故假日時來附近從事各種戶外活動的人也不少。樸實不加修飾的小徑，不僅健行者往來不息，偶而還有騎士駕著駿馬通過。中午休息時，大夥便乘著涼風坐在溪邊的草坪上，一邊享用老爹為我們準備的三明治午餐，一邊分享彼此的釣遊經驗，真是人生樂事一樁！就在這一片風聲、水聲中，偶而夾雜著人們言談的笑聲，我們在號手溪渡過了一個愉快的週末。
Horner Water is a good place for fly fishing, and because it is located in the region of Exmoor National Park, there are many people come here to practice outdoor activities in holiday. There were a lot of people go hiking in the simple trail, sometimes horseback rider passed through the trail, too. When it was in the noon, we decided to take a rest, enjoying the sandwich which Richard prepared for us. It was a pleasure to share the fly fishing and travel experience with each other. With the sounds of breeze, stream and people's laughter, we spent an enjoyable weekend in Horner Water.

Encounter with Trout 與鱒魚驚豔的邂逅

2008-08-31T14:48:00.011+08:00

正當我們感到一籌莫展時，忍不住請經驗老到的李察老爹為我們示範。只見他左手撐著溯溪杖、右手持竿，輕鬆自在的揮灑釣竿，由於坦河的溪幅狹小，因此李察採取一次拋投，除了避免過多假拋動作嚇到鱒魚，二來縮短拋投距離可避免釣組掛到草叢和樹枝。不一會功夫，老爹就得到兩次魚訊，其中一次大夥還目睹了一尾不小的棕鱒整隻躍出水面補食毛鉤。有了這兩次魚訊，讓岸上觀望的我們自嘆弗如，倘若再釣不到魚，真的是技術不夠，而非溪裡無魚。

While we were frustrated, we asked the well experienced Richard to make demonstration for us. Richard held a stick in his left hand, and cast the fly with right hand easily. Because River Tone was narrow, thus Richard did one false cast at each cast. By doing so, it could prevent the trout from being scared by movement of cast, secondly, the short cast avoided the line and fly being trapped by tree or weed. And just for a while, Richard got responses for twice, and among of which everybody even saw a big brown trout jumped out of the water to bite the fly. After seeing the demonstration, we all had to admire Richard’s skill. If we could not catch any trout, the reason would be our fishing skill, not there was no trout in the river.
保羅引領著我來到稍微上游一點的標點，指了前方傍水而生的草叢，認為那裡可能藏有鱒魚，要我嘗試看看。我跪在河岸邊並且壓低身子，小心的將毛鉤送入標點，毛鉤沿著草叢漂了幾次依舊沒有反應，當我準備放棄時，平靜的水面驟然迸出了一個水花，儘管揚竿不及，保羅卻馬上提醒我，要我再將毛鉤拋到同一個標點，因為鱒魚可能還在原處。這回有了準備，當水面再次出現魚訊時，一記準確的作合，釣線一繃緊，中魚的喜悅自嘴角揚起！
Paul led me come to a point where was further upstream, pointing at the area which was close to weed, he though there might be a trout and asked me to take a try. I knelt down to keep myself low, then cast a fly into the point carefully. The fly had floated by the side of weed for several times, there was no response. But just while I was going to give up, there came a splash that broke the clam water. Despite I missed the chance, Paul reminded me to cast the fly in the same point, because the trout might still be there. This time I prepared well, once a splash came, a nice strike made the line tight, then a smile came one the angler’s face.
這尾棕鱒的釣獲，為大夥打了一劑強心針，接著小左也在一處緩流區，擒獲他此行的第一尾鱒魚；不僅如此，午後溪邊出現大量蜉蝣羽化，小左更在一處緩流區請上一尾漂亮的茴香魚。之後，小左示意要我再試試看，因為茴香魚的個性較溫吞，不若棕鱒那般神經質，因此標點附近應該還有別的茴香魚可釣，果不其然，毛鉤一落水，我便中了一尾茴香魚，然而這尾茴香魚卻立刻順流潛至水底的沈木堆，再加上使用無倒鉤的毛鉤，因此讓牠脫鉤，煞是可惜！
After I landed up the first trout, it was a great pump for everybody. Later, Wesley also caught a brown trout. Additionally, while there were a lot of mayflies hatched in the afternoon, Wesley even landed up a beautiful grayling in upstream. After Wesley released the grayling, then he made a gesture for me to take a try. Because grayling is not as nervous as brown trout, so probably there is still some grayling can fish. It was true, I got a grayling immediately once my dry fly touched the surface. However, the grayling swam downstream by the flow and dived into woods, besides, I used barbless hook, so I lost it in the end. What a shame.
不過最悶的還是大軒，無論多麼努力的拋投、操竿，始終無法獲得鱒魚的青睞。不過就在他拖著釣組，打算更換標點時，一旁的毛鉤卻炸出個大水花，只見大軒宛如被電到一般，下意識做了揚竿的動作，可惜因水面滯線過多，作合不及，看到此景，岸上的一群人無不笑彎了腰，只留下大軒兀自楞在溪邊。總而言之，首日的坦河釣遊，小左與我還是共拉起二尾茴香魚與三尾棕鱒。
However, Caddis was the one who has bad luck. No matter how hard he did, he did not find favour with trout. While Caddis dragged line and tried to move forward, then all of sudden, there was a big splash on his fly. Caddis was shocked and made a strike without any consideration, but it had been too late to strike. All of us laughed, leaving the Caddis stunned in the riverside. In general, the first day of fishing trip Wesley and I still landed two grayling and three brown trout up.

There Is No Luck 毫無僥倖的機會

2008-08-31T00:50:00.019+08:00

保羅和李察首先引領我們到他們的社團專屬釣場，即坦河（River Tone）的上游。初次來此農場旁的釣場，打量了一下釣場環境，心裡不免要懷疑：這不過就是條給牛隻飲水的小溪溝吧，真的有鱒魚可釣嗎？李察老爹似乎看穿我的心事，解釋說明，這裡就是他們常來的釣場之一，裡面除了有棕鱒之外，還有茴香魚可釣，運氣好時還可以遇到逾尺的大傢伙。
Paul and Richard led us to their private water, the upstream of River Tone. Once we got to the fishing place, I looked around the environment and I was a little “surprised”. This is just a small stream for the cows which run through the farm, is it possible to fish any trout? I though it in mind. Richard seemed to see through my mind. He explained that here was one of the private water where they often come to fish. There is not only brown trout but also grayling, and the angler even can catch the trout which is over 30cm if he has some good luck.
接著保羅指出一個可能藏有棕鱒的標點，示意我們可以試試看，這是個位於一棵倒樹後方的標點，並不容易施展拋投動作，大軒、小左以及筆者三人彼此互看了一下，還是決定把這樣標點留給釣鱒經驗較豐富的小左下手。小左緩緩的從下游接近標點，從捲線器裡抽出一段重量，揮個兩三下進行短距離拋投，小心的將毛鉤落在倒樹的樹蔭下。此時李察老爹特別提醒我們，當地的鱒魚因長期經歷釣友的「調教」，早已練就識別毛鉤或水生昆蟲的好功夫；毛鉤漂餌時，務必要呈現「自然漂餌」（Nature drift），一旦毛鉤漂餌不自然，稍微刮出點水痕，水下的鱒魚馬上便識破釣人的詭計。另外，因為我們來訪前才下了一週的大雨，水溫偏低，降低了水生昆蟲的羽化和鱒魚的活性，因此垂釣難度更為增加。試了一會兒，小左不禁皺了眉頭，直呼不容易！

Paul pointed out a point where probably would be a trout hind there, and asked us to take a try. This was a point which just behind a falling tree, and is was not easy to do the cast. Caddis, Wesley and I looked at each other, and decided to leave the point to Wesley who has better experience in trout fishing. Wesley approached the point from downstream carefully, extracting a length of fly line from the reel, then we saw Wesley did a short cast to let the fly fall on the surface which just under the shadow of tree. Meanwhile, Richard reminded us that the trout in the water are well educated, they have learned how to distinguish the artificial fly and nature insect. The angler must present fly with nature drift, and if there is any dead drag occur, the trout in the water will know that it is a trick. In addition, it had rained heavily for one week just before we arrived, the water temperature was low, so the hatch of aquatic insects and activity of trout was low, too. This was another disadvantage factor for fishing. Wesley had tried for a while, bending his brows, and said that it was not easy to fish the trout.
大軒見水色不算清澈，打算從若蟲毛鉤下手，看看能否誘騙到棕鱒。此時保羅又補充說道，這裡的鱒魚攝食動作很輕，很難透過直感方式抓住鱒魚啄食若蟲毛鉤的魚訊。釣者以若蟲毛鉤垂釣時，除了必須做到自然漂餌的操竿技巧外，還必須仔細觀察重量線線端的動作，若原本漂浮於水面的重量線稍微出現停滯的動作，便是鱒魚吸入毛鉤，但揚竿不及，鱒魚仍會因發現上當，而快速的將毛鉤吐出。我們三人依序試了乾毛鉤和若蟲毛鉤釣法，竟然連一個魚訊也沒有，這下子可難倒我們了！
Caddis saw that the water was not clear, so decided to fish with nymph and to try that if there was any trout. Paul then reminded him, said that the bait the nymph very light, it was difficult for angler to catch the signal from baiting. When angler fish with nymph, he should present the fly with drag free, additionally, he also has to watch the moment of line tip carefully. If the line behaves any hesitancy, it is the signal of baiting. Then angler should hook the trout immediately, or the trout will find out the artificial fly is a trick and reject it. We three guys had tried with dry and nymph, there were no result. It was a difficult challenge for us.

The Angling Regulation of UK 英國垂釣須知

2008-08-26T23:47:00.008+08:00

英國的垂釣申請算是比較複雜些。首先，釣者必須先向「環境局」(Environment Agency)申請釣竿執照(rod license)有了釣竿執照後，雖然可以持該執照到一些野場水域垂釣，但是大部分的鱒魚釣場，釣者必須另外取得當地的垂釣許可，而擁有或承租當地垂釣權的單位可能是國家公園、私人農場或是民間釣魚社團等等，一日券的收費從10英鎊左右到數十英鎊以上不等。倘若沒有獲得相關單位允許而擅自闖入私人水域垂釣，被抓到的話可是會被重罰2000～3000英鎊喔！

英國釣季大致上分為兩階段，即三月到十月是棕鱒的釣季，而茴香魚的釣季則是從六月到翌年的二月，不過開放時間及管理方式的細節，各地會有些微差異。

The procedure of applying fishing license in UK is a little complex. First, the angler has to apply rod license from Environment Agency. After the rod license is acquired, the angler can fish in certain waters, but most of trout fishing waters require specific permit for fishing in local. The fishing right probably owned by national park, private farm or private fishing club etc. The daily ticket usually charges from 10 pounds to dozens of pounds. If the angler does not get appropriated license and fish in private water, he will be heavily fined from 2,000 pounds to 3,000 pounds.

There are two fishing seasons in UK. The season for brown trout starts from March to October, and for grayling, begins from June to February. The detail of opening season and regulations differ by locals.

Fly Fishing Trip in Lake District 英格蘭湖區釣遊

2008-08-26T15:55:00.031+08:00

湖區國家公園境內擁有為數眾多的湖泊和溪流，想當然爾，這裡絕對是不可錯過的重點釣場區域。由於湖區的水域樣貌多變，再加上溪流和湖泊的迴游路徑並未遭到攔砂壩或水庫的干擾，因此湖區也是英格蘭一帶少數仍有出產迴游性鱒鮭魚的地方，望著深邃的湖水，總是給人有一種臥虎藏龍的神秘感。這裡除了有為數眾多的棕鱒和棘鱸外，湖泊裡尚有體型碩大的狗魚、Char、海鱒和鮭魚，比起英格蘭地區其他地區，湖區的釣遊魚種資源顯得豐富許多，若說湖區是英格蘭的魚類資源寶庫可是一點也不為過。

當我們抵達湖區時，沒一會兒，陰沈的天空竟然下起雨來，突如其來的雨勢，就好像有人從天空倒了一桶水似的，來得又快又疾。既然無法在外漫步取景，我們只好隔著車窗玻璃，沿途欣賞略為模糊的湖區風景。然而說也奇怪，當山丘東側的塞爾湖(Thirlmere)地區降下傾盆大雨時，另一側的凱斯科鎮(Keswick)卻是滴雨未下，短短十英里左右的路程，天氣的轉變竟然如此戲劇化，沒辦法，這就是天氣詭譎的英國。於是趁著天色尚明，我們決定先在城鎮附近的格列塔河 (River Greta)進行垂釣。

初次在國外垂釣，興奮的心情很難掩飾，吸引我們的不只是挑戰垂釣鱒魚的新鮮感，釣場周遭的環境對我們而言也是全新的體驗。但是當我們沿著河岸搜尋了將近兩公里，除了得到那麼唯一一次的鱒魚攝食魚訊之外，大部分的時候卻是連個魚影也沒瞧見，此時心裡不免涼了半截。不過還好大夥對於魚獲早已經看的開，甚至還打趣的討論著，該不會是我們來晚了，所以溪裡面鱒魚早在釣季開放的前幾天就被操光了吧？最後我們意興闌珊，索性放棄釣魚，就當作是沿著溪邊散步賞景吧。

傍晚當我們結束釣遊上岸時，一身的釣魚裝很難不引起別人的注意，這時，背後傳來一句話：「你們是毛鉤釣者嗎？」回頭一看，原來是一位英國的毛鉤同好呢。與他交談我們才知道，因為不久之前的大雨導致河水高漲，幾乎把溪中的鱒魚都沖到溪流下游甚至是湖泊裡，再者，五月初的天氣尚涼，因此鱒魚可能還沒有從湖泊上溯至溪流，不然往常格列塔河都有著不錯的釣況。我們三人聽了他的解釋，心中的疑惑總算獲得了解答，儘管幾個小時的釣遊毫無斬獲，但至少我們釣得了一個下午的閒情。

坪林生態調查 Field Work in Pinglin

2008-08-24T09:28:00.014+08:00

自今年春天開始，Wesley集合了一群朋友，著手進行坪林金瓜寮溪生態調查，研究主旨是調查曲腰魚入侵對原生溪流魚類的影響，而該調查成果將是Wesley的碩士論文研究。

該實驗設計在金瓜寮溪建立了四個生態樣區，分別是以攔砂壩為界，上下游各兩個實驗樣區，以對照自水庫入侵金瓜寮溪的曲腰魚對原生溪魚的生態影響。每個月必須執行一次調查，由於研究核心是探討掠食者(曲腰魚)和被掠食者(獵屬魚種)的關係，因此釣手們分別以路亞、西式毛鉤、手竿餌釣釣取目標魚種，每個樣區垂釣四十分鐘，然後蒐集採集魚種進行長度和重量的測量，並且紀錄當日的水溫、PH值、容氧量。

目前該調查執行約有半年的時間，大致上可以發現一些生態趨勢。棲息於翡翠水庫的曲腰魚會趁著河水高漲時，上溯至金瓜寮溪內，當溪流水域充斥著曲腰魚時，原生溪魚幾乎被捕食殆盡，反倒是中游的攔砂壩阻隔曲腰魚繼續上溯，因而保全了原生的溪流生態。除了曲腰魚外，金瓜寮溪上下游也出現了不少人為放流的外來魚種，例如鯉魚和吳郭魚，這使得原生溪流魚類的生態面臨挑戰。

茴香魚 Grayling

2008-08-23T01:51:00.009+08:00

Fish species：茴香魚 (Thymallus thymallus)
Size： 25cm
Pattern： #14 CDC Mayfly（鴨臀絨蜉蝣）
The angler： Wesley Tso
Time： May, 2007
Place： River Tone, England （坦河，英格蘭）

Note:
茴香魚是環北極圈的鱒魚，全世界有三種，英文俗名為Grayling，也就是灰色，指的是該魚的體色；而拉丁文thymus來自thyme，也就是指有西瓜香味的意思，一般體長在20公分上下，30餘公分者算是較大的體型，該魚種最大的特徵在於牠那片大而色彩繽紛的背鰭，以及那副櫻桃小嘴。
由於茴香魚外觀優雅，經常成群緩緩的在溪流中穿梭、覓食，因此茴香魚又被稱為「溪流小姐」（Lady of stream）。茴香魚對於高溫和化學物質的忍受力不佳，且目前仍然無法以人工方式繁殖，因此茴香魚資源對於釣遊人而言顯的格外珍貴，這也是為什麼歐洲毛鉤釣遊人熱衷於垂釣茴香魚，並且保護茴香魚的原因。

Grayling is a kind of trout which spread around the arctic, there are three species in the world. The name of grayling means the color of fish, and the Latin “thymus” origins from “thyme”, it means grayling has the aroma likes watermelon. Grayling is usually about 20cm, and the one over 30cm is the bigger size. Her characteristics are the big and colorful dorsal fin and the small but cute mouth.
The appearance of grayling is elegant, they usually gather as a group swim and feed in the river. This is the reason why grayling is called as “lady of stream”. Grayling can not endure high temperature and chemical pollution, and are difficult to farm, neither. Thus, grayling seem to be the treasure for anglers. This is why European anglers love to fish grayling and protect them.

棕鱒 Brown trout

2008-08-23T01:45:00.007+08:00

Fish species：棕鱒 (Salmo trutta)
Size： 23.5cm
Pattern： #14 CDC Mayfly（鴨臀絨蜉蝣）
The angler： David Sung
Time： May, 2007
Place： River Tone, England （坦河，英格蘭）

Note:
棕鱒廣泛分佈於歐洲地區的溪流、湖泊，其體型和體色會因為環境因素而有所變異。英國溪流流幅小，因此野生棕鱒的普遍釣獲體型在15到30公分左右，而湖產或人工放流者則可達40～50公分。棕鱒的掠食性格明顯，除了補食水生昆蟲和小魚苗外，一些體長60、70公分以上的大型棕鱒，甚至會掠食落水的小老鼠和青蛙。
Brown trout are wide spread in streams and lakes of Europe. The color and size of brown trout varies from different habitats. The streams in England are usually small, thus the wild brown trout often caught in the size of 15 to30cm. Some of artificial propagated trout or the one which lives in lake can grow up to 40 to 50cm. The nature of predator of brown trout is significant, it takes aquatic insects and fish fry, besides, some large size trout which maybe over 60 or 70cm even takes small mice and frogs.

豐益釣具獲得歐洲釣友肯定European Anglers Are Satisfied with Morewell Fly Rods

2008-06-20T22:03:00.017+08:00

英國友人Paul寄給我們一篇由Grayling Society所出版的文章，文章內容是報導2007年在歐洲所舉辦的釣茴香魚競賽，後半段有提及選手們的使用裝備。其中，在介紹釣竿裝備的部分，有以下內容：

這次參與比賽的捷克選手，一致選用了一款特殊的釣竿，該釣竿格外輕巧，並且能把重量線高舉，提離水面上，以施展捷克若蟲釣法。中快速調的調性設計是左承偉(Wesley Tso)所設計，竿子則是豐益(Morewell)製造，釣竿名稱為Mayfly 832，一把售價240歐元左右......

The English friend, Paul, sent us an article which was published by Grayling Society. The article reported an grayling fishing contest which was held in Europe, 2007. In the back of article, it mentioned the fishing tackles that anglers applied during the contest. One of the paragraphs is as following.

All members of the Czech team who go to the World Championship fish with this special rod. Because the rod is very light, it is excellent for Czech nymphing positions with the rod held high to keep the fly line out of water. The intermediate action and design is by Wesley Tso, and the rod is made by Morewell (Mayfly series rod code F832). The rod can be purchased from Kima at approximately 240 euros.

Mayfly 832始於1999年豐益黃老闆與小左首次合作，並在毛鉤工房的同好一起努力下，設計生產台灣的首批國產西式毛鉤竿(Mayfly 系列)。回首十年，台灣西式毛鉤發展有成，毛鉤工房、毛鉤屋不但推廣國內的西式毛鉤運動及相關知識，就連發展才十年的國產毛鉤竿，再繼Mayfly 832之後陸續又開發出了Traveler、Harrier系列，乃至於最新的Eclosion 8024等產品，其中Traveler系列還獲得二次歐洲展最佳產品獎的冠軍，深受歐洲地區釣友肯定，令人欣慰！

Mayfly832 originated in 1999. It was the first time that the owner of Morewell, Mr. Huang, cooperates with Wesley to develop fly rod. Besides, the members of Nature Fish Fly Man also participated in designing and testing Mayfly series, which is the first series of homemade fly rod. Looking back of ten years, there is a little of advancement for the promotion of fly fishing in Taiwan. Nature Fish Fly Man and Fly House have promoted fly fishing and the related knowledge for ten years. Despite the homemade fly rods have developed in recent years, the rods of Traveler, Harrier and the latest Eclosion8042 series have been developed continually which just after Mayfly832. Amongst these series of fly rods, Traveler series even win the champion of the Europe Fishing Tackle Exhibition twice. We are glad that European anglers are satisfied with Morewell fly rods.

然而個人並不以此自滿，而是期勉自我精益求精，並且讓台灣釣具精品在國際舞台上能有更高的能見度。在此也感謝豐益黃老闆、工房同好、每位支持國產品的釣友，以及許許多多在這條漫長開發路上支持的人。

However, I should not be too proud for myself, in contrast, I expect myself could be better and better, and make the fine works of fishing tackle of Taiwan be much obviously in international market. Meanwhile, I have to thank for Mr. Huang, the members of Nature Fish Fly Man, the supporters of homemade tackles and many people who offer support in the path of development.

大型若蟲毛鉤 Big Nymph Fly

2008-04-16T23:17:00.004+08:00

水蠆毛鉤 Damsel Nymph Fly鉤型：TMC200R #12～14..........Hook：TMC200R #12～14
綁製線：Uni 6/0 棕色.............Thread：Uni 6/0 Brown
眼：銀色啞鈴眼....................Eye：Bead Chain（Silver）
翅鞘：火雞尾.......................Wing Case：Turkey Tail
足：雉雞尾...........................Legs：Pheasant Tail
軀體：棕色野兔毛飾體纖維....Dubbing：Hare’s Body（Brown）
肋條：金屬線（金）..............Rip：Wire（Gold）
尾鰓：簑毛...........................Tail Gill：Hackle

通常來說，豆娘或蜻蜓的毛鉤，不論成蟲或若蟲多半使用在池、湖等水域，這是因為多數這類昆蟲的主要棲地便是上述環境。當然，有部分蜻蛉目是棲息於水邊，如「短腹幽蟌」（Euphaea formosa）就常在水邊看見。
不過台灣的溪魚多數不大，想要捕食水蠆的機會實在不常見，反而是溪魚的魚苗、幼魚容易被水蠆吃掉！

軟簑毛毛鉤Soft Hackle

2008-03-25T18:03:00.008+08:00

串珠軟簑毛毛鉤Bead Soft Hackle鉤型：TMC 100 #16...................Hook：TMC100 #16
綁製線：8/0奶油色綁製線.......Thread：Uni 8/0 Cream
串珠：金屬藍玻璃串珠............Bead：Metal Blue Glass Bead
軀體：奶油色絲棉線...............Body：Cream Fross
簑毛：匈牙利鵪鶉體羽............Hackle：Hungarian Partridge Feather
軟簑毛毛鉤在台灣並不常見，甚至知道的人也不多。所謂軟簑毛，指的是以鳥類的肩羽、覆羽等較柔軟的羽毛當作簑毛纏繞的型式，英國又稱為蜘蛛毛鉤（Spider Fly），算是濕毛鉤（Wet Fly）的一類。
軟簑毛毛鉤在水中的動感頗佳，因此針對不少溪魚有很好的吸引力，值得大家嘗試。

中魚! Strike

2008-03-20T14:52:00.007+08:00

多年前的夏天，於某次坪林的生態調查活動時拍攝到這張照片。釣者輕巧地將毛鉤送到魚群的所在位置，就在這電光火石之間，一記準確的作合劃破平靜的水面；「喀嚓」一聲，攝影者將這瞬間紀錄為永恆。攝影者為了拍得此畫面，前後拍了約十張底片，而這是唯一較成功的一張。

This picture was taken during a field investigation in Pinglin which happened in serveral yaers ago, in summer. The angler cast the fly softly to the fish, all of sudden, a perfect strike broke the clam surface. The photographer snap the picture with a click, such moment had been recorded as forever. The photographer tried to take the picture for almost ten times, and this is the better one.

魔鬼蓑鮋Lion Fish

2008-03-03T02:42:00.003+08:00

Fish species：魔鬼簑鮋（Pterois volitans）
Other name：獅子魚
Size：20.4cm
Pattern：＃8 Rabbit hair Shrimp（兔毛蝦）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖

Note：本種簑鮋為台灣常見的種類，可長到30公分大，多出現在港區、灣澳等水流較緩和平靜處。主要以小魚、小蝦為食，並利用身體宛如一團海藻的模樣漂浮水中，如隨波逐流一般，但小魚靠近再突然攻擊。以毛鉤誘釣時，做出重複在其視線可及處跳躍、蠕動的動作，以誘其上鉤。
上鉤後請注意！該魚的背鰭硬棘能分泌劇毒，造成被刺者嚴重疼痛、過敏，因此解鉤務必小心！

雙帶烏尾冬Bananafish

2008-03-01T20:03:00.004+08:00

Fish species：雙帶烏尾冬（Pterocaesio diagramma）
Other name：紅尾冬
Size：17.9cm
Pattern：＃14 Sea Fiber Minnow（海水絲小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖

Note：多棲息於沿岸的中～表層水體，成群活動，體型最大可達35公分。主要以浮游生物為食，也捕食魚苗，因此若魚群量較大時，很容易以毛鉤或魚皮假餌釣獲。

花身雞魚Threestripe Tigerfish

2008-03-01T11:11:00.002+08:00

Fish species：花身雞魚（Terapon jarbua）
Other name：花身仔
Size：14.3
Pattern：＃10 Sea Fiber Minnow（海水絲小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖通樑港

Note：多棲息於河口、沙泥底質水域，魚苗及幼魚多在河口活動，老成魚則棲息在較深的水域。肉食性，以甲殼類為主食，也會捕食河口魚苗。對魚苗型、小蝦毛鉤會積極追逐、捕食，咬餌乾脆、拉力凶悍，惟河口或一般水淺的沙礁岸能釣獲者多在四指幅以內，甚是可惜！

白緣擬金眼鯛Taiwan beach-salmon

2008-03-01T11:07:00.001+08:00

Fish species：白緣擬金眼鯛（Pempheris nyctereutes）
Other name：剃頭刀
Size：12.1cm
Pattern：＃18 Midge Shrimp（橈腳類毛鉤）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖赤崁港防波堤

Note：此種小魚多喜愛棲息於防波堤、消波樁等水域，主要為成群活動，於晨昏、無月光的夜晚捕食浮游動物，由於體型小，也多為岸邊石斑、石狗公等魚的食物。

黃錫鯛Goldenlined Seabream

2008-03-01T11:05:00.001+08:00

Fish species：黃錫鯛（Rhabdosargus sarba）
Other name：邦頭
Size：11.7cm
Pattern：＃14 Sea Fiber Minnow（海水絲小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖烏坎港

Note：主要棲息於沙礁交界的深水水域，但巴掌大小以內的幼魚會在港口、防波堤近活動，此魚主要以貝類為食，幼魚時則多以各種無脊椎動物為食。

四線雞魚Four-line Theraponid

2008-03-01T10:59:00.005+08:00

Fish species：四線雞魚（Pelates quadrilineatus）
Other name：花身仔舅
Size：10.7cm
Pattern：＃14 Sea Fiber Minnow（海水絲小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖烏坎港

Note：原可棲息於淺水沙質海域或河口環境，但對於水質的耐污力頗差，因此僅能生存於水質清潔的環境，目前本島較少見，多出現於澎湖的沙質海域。體型偏小，最大約25公分，主要以節肢動物或環型動物等小型無脊椎動物為食。

水母丁溪行腳Cifotingay Fishing Trip

2008-02-25T04:37:00.024+08:00

話說水母丁

水母丁，這個名字乍聽之下還真有點令人莞爾，很容易讓人聯想到海裡的生物─水母，不過可別誤會了，「水母丁」其實是翻譯自阿美族語「Cifotingay」，其中「Ci」是指「有」的意思，「foting」是「魚」，「ay」則是指「地方」，因此「Cifotingay」整句的意義可解釋為「有魚的地方」。

說到這，真讓我們這群outdoor fans眼睛為之一亮，想必這條溪流的生態應該很豐富才對，事實上也是如此。別看水母丁溪僅是一條全長八公里左右的小溪，這條位於熱帶地區的山間小溪，不論在地理景觀還是當地的生物風貌皆別有洞天，自從在一次偶然的機會中邂逅了這條堪稱秀麗的小溪，從此水母丁溪便成了個人在東部最喜愛的地方，喜愛在這鮮少遊客造訪的山林溪谷中，靜靜漫遊一整日。

充滿生命力的溪

鍾情西式毛鉤釣法的我，看到如此優美的山光水色當然忍不住要拋兩竿，不過與其說是想要搏魚過癮，倒不如說是藉由西式毛鉤釣法，細細體驗水母丁的恬靜以及野性的感動。

就如同阿美族語的原意，水母丁溪的確是一條魚類資源豐沛的小溪，尤其值得一提的是，活躍於水母丁溪的水族是以兩側洄游生物為主，肥碩的沼蝦和毛蟹是溪裡的住民，而每年農曆四五月之際，更有多如過江之鯽的蝦虎魚苗從河口上溯，返回至水母丁溪的中、上游。在水母丁溪溪畔垂釣最棒的是，你永遠無法預期在垂釣的過程中會有什麼驚奇的遭遇。一個人的釣遊並不孤單，因為我知道，許多野生動物朋友們環繞著我。溯溪釣遊的過程中，樹林間五色鳥及畫眉鳥的叫聲從沒間斷過；溪床的沙灘上，幾個足跡吸引了我的目光，蹲下身瞧瞧，原來是清晨到溪邊飲水的山羌所留下；對岸樹林一陣騷動，只見一隻彌猴身手矯健的從一棵樹上跳到另一棵樹上，不一會而又消失在蓊鬱的林子之中。這，就是充滿野性的水母丁！

另外，水母丁溪附近的植被景觀方面也是相當具有特色，由於位在熱帶地區之故，溪流兩岸的植被種類中不乏熱帶地區的代表植物，例如銀合歡、榕樹和蕨類植物在此就相當常見；尤其是南溪聚落上游處，還有著一棵樹型相當漂亮的大榕樹，當地居民用一條紅布將其圍繞，視為神木。

驚豔的遭遇

一連搜尋了數個水潭，釣上來的除了馬口魚還是馬口魚，除此之外並無太大的斬獲。然而一切卻是那麼的不經意，就在完成一次拋投動作之後，毛鉤輕輕的落在水面上，甫一會兒，平靜水面驟然迸出一個水花，反射性的做了一個揚竿動作，中魚！一陣強烈向下竄的拉力讓我不敢大意，心想應該是一尾十五公分級的闊嘴郎吧，不過從牠掙扎的銀色反光來看，我只覺得這條闊嘴有點…怪異，因為他的身體似乎略高了點。

好不容易魚隻掙扎的力道稍微緩和了些，總算將牠拉至浮頭，當我彎下身子準備以手抄網將牠盛起時，初次看到牠側扁的體態，直覺告訴我，牠絕對不是一般的溪魚，既然不是馬口魚也不是闊嘴，腦袋裡接下來聯想到的是福壽魚，這時心裡不禁暗自咒罵：跑到這麼山裡面了，竟然還有缺德鬼亂放福壽魚。不過當魚進了手抄網之後，立刻被牠那雙明亮的大眼所吸引住，接著又發現這條魚的尾鰭是叉開的，此時才恍然大悟，所中的魚不是別的，竟然是溪流中的秘密訪客—湯鯉呢！湯鯉的出現，為這趟釣遊增添了意想不到的驚喜，也為當日的活動劃下了完美的句點。

The Shadow of Extended Body Mayfly

2008-02-24T00:42:00.015+08:00

鉤型：TMC E206BL #16.........Hook：TMC E206BL#16
綁製線：Uni 8/0 黑色..........Thread：Uni 6/0 Black
尾絲：鹿毛黑色.................Tail: Elk hair black
軀體：絲棉線東方蜉蝣黃.......Body: Floss Yellow
胸：兔毛飾體纖維灰色、褐色..Thorax: Hare dubbing gray and brown
翅：鴨臀絨 .......................Wings: CDC
腳：黑白花鞍部蓑毛 .............Legs: Grizzly saddle hackle

毛鉤的製作一直是西式毛鉤的活動核心之一，綁製毛鉤不僅只是為了釣魚而使用，唯妙唯肖的毛鉤模擬更是值得毛鉤釣手所追求。某日，瀏覽到Global Fly Fisher的網站，看到了extended body mayfly 的綁製示範，一時興起，自己也隨手做了隻來玩，並且以蜉蝣種類中最漂亮的東方蜉蝣作為模擬對象。儘管這枚毛鉤不但體積大，不適合用於本土的溪釣環境，毛鉤本身浮力也不理想，但是看著毛鉤因下午斜射的陽光所產生的影子，倒與實體有些近似，心中小小的成就感油然而生。extened body製作方式可參考以下網站內容。
http://globalflyfisher.com/reviews/tyingtools/cf_extended/

洄游生物的最後一塊淨土─花蓮

2008-02-24T00:27:00.001+08:00

所謂兩側洄游性生物，即是指該生物的生活史，會往返河海之間。其中最為大家熟悉的洄游生物，大概就屬鮭魚了，然而位於亞熱帶的台灣，雖然不出產鮭魚這類的魚種，但是同樣具有許多令人驚艷的洄游性生物，諸如鰕虎科魚類、毛蟹、沼蝦等等皆是，不過由於牠們體型小，食用經濟價值不高，因此較不被一般人認識。
花蓮地區常見的鰕虎科魚類有日本禿頭鯊與大吻鰕虎，這類的鰕虎魚種是在溪流中產卵，孵出來的鰕虎魚苗則會順著水流入海，並且在近海過冬，直到翌年春天再集體上溯至溪流處生活。洄游的旅途中，小鰕虎必須通過重重的考驗，牠們除了會遭遇到其他魚類、鳥類的掠食，還得渡過無數的急流以及溪流地形上的落差，為此，鰕虎科魚類的腹鰭特化成吸盤狀，可以吸附在岩石上抵抗急流的沖刷，以幫助牠們上溯。根據調查，一隻體長僅兩三公分的鰕虎幼魚，其上溯距離甚至可以超過六十公里之遠！
也許有些人會想，小小一隻鰕虎既然不具有食用價值，那為什麼還要保護牠們呢？從生物多樣性的觀點來看，自然界中各生物的存在是彼此息息相關的。雖然小鰕虎對人類而言沒有太高的食用價值，但是當牠們大量集結於河口處時，同時吸引了許多更高階的掠食性魚類、鳥類前來覓食，不僅豐富了河口處的生態風貌，往往也因為大魚聚集於河口、近海一帶，而形成了良好的漁場所在。
台灣洄游性生物的分布原本不侷限於東台灣，只是西部河川的下游處普遍污染嚴重，偏偏下游、河口處為洄游性生物必經之路，如此惡劣的環境要牠們如何生存？再加上溪流中各式的攔砂壩、水庫建築林立，相當不利洄游性生物的遷徙。相較之下，東部溪流的污染程度輕微，溪中人工建築物的干擾也少，算是為迴游生物保留了一塊淨土。每年春天到初夏之際，在花蓮的太魯閣的砂卡礑溪，以及南邊的秀姑巒溪，都不難觀察到洄游生物的遷徙活動。另外藉由這個小角落呼籲一下，希望大家抱著純欣賞的角度來觀察這些洄游生物即可，避免對牠們造成任何干擾，或許在欣賞之餘，您也可以從這些力爭上流的小動物身上，獲得一些人生的啟示吧！

菊池氏細鲫Taiwan Venus fish

2008-02-12T23:49:00.000+08:00

Fish species： 菊池氏細鲫(Aphyocypris kikuchii)
Other name：瘦魚、車栓仔
Size： 6cm
Pattern： #20 Blue-wing olive (寒灰翅橄欖綠蜉蝣成蟲)
The angler：David Sung
Place： 馬太鞍沼澤

Note: 菊池氏細鲫僅分佈於花東地區，為台灣特有種魚類，成魚體長約6公分左右，雌魚體型比雄魚略大，最大可達9公分。菊池氏細鲫棲息於水生植物繁茂的湖沼水域，以水草堆作為產卵的附著物，並且以植物碎屑和蚊蟲為食，甚至會如同溪哥一般躍出水面捕食一些小型蜉蝣或雙翅目的昆蟲。菊池氏細鲫過去常見於花東地區的小溝渠、湖泊、池塘等濕地水域，過去池上地區的居民甚至以大坡池所盛產的細鲫作為便當的配菜。但是近幾十年來隨著人為開墾活動破壞濕地，以及外來魚種如吳郭魚和粗首鱲的引進，嚴重的威脅到菊池氏細鲫的族群，如今菊池氏細鲫在野外的族群已經不多。儘管菊池氏細鲫體小，幾乎不具有釣遊和食用的經濟價值，但是從生物多樣性和生態教材的觀點而言，菊池氏細鲫值得我們保護。

何氏棘魞 Holland's carp

2008-02-12T22:57:00.000+08:00

Fish species：何氏棘魞 (Spinibarbus hollandi Oshima)
Other name：卷仔、鰡仔

Size： 23.5cm

Pattern： #14 Seafiber fish（海水人造絲小魚毛鉤）

The angler： David Sung

Time： March, 2006

Place： 秀姑巒溪

Note: 何氏棘魞分佈於花東縱谷至南迴一帶的主流溪中，最大體長可達五十公分以上，算是台灣溪流中頂級的掠食性魚類，舉凡水生昆蟲、蝦子、小魚等等，都是牠的掠食對象。由於何氏棘魞體型大，力猛，掠食性格強烈，因此是很好的擬餌釣遊魚種。

紅鰭原鮊Redfin culter

2008-02-12T01:19:00.000+08:00

Fish species：紅鰭原鮊（Cultrichthys erythropterus）
Other name：紅鰭鮊、短尾鮊、翹腰仔、赤翅仔
Size：19.7cm
Pattern：Yard minnow（人造絲小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：大埔水庫

Note：此種鮊魚的特徵在於魚鰭為紅橙色，另外體型明顯較翹嘴鮊小，約20～30公分，多生活於水塘、水庫，不時與餐條成群混居。晨昏攝食活躍，正午或陽光大時則下潛至較深處。肉型性，以小魚、小蝦、水棲或落水昆蟲為食，由於魚體不大，以＃10～14的小魚型毛鉤或＃12～16的若蟲毛鉤作釣即可。

餐條Knifefish

2008-02-12T01:17:00.001+08:00

Fish species：餐條（Hemiculter leucisculus）
Other name：克氏鱎、苦粗仔、奇力魚、海漣仔、烏尾棕
Size：18.2cm
Pattern：Bead nymph（串珠若蟲）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：大漢溪（石門水庫下游）

Note：多棲息於池塘、水庫、河川，常於水表群體巡游，找尋食物。體型多在10～20公分，但仍可長至30公分大。體表黏液有腥臭味，易釣鱗，因此釣獲後最好直接解鉤釋獲，勿用手觸摸。
該種魚為雜食性且貪食，主要以漂浮在水面的有機物、落水昆蟲、水棲昆蟲、魚苗等為食，因此很容易以乾毛鉤或若蟲毛鉤釣獲，但體型大者，也可以用小型魚型飾帶毛鉤作釣，是西式毛鉤很好的入門對象魚。

註：「餐」字的下半部應該是「魚」字，因電腦無法造字，故以「餐」字代替，網友請注意！

長鰭馬口鱲Formosan pale chub

2008-02-12T01:14:00.001+08:00

Fish species：長鰭馬口鱲（Opsariichthys evolans）
Other name：台灣平頜鱲、溪哥
Size：12.4cm
Pattern：Midge Adult（搖蚊成蟲）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：雙溪（牡丹溪與雙溪交會口）

Note：主要分布於苗栗以北的溪流，偏好水流較緩的主流，但由於體型較小、抗流性較差，目前族群量以不若粗首馬口鱲（闊嘴），或是遭到平頜鱲（日本溪哥）競生，已越來越少見。雜食性，主要以藻類、水棲昆蟲為食，容易以乾毛鉤、若蟲毛鉤或羽化式毛鉤釣獲，但鉤型偏小，號數多在＃16～24間。

玳瑁石斑Turtle Grouper

2008-02-09T01:40:00.000+08:00

Fish species：玳瑁石斑（Epinephelus quoyanus）
Other name：格仔
Size：19.2cm
Pattern：Rabbit hair streamer（兔毛小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖內垵港

Note：主要棲息於珊瑚礁、岩石底質的漁港內，體型多在10～25cm間。以甲殼類、小魚為主食，多藏身於岩縫、岩洞等障礙物間，等待獵物經過再衝出捕食。須注意捕食獵物或釣餌後，會即刻回身鑽入洞穴或岩縫，造成釣組掛底。拉力不大，但需要極佳的晃餌技巧，是毛鉤釣法的趣味對象魚。

湯鯉 Dark-margined flagtail

2008-02-09T01:03:00.000+08:00

Fish species：湯鯉 (Kuhlia marginata)
Other name： 紅尾冬國旗仔
Size： 14.5cm
Pattern： #16 Blue-wing olive parachute（寒灰翅橄欖綠降落傘—註）
The angler： David Sung
Time： March, 2006
Place： 水母丁溪 (中游)

Note:湯鯉為兩側洄游魚種，成魚體長約為12~15公分，鮮少超過巴掌大。一般人常把湯鯉與大口湯鯉混淆，雖然兩種魚皆是兩側洄游魚種，但是大口湯鯉多棲息於溪流下游處，湯鯉的溯溪能力則是優於大口湯鯉，可上溯至溪流中游以上的水域；就外觀而言，除了大口湯鯉的體型明顯比湯鯉大上許多之外，大口湯鯉身上的黑點以及尾鰭上的黑斑也都比湯鯉明顯，由於湯鯉尾鰭末端泛有橙紅色澤，有別於大口湯鯉，因此也有人俗稱湯鯉為「紅尾冬」。湯鯉為肉食性魚類，在河川下游乃以小魚苗、無脊椎動物為食，進入溪流水域之後，則是以水生昆蟲為攝食對象。

註：這裡的Blue是Blue Dun的簡稱，而這種顏色是一種寒色系的灰色，指的是某些蜉蝣亞成蟲時尚未變透明的翅膀。

黑星笛鯛Black Spot Snapper

2008-02-09T00:37:00.000+08:00

Fish species：黑星笛鯛（Lutjanus russellii）
Other name：黑點仔
Size：20.5cm
Pattern：Rabbit hair streamer（兔毛小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：澎湖通梁港

Note：多出現於沙礁交界的水域或是港內，主要以蝦蟹、小魚為主食。若沒有被釣客過度垂釣，或是漁民捕撈過度，基本上索餌兇猛，好奇心強，是值得開發的毛鉤對象魚。

大眼華鯿Large-eye Chinese bream

2008-02-07T23:27:00.000+08:00

Fish species：大眼華鯿（Sinibrama macrops）
Other name：目孔
Size：21.5cm
Pattern：Hare’s mask nymph（野兔臉若蟲）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Place：北勢溪合歡營地

Note：一般體型多在12～20公分，最大可達近30公分。生態習性多喜好成群於水域中層活動，以水生昆蟲、小魚、小蝦、藻類、植物碎屑為食。分布於淡水河水系，即北勢溪、新店溪及基隆河中上游為主。
體型側扁，不適合急流，泳力也不甚良好，故處於溪流的目孔多喜好挑選水流較緩且深處，如水深兩、三尺以上的緩流區，或潭區。體力不算特強，但憑著側扁的身體，上鉤後阻力頗大，若使用軟竿，仍很有樂趣。但目孔並不耐命，且容易掉鱗，離水較久亦容易死亡，加上肉少刺多、肉質糜爛，建議釣獲後務必濕手抓魚，且迅速脫鉤、釋獲，以確保魚兒性命。

粗首馬口鱲 Thickhead chub

2008-02-06T00:14:00.000+08:00

Fish species：粗首馬口鱲 (Opsariichthys pachycephalus Gunther)
Other name： 粗首鱲、闊嘴郎
Size： 17cm
Pattern： #16 Pheasant tail nymph (雉雞尾若蟲)
The angler： David Sung
Time： Aug. 4, 2006
Place： 白鮑溪

Note：粗首鱲是台灣鱲屬魚種中分佈最廣者，遍及高屏以北的西部溪流水域，此外，宜蘭、花東地區則是在十餘年前因為人為引進而遍佈。粗首鱲多棲息於溪流的緩流區，生性兇猛，常躍出水面捕食水面的水生昆蟲，老成的大魚甚至會以魚苗、小蝦為食。由於粗首鱲的分布廣，攝食積極，是毛鉤新手很好的入門對象魚，也是台灣溪釣的主力釣遊魚種之一；雄性的粗首鱲於繁殖期時會表現出鮮豔的婚姻色，俗稱「紅貓」，廣受釣友歡迎；老成超過25cm的紅貓，又被稱為「紅貓虎」。

大鱗鯔 Big Scale Mullet

2008-02-05T22:37:00.000+08:00

Fish species：大鱗鯔（Liza macrolepis）
Other name：豆仔魚
Size：26.4cm
Pattern：Toast Fly（吐司毛鉤）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：
Place：淡水老街堤岸

Note：多棲息於河口至沿岸，並會隨潮汐上溯至河川中游，春夏多為仔魚，入秋後魚體漸大。主要為濾食性，以底泥或石塊附著之藻類為食，偶而會撿食家庭廢排水的廚餘或濾食大型浮游動物。
以毛鉤作釣不易，但有家庭廢水影響食性的族群，則可以模仿練餌、麵包、吐司的毛鉤，或是微型毛鉤（Midge Fly）中的幼蟲或蛹期毛鉤作釣。

駝背鱸Hump Grouper

2008-02-05T21:59:00.000+08:00

Fish species：駝背鱸（Cromilepts altivelis）
Other name：觀音格（澎湖）、老鼠斑（香港）
Size：25.5cm
Pattern：Rabbit hair streamer（兔毛小魚）
The angler：Wesley Tso
Time：2003.10.11
Place：澎湖赤崁港

Note：此魚多棲息於珊瑚礁水域，因此體色雖對比大，但在珊瑚礁內反而具有保護色。肉食性，主要以珊瑚礁內的無脊椎或脊椎動物為食，捕食多半為靜待獵物靠近，再瞬間發動攻擊。

北竿黑鯛毛鉤 Sea Bream Fly of Beigan

2008-02-05T00:04:00.001+08:00

錐形頭水蛭毛鉤 Cone Head Leech Fly鉤型：TMC 300 #12..........Hook：TMC 300 #12
綁製線：Uni 6/0紅色......Thread：Uni 6/0 Red
重錐：S 黑....................Cone Head：S(Black)
簑毛：紅色肩部簑毛......Hackle：Red Cap Hackle
飾體纖維：深灰色野兔軀體毛+雷射天使髮

Dubbing：Dark gray Hare Body + Angel Hair Silver Holographic
肋條：鍍金金屬線.........Rip：Golden Wire

尾：與飾體纖維相同......Tail：Same with dubbing

黑鯛具有捕食環型動物的習慣，因此設計這款水蛭毛鉤，並以兔毛模擬蠕動感，雷射亮絲增加光澤與閃亮，至於錐形頭則是為了增加毛鉤的重量，以協助毛鉤下沉。使用這款毛鉤的操餌技巧有些像落入釣法與路亞軟餌釣法的混合，最好藉由不斷的顫動、小斗動，再夾雜突然跳起的動作，便很有機會釣獲！

丹野虹鱒必殺毛鉤The Best Fly for the Rainbow in Danye

2008-02-04T23:38:00.000+08:00

鹿毛石蛾成蟲毛鉤Elk Caddis Fly

鉤型：TMC100 #14................Hook：TMC100 #14
綁製線：Uni 6/0 棕色...........Thread：Uni 6/0 Brown
上部翅：漂白大角鹿軀體毛..Over Wing：Bleached Cow ELK

下部翅:自然色鴨臀絨...........Under Wing:Natural CDC
飾體纖維：棕色Fly Rite.........Dubbing：Fly Rite(Brown)

簑毛：黑色鞍部簑毛............Hackle：Black Saddle Hackl

落實台灣的溪流管理研究（一）Promote the Management of Stream Resource in Taiwan

2008-01-24T01:08:00.005+08:00

在台灣，長期以來缺乏自然資源管理的概念與做法，因此不是極端放任人民濫用，就是完全禁止式的保護，國家公園、保護區就類似後者的代表，而不像國外將自然環境視做資源，必須積極的管理與適當的利用。
Due to lack of the concepts and regulations in nature resource management for a long time, the nature resource in Taiwan is either suffered from abusing or protected by forbidden regulations. National parks and conservations are the example of the later. In the contrast, some of the advanced foreign countries have seen the nature environment as resource and managed it with proper ways.

偶然的一個機緣下，與台灣大學及高雄醫學院的教授合作，並在林曜松、于宏燦與邱郁文三位老師的指導下，開始從事魚類標本採集、溪流垂釣對象魚的資源調查，以及各釣法對魚類族群的影響。

Once I had an opportunity to cooperate with the professors in National Taiwan University and Kaohsiung Medical College occasionally. I started to study in fish sample collection, stream fishing resource and stream ecology under the conducting of Mr. Lin, Mr. Yu and Mr. Chu.

在為時六年六個計畫的經歷下，不僅為北台灣的溪流完成基礎資料的蒐集，也採集了全台的所有鱲屬魚種標本，送交研究單位鑑定，更重要的是逐漸在研究過程中，反覆思索溪流管理方向與規定，並且訓練了一批熟悉溪流生態調查的志工，也算是台灣釣界為社會、環境盡了些許心力。

I had completed the basic data collection of northern streams within the six-year project. And I also had collected all the kinds of genus Opsariichthys of sample in Taiwan and sent to examination. Most of the important, I serious consider the management methods and regulations which could be applied in stream area in the future. Meanwhile, I also train a group of volunteers to practice field work. It is somewhat one of the ways to feedback society and environment.

早安福隆垂釣美好時光Good Morning, Fulong. Fishing in Beautiflu Time

2008-01-18T17:53:00.000+08:00

因為這次釣遊，有了天下雜誌的那篇專訪，但來福隆，還真的是「早安」！清晨五點就到了海邊，天剛剛亮了，遠方的颱風，令朝霞美不勝收，在此刻拋投是人生的美事。
Say good morning to Fulong! We arrived at Fulong beach in the early morning. The dark purple sky turned to blue, and the cloud of storm made the sunglow much brilliant. What a beautiful thing it was that having a fly fishing in such time.

隨著逐漸漲起的潮水，小魚毛鉤發揮功效，讓這天清晨的釣果還不錯！不過僅遇到15～20公分的六帶鯵(Caranx sexfasciatus)，另外就是二、三尾三指幅的小花身雞魚(Therapon jarbua)也來捧場。

With the rising tide, the small fish streamer got the responds gradually. Even Kenny and I only caught some Jackfish in the size of 15~20cm and a few small Threestripe Tigerfish, it was not bad for the morning fishing.

只可惜當日天候不穩定，一是颱風外圍環流肆虐，先是小雨間歇，終被大雨打斷。二是隆隆溪中下游有人施工，讓水越來越濁，以至於九點以後兩害相加，讓Kenny與我只得鳴金休兵。可惜！可惜！Unfortunately, such enjoyable fishing time didn’t maintain too long. Because the approaching typhoon bring the rain occasionally, in addition, Longlong stream made the water turn to dreggy refer to there was a construction under going in the upstream. Kenny and I were forced to end the fly fishing trip after 9 am. What a shame.

瑞芳釣目孔Catch "Large-Eye" in Rueifang

2008-01-18T01:57:00.000+08:00

目孔(Sinbrama macrops)喜好生活在緩流性的水域，因此基隆河從猴峒到瑞芳都有分布。這天我們一行人到瑞芳國芳橋一帶作釣，成績不錯！而且此地的目孔還真是不挑，天色亮時，只要稍微加重的若蟲毛鉤即可，閃亮的串珠頭毛鉤則更佳；天色暗時，連乾毛鉤也吃的很兇！
Large-eye (Sinbrama macrops) prefers to live in the river where the flow is slowly. And there is great number of population which distributes from Houdong to Rueifang in Keelung River. One day of the summer, we a couple of friends went to Rueifang fish for Large-eye.The Large-eye was not selective. When the sky was bright, nymph with a bit of weight is okay for fishing Large-eye, and the bright beadhead fly was much better. When the sky was dark, Large-eye took dry fly heavily.

此外，從過去作調查研究的觀察經驗，目孔具有群游性，並且會依據體型大小自動區分群落，因此常有同一標點連續釣上的魚，其體型大小非常接近的現象。

According to the past field work experience, Large-eye usually gather by size and swim in a shoal. Therefore, it is a common circumstance that the fish in the same size which has been caught in the same point.

基隆河中游的目孔、闊嘴族群已成為優勢魚種，而此地的水質較十年前已逐漸改善，惟可惜的是，家庭廢水的影響還是很大，另外張網、灑網捕魚的問題也還不能有效解決，這是對釣場比較大的傷害。

Large-eye and Thickhead chub have become the ascendant fishes in Keelung River. Although the water quality has been much better than ten years ago, the wastes from households still need to be improved. In addition, the illegal netting activity also causes negative impact to nature.

阿猴曲腰首戰Josh Challenged to Fish Top-mouth Culter for the First Time

2008-01-17T00:45:00.000+08:00

由於受邀於公共電視的「下課花路米」節目，便要前往研究樣區進行拍攝，而勘景當日邀請猴子一同前往，希望能藉由勘景過程確定曲腰魚的數量與體型。
Before recording “Follow me after the class”TV program, I invited Josh went to explore the location with me. The purpose of exploration was to make sure the quantity and size of Top-mouth culter.這是阿猴第一次釣翹嘴紅鮊，瘋狂的他不知為何要帶慢速調的豐益7614挑戰，我甚至深刻疑惑他有可能拿這隻竿子拋#14的小型飾帶毛鉤嗎？結果猴兄當然是「痛苦萬分」又「擔心受怕」！於是建議他還接過我手的中速調的8024，而他也不負所望，順利挑戰成功，而且還連莊數尾呢！
This was the first time that Josh fished Top-mouth culter. However, I was surprised that he carried the 4 pieces, slow action #1 fly rod as the tackle. And I also wondered that how could he use such tackle to cast out #14 streamer. As my anticipation of course, Josh was frustrated by the #1 slow action tackle. Therefore, I suggested him to use the #2 medium fast tackle which I carried. Finally, Josh landed some Top-mouth culter up successfully.

夏天的大直河濱The River Side of Dajhih in Summer

2008-01-16T16:01:00.001+08:00

這樣的藍天在台北並不易見到，但趁著晴朗卻吹著微風的上班日，我們騎著車散步大直河濱公園，去找進入盛夏的大眼海鰱。不少人認為炎熱的夏天不易作釣，但只要用對釣組、找對潮目，其實不僅容易，也可以在都會裡享有片刻寧靜。如果願意待到晚霞出現，甚至是夜幕低垂，這兒會有另一種不同的美！
It was not easy to see such beautiful blue sky in Taipei. It was a fine weather with gentle breeze. We rode on scooters and drove toward to Dajhih Riverside Park, searching for the game fish ─ Tarpon. Some people consider it is not easy to fish Tarpon in summer. However, if the angler can use the proper tackle and choose fishing in the right tide, landing up some Tarpon is just as easy as walking in the park. Fishing Tarpon also offers the chance to the anglers who can enjoy a moment of peace in the busy city. And if you will, you can even fish until evening. The sunset glow is the other beauty which makes people be charmed.

試想，如果基隆河的水質變得更好，水流量更加穩定，原本河流的脊椎與無脊椎生物更多，那海鰱上溯並擁有更佳的垂釣環境，這將是大台北毛鉤釣友之福。
Try to think about it, if the water quality and volume of Keelung River were batter and constant, the spinal and non-spinal creatures would be much abundant. Therefore, there would be more and more Tarpon back to river, in the other hand, the anglers can fully enjoy fishing in the metropolis, too. That will be a good news for the anglers who live in Taipei.

毛鉤挑戰以往的不可能—竹篙頭Challenge the Impossibility─ Skin carp

2008-01-16T14:15:00.004+08:00

已往，竹篙頭一直被認定是路亞或毛鉤釣法中的意外魚種，甚至即便餌釣，也不被認為容易釣起，不過這一切在阿仁的研究與觀察中，破解了「密碼」。在阿仁的指導下，我很快地進入狀況，加上以往飼養竹篙頭的經驗，便在一小時內釣起四尾，其中最大者全長31公分，最小的也有23公分，可說是一次很棒的經驗，也可說是「符合預設」的最佳實例。

Skin carp had been considered as the game fish which caught by lure fishing or fly fishing occasionally before. And it is not easy to catch Skin carp even fish with raw bite. However, the secret of Skin carp has been disclosed by him. One day, A-len invited me to fish Skin carp. With the conduct from A-len and the past raising experience, I caught four Skin carp within an hour. The Biggest Skin carp which I landed up was 31cm, even the smallest one was still up to 20cm. This was a great fishing experience, and a good example of match & hatch, too.

不過令人憂心的是，該釣場的規模小、釣點也不多，因此並不宜過度作釣，甚至將漁獲攜回，應當將漁獲全數「釋獲」，並避免多人、多次垂釣，造成魚群神經緊張，過度干擾生態。期望釣友珍惜釣場！另外也希望能再多開發新的竹篙頭釣點，以印證其攝食行為的個體差異或族群差異。
However, I am worried about that Skin carp will face the problem of over fishing. Because there are limited spot for fishing, it is not suitable to contain too many anglers to fish together. I urge anglers can cherish the fishing place and release all the fish. In addition, anglers can explore the other fishing place so that we can compare behavior difference of Skin carp population.

西式毛鉤在發現頻道 Fly Fishing Shows in Discovery Channel

2008-01-04T09:47:00.000+08:00

Wesley長期從事國內西式毛鉤活動的推廣。在2007年八月底時，Wesley 接受「Discovery瘋台灣」節目製作單位的訪問，並且到台北縣的坪林錄製一則有關生態旅遊的專輯。
Wesley devotes to popularizing fly fishing in Taiwan for a long time. Wesley had been interview by “Discovery Fun Taiwan” program in the end of August, 2007, and made a video-record in Pinglin, which is a feature about eco-tourism.
節目的劇本大致上如以下：Discovery 瘋台灣的主持人Janet這回來到了台北縣的烏來和坪林。活動的前一晚，美麗的女主持人首先登門造訪Wesley的住處，而Wesley則是熱心的為Janet介紹基本的毛鉤釣認識，並且一同綁製毛鉤。第二天，場景拉到了坪林的溪邊，Wesley不但實際示範了西式毛鉤釣法的操作，解說當地豐富的生態資源，兩人還一起潛到溪裡觀察魚類生態。
The scenario of the feature is as follow. Janet, the beautiful hostess of “Discovery Fun Taiwan”, came to Wulai and Pinglin in this part. Before Janet setoff, she pay a visit to Wesley. Wesley introduced the basic recognition of fly fishing to Janet enthusiastically, and they also tied some flies for next day. In the next day, the screen shifted to the streamside of Pinglin. Wesley not only demonstrated the playing of fly fishing, but also narrated the characteristic of nature beauty in Pinglin. Later, Janet and Wesley even dived into the water and watch the fish in the stream.
這次的外景錄影，足足花了兩天才完成，儘管後來所播出的橋段只有十分鐘，但是透過這次專輯的呈現，卻是讓西式毛鉤在台灣的發展更往前邁向一步，同時也將毛鉤釣法優雅、富含知識性與生態關懷的意象，透過國際媒體的管道呈現與觀眾。
The video-record spent two days to make it done. Even though the program only broadcasted ten minutes of recording in the whole feature, the development of fly fishing sport in Taiwan has made great progress by the way of this feature. And the feature also presented the elegance, knowledgeable and the nature-care of image of fly fishing to the audience via the international media.

石碇溪護魚區的錯誤開放方式 Shrding stream conservation opened with wrong way

2007-12-30T20:30:00.002+08:00

缺乏研究、評估與正確方法的護魚活動，在村民的熱情下還是有一定的成果，但長期封溪的後果，遭到喜愛釣魚活動者，以及部分村民反對，因此研議開放。
The villagers carried out the conservation program with the their own passion. Even the conservation program lacks of serious scientific research and planning, Shrding stream conservation still has some result after been protected for a long time. However, the stream conservation was forced to open due to the objection from some of villagers and anglers.

然而就如同封溪，開放也一樣缺乏正確的方法與管制，以致於五天的開放，換來的是溪魚的「瘋狂大屠殺」，並帶來了大量的垃圾！最後只得在倉皇的決定下，草草結束開放垂釣的活動，但又要封到何時呢？又何時才有完備的垂釣規定與執行者呢？

Just the same as the administration of conservation program, locals decided to open conservation without further planning and management. Such wrong decision resulted some poor fishers littered trash and carried game over the limitation. Finally, villagers were forced to close fishing zone in a hurry. There are only five days from opening to close. However, when does the stream open? And when will the authority establish proper fishing regulations? I have no idea.

感覺起來努力作了五年的保育溪流研究好像「神經病」！期望藉由研究國外垂釣規定、釣魚區規劃，作為台灣未來在保育、經濟與戶外活動三者間，能取得一個平衡，但那個中央或地方政客會信？嗤！

I have spent five years on researching in river conservation, however, all my effort seen to be wasted. I expected that we could find a balance with conservation, economic and outdoor activity by studying the fishing regulations and C&R zone planning which applied in the foreign. But, will the politicians believe such ideas? I don't believe they would understand.

石碇釣遊Fly fishing trip in Shrding

2007-12-29T03:40:00.001+08:00

經過四天的釣客瘋狂垂釣、帶走漁獲，第五天的釣況已明顯差許多，不過我們倒不是為了釣多少，而是親身「體驗」一下台灣的護漁區開放是什麼回事。
Shrding stream had been suffered from four days over-fishing since opening, the game of fishing had turned down obviously in the last opening day. Even though, we still decided to have a fly fishing trip to Shrding. Not for the games, but to experience what's the matter of fishing in the opening conservation.

最後我們選擇崩山溪的開放區域作釣，但該溪溪幅小，過去沒封溪時魚體就不大，魚也不甚好釣。

Because the small stream was full of fishing guys, so we arrived the upstream of Bonshan stream as our fishing area, where is extremely cramped. Because of the environment limit and artificial interference, the fish in Bonshan stream are not easly to fish and the size of games tend to smaller than the other streams. Such circumstances has maitained for many years, even before the conservation set up.
此次雖然釣況不佳，但David還是連續釣上幾條色澤鮮豔的紅貓（粗首鱲雄魚）。
Although the games was not well which just as what we expected. However, David and I still landed some beautiful male Zacco up.

鯉魚毛鉤 Carp fly

2007-12-26T23:26:00.000+08:00

麵包毛鉤 Bread Fly鉤型：TMC 2488 #10..............Hook：TMC 2488H #10
綁製線：Uni 6/0白色............Thread：Uni 6/0 White
主材料：乳白色魚卵人造絲..Main material：Egg Yard（Cream）

大口鱸毛鉤-Large mouth bass fly

2007-12-26T11:02:00.000+08:00

鹿毛撥水毛鉤 Elk Popper Fly

鉤型：TMC8089 #2.................Hook：TMC8089 #2
綁製線：Uni 3/0綠色綁製線...Thread：Uni 3/0（Green）
軀體：白、淺綠、深綠鹿毛....Body：Elk Body Hair （White, Lt green, Dark green）
腿：淺綠、白色鹿尾毛...........Lag：Buck Tail（Lt green, White）
眼：4-1/2mm白色塑膠釘狀眼...Eye：Plastic Solid Eyes（White）
防纏環：7號尼龍線..........Hook guard：#7 Nylon line

封溪引援法令之困境與整合

2007-12-22T13:16:00.000+08:00

前言
台灣近十年各地紛紛成立溪流保護區，作為溪流保育復育魚類資源，然各地風起雲湧的封溪護魚，卻出現了相關的管理與利用問題。如何項法條才是真正適合溪流保育與魚類資源利用？又應該依何項法條進行利用與管理？這些都在近年保育成效出現後，問題逐漸浮現。
此外，保育人員的位階與身分及可管轄之範圍與公權力執行，未來也會漸次浮上檯面，因此必先就引援法條作一探討。否則保育活動僅依賴當地居民熱情，或只憑學界一紙劃定，而無合適法條支撐，其保育活動勢必在未來會遭到阻礙，或出現另一層次困境。

目前引援之法條
因台灣缺乏針對保護區之專門法律，因此目前溪流保護區多依地方政府（縣或鄉鎮）建議，各自引援不同的法律條文，作為依據，而目前主要引用的法律如下：
漁業法第四十四條第四款
主管機關為資源管理及漁業結構調整，得以公告規定左列事項︰四、漁區、漁期之限制或禁止。

野生動物保育法第二十條，以及野動法施行細則第十八條
第二十條進入第十七條劃定區獵捕一般類野生動物或主管機關劃定之垂釣區者，應向受託管理機關、團體登記，隨身攜帶許可證，以備查驗。離開時，應向受託管理機關、團體報明獲取野生動物之種類、數量，並繳納費用。前項費用收取標準，由中央主管機關定之。第十八條依本法第十七條第一項劃定之獵捕區或第二十條第一項劃定之垂釣區，應由所在地直轄市、縣(市)主管機關會商有關機關後，檢附計畫書，層報中央主管機關核定後公告之。其計畫書應記載下列事項：
1. 劃定區域範圍、面積及規劃圖(比例尺不得小於一萬分之一)。
2. 野生動物現況及生態環境等基本資料。
3. 規劃准許獵捕、垂釣野生動物之種類、數量、期間及方式。
4. 獵捕、垂釣許可證工本費及獵捕、垂釣費用。
5. 管制事項。
6. 其他中央主管機關指定之資料。前項獵捕、垂釣區域之變更或廢止，地方主管機關應會商有關機關後，檢附有關資料並敘明原因，呈報中央主管機關核定後公告之。

法源之矛盾與不足處
然而事實上這些法條均非專門法條，因此內容有嚴重不足之處；此外，這些法條的設立並未能考量各地環境民情差異，致使法條本身難以妥善落實，使其既非足以作為依據實行的法條，也無法作為地方訂定管理規則的憑藉。
例如：漁業法本身雖未言明，但從內容思考，幾乎完全為「海洋、海岸或養殖」漁業所設計，根本缺乏對陸域自然水體的規範。再者，漁業法的主要概念均是「物權」，即先有「漁業權」，並基於該法第二十條：「漁業權視為物權，除本法規定者外，準用民法關於不動產物權之規定。」換言之，溪裡的水生動物具有財產權之意，但試問溪中的魚蝦其所有權屬於何人？村里？鄉鎮？縣市？恐怕都不是，而是國民全體！既是國民全體，那鄉鎮、縣市何來有權說封就封？至少要經過縣級以上的民意機構（縣市議會）同意，才「勉強」說得過去，而這正是目前絕大多數地方封溪所引援法條最大的誤謬處！
綜觀如此，多數以漁業法封溪的地方，其根本問題在於公務員「便宜行事」，因為若要以野動法規定，必須經中央主管機關農委會的核可，且如法條所述，須有詳細計畫書、執行調查研究計畫等，才能通過；但以漁業法，則只要縣市政府核可，這正是地方公務機關貪圖一時之快，令如今造成不可收拾的法律爛攤子！
再者，就漁業權部分作深入探討，即便能「區劃漁業權」定義（註一），再行使封溪或其他禁漁行為，但區劃漁業權必須是「漁業人或漁業從業人，漁會或漁業生產合作社。」（註二）然目前溪流水域何來漁業人或漁會？至此，這點也難以成立！
此外，從野動法及其施行細則來看，或許較漁業法稍微詳細與具備彈性，但從實際行使層面時，也會出現有所不足的困境。例如溪流魚類到底要視為漁業資源還是野生動物？若是漁業資源，則有財產權的定義問題，但若是野生動物，那根據野動法第二十條「繳納費用」的根據又從何而來？難道天然資源如一株草、一顆石頭，人民取用時都要「付費」？至於付費的金額，據野動法第二十條最後之規定：前項費用收取標準，由中央主管機關定之，但這標準從何而來？面對水中數十種魚蝦又要如何定價？甚至更細節如是否能攜帶漁獲？漁獲是否有體型、數量限制？又該如何制定？可見這野生動物法及其施行細則，雖試圖定義的較為清楚，卻落入更加混亂與複雜情況。

改善空間
因此筆者以為應回到定義水生動植物所適用之法條範圍，即到底該歸漁業法管理，或受野動法節制？就個人長期研究國外文獻與實際造訪，美國主要是歸各州漁獵局管理，換言之受限於獨立一套的漁獵法規，即Fishing and Hunting Regulations，如此便有一套完整規定，甚至定義到各項細節，再由保育警察執行之。日本方面，主要將垂釣與溪流保護的部分給予「漁協」（註三）管理，透過政府將溪流漁業權「信託化」，交付民間組織管理經營並研究調查，以達到生態保育與人民利用的均衡環境。
因此個人以為，目前台灣針對溪流水生動植物之管理、保育，應先將引援法條「單一化」、「確定化」，即使用漁業法就漁業法，要以野動法就野動法，而非如現在「一國兩制」，簡直令人笑話！
若以漁業法為準，須將溪流的水生動物列為漁權，而且是休閒漁業或娛樂漁業，如此才能在法條內鼓勵信託管理，而政府站在監督角色即可。讓地方依照其生態環境、經濟條件、交通良窳等差異，作出不同的保育方案與管理細則，再配合各縣市的大專院校相關科系，長期監測評估，建立完整的科學數據與管理經驗，並由此良好機制在保育過程中，讓人民得以利用、體驗自然之美與適度的漁業資源。
反之，若以野動法為準，那除了目前各地封溪的區域須「重新提案申請」外，野動法所規範之申請事項，也應該一切備齊，至於利用與管理，則建議交由地方政府訂定管理規則或由中央單位召集專家、學者制定管理規定綱要，再依地方環境與需求作修改。否則就現今中央所立之法，不是對地方或民間團體掣肘，就是難以實際落實保育活動，這當然更遑論溪流保育帶來觀光經濟的發展。

結論
總而言之，台灣的生態環境相當多元，因此保育一事本應因地制宜，試圖以一個模糊與定位不清的法律，嘗試管理複雜的環境與社會背景，肯定事倍功半，甚至失敗也在所難免！因此政府應該訂定方向與原則性的法規，並藉此鼓勵民間企業、學術單位、當地人民團體走入各地的保育，進而讓各地發展出細節的管理規則，並以此作為貼補甚至是主要經濟來源，如此才有可能行之久遠，因此若要落實溪流保育與地方工作結合，法源恐怕還是最根本的內涵問題！

註一：台灣關於區劃漁業權的定義主要針對「養殖漁業」。
註二：漁業法第十八條，第一、第二款。註三：所謂日本之「漁協」，即性質與功能類似台灣的漁會。

2007 July 日光湯川最佳毛鉤 The best fly for Niko Yu stream

2007-12-20T12:14:00.000+08:00

發泡毛蟲毛鉤 Foam Worm Fly

鉤型：TMC5262 #12 ....................Hook：TMC5262 #12
綁製線：Uni 6/0黃色綁製線........Thread：Uni 6/0（Yellow）
軀體：綠色發泡條.....................Body：Foam（Green）
簑毛：黑白花鞍部簑毛...............Hackle：Grizzly Saddle Hackle
目印：橘色TMC寫實發泡條..........Indicator：TMC Real Foam（Orange）

2007 July日光湯川之旅The trip to Niko Yu Stream

2007-12-20T11:19:00.000+08:00

宛如魔法公主森林的湯川

走入森林步道，印入眼簾是美麗的瀑布，亦為步道起點。順著國家公園鋪設的木棧板道，彷彿進入如宮崎駿所描繪的森林密境，就像是魔法公主（The Princess of Mononoke）或豆豆龍（To To Ro）的森林，難怪有人稱日本為「森林之國」（森の国）。
由於鱒魚得從下游往上游釣（註），故得先步行至二公里外的下游，然後再溯溪返回，在一長段的行程中，翠綠與芬多精包圍四周。到了預定地點「小滝」（小瀑布），下切至溪邊，而選擇稍下游處的我，被一對綠頭鴨夫婦所吸引。在湯川看見野鴨、野生鹿、雉雞等並不算奇怪，甚至當地還有黑熊活動，因此春秋二季在此釣魚，最好攜帶熊鈴，以告知你的位置，這麼一來黑熊自然會識趣地避開人類。由於森林茂密，湯川有項非常特別的特色，就是溪中倒木眾多，岸邊草叢也會長到水面，加上兩岸樹木的枝椏茂密，拋投、操餌異常困難，遠距拋投根本是不可能！但警戒心高的山女魚(Yamame)、河鱒（Brook Trout）又逼的你必須用十四呎以上的極細子線，加上極準的拋投與自然漂餌，才有可能上當。

註：鱒魚的頭多朝向上游，為避免牠看見人，故從下游往上游作釣。

真的只吃毛蟲毛鉤？！

依照夏季最熱門的毛鉤以及「黑色」是最佳選擇（註），先用降落傘型的大黑蟻毛鉤。基於湯川鱒魚的特性，只得一直將毛鉤送往對岸的草邊與倒木附近，可是這麼一來，拋投與漂餌都成了高度難題。嚴格說來，湯川溪幅不過八～十米，換句話說只要稍不小心，毛鉤不是掛樹掛草，就是鉤上水裡的倒木枯枝，加上雨勢忽大忽小，可說是難上加難！屢屢試過大黑蟻、黑色降落傘毛鉤，卻連魚訊都看不到，當日或許是幾天的梅雨所致，上溯了好長一段，卻全然看不到魚兒上浮攝食，這對作釣相當不利，因為意味著魚兒毫無食慾。
就在此時，又跟上石川與中澤的腳步，便開口詢問他們口否有收穫？中澤則回答：「他釣獲兩尾河鱒，石川也一尾，而毛鉤真的是綠色發泡毛毛蟲。」有了這麼適時地提醒，當然立刻換上昨日才買的毛鉤，於是挑選一處白泡邊緣，且貼近岸邊的標點拋去，毛鉤順水流下漂，但仍沒有動靜。可是這標點看來真的很漂亮，應該有魚藏身其中，於是不願放棄的我又接連拋了幾次。
發泡毛鉤雖然浮力頗大，但被水沾濕後，便無法浮於「水面上」，而是以接近水表的方式漂流，就在被捲入水面下的片刻，毛鉤上明顯的目印瞬間消失。起初還以為眼花，但下意識催促我揚竿，接著竿尖便傳來劇烈的震動—中魚了！從線的另一頭隱約可見牠的身型，較深的體色與明顯的紅點，不是別的，正是這兒的野生河鱒。

為了取得最美的影像，即便在這雨水不停中，毅然舉起相機，按下快門，為牠留下倩影，也為自己的紀錄新添一頁。就在此時，上游的另一頭傳來人聲呼喊，看著中澤氣喘噓噓地跑來，他告訴我：「娃娃也釣上山女鱒了，用的也是毛毛蟲毛鉤！」而我心理除了開心雀躍外，閃過一下的念頭，就是遇上的其他幾位釣友，他們都沒有毛蟲毛鉤吧？所以今天看起來是難以「Match the Hatch」（符合預設）了！

註：據英國研究，黑色由於與背景（天空）呈現對比最大，因此最有效。

告別湯川我會再回來

時間分秒走過，當中還有一次魚訊，但就在拉到腳邊前，卻讓牠脫鉤逃逸。畢竟為了釋獲，這裡要求釣友使用無倒鉤的毛鉤，或將倒鉤壓掉再用，因此稍不留神，難免讓辛苦釣到的魚兒逃逸。比較可惜的，是在一處倒樹擋在溪中的標點，我的毛蟲毛鉤順流漂下，就在接近倒木下方時，一個魚頭浮起，但牠像是看穿毛鉤的詭計，即刻彎身潛入水中，只能從牠的背影揣測，應該是尾超過一尺的河鱒，顯見其智慧非同類小輩所能及！
越接近傍晚，不僅天色越來越暗，雨勢也越來越大，更惱人的，是氣溫持續下降。山下的氣溫約在攝氏16～22度，而此地海拔約1300公尺，光是最高溫就比山下少了七、八度，加上雨水與溪水兩者都容易將體溫帶走，故我們決定先撤離溪邊，回到中禪寺湖的旅館安置行李，以及好好享用晚餐。不過就在那回頭的一暼，向心裡許下願望：「湯川的大河鱒，我還會再回來！」

河鱒與山女魚
河鱒（Salvelinus fontinalis）：原產加拿大與美國東部，1902年由美國移入日本湯ノ湖（湯川上遊），後移植本州中部以北的泉水溪（雪水）。外觀最大的特色在於體背有變形蟲紋路，且體側具有紅斑點。一般溪中多在15～40公分，入湖泊或老成鱒可達50公分。
山女魚（Salmo masou masou）：主要分布於太平洋西側的鱒鮭科魚種，其降海個體又稱為「櫻鱒」，而台灣的櫻花鉤吻鮭便是其亞種。在河川完成生活史的個體，體型最大約35公分，而降海型則可達60公分；幼年期及河川型體側會出現十餘個體斑，背部則有黑點，體側為淡桃紅色，相當漂亮，故有溪流女王之稱。降海型身體則會轉為銀色，又稱「銀毛化」，但溯河回來產卵時，體色會變暗、變黑，並體側出現桃紅色裂紋。

翹嘴鮊Top-mouth culter

2007-12-17T18:12:00.000+08:00

Fish species: 翹嘴鮊(Culter alburnus)
Size: 45.5cm
Pattern: #12 Seafiber fish(海水絲小魚毛鉤)
The angler: Wesley Tso
Time: July 15, 2006
Place: 金瓜寮溪下游

Note: 該種為肉食性魚類，以水棲昆蟲、小魚、蝦或其他無脊椎動物為食。原則上體型接近者，會出現群泳現象，即體型會呈現20～25公分一群，30公分上下一群，40公分以上一群。
捕食時多從較深處上衝捕食，即採取「伏擊」方式，等待獵物通過或漂下，再衝出捕食；或者會出現短暫的追餌現象，但因泳力不佳，追餌持續不遠，也不能太快。雖全天都會攝食，但仍以晨昏或天色較暗時較活躍，戒心也較低，或者如樹蔭、倒木、水生植物覆蓋處等陰暗處，也多是埋伏捕食處。

台灣縱紋鱲Formosan stripe dace

2007-12-17T18:06:00.000+08:00

Fish species：台灣縱紋鱲（Candidia barbata）
Other name：台灣馬口魚、山漣仔、憨仔魚
Size：17cm
Pattern：Bead head pupa（串珠頭蛹型毛鉤）
The angler：David Sung
Time： Jan 1,2007
Place： 水母丁溪

Note：多棲息於溪留源流～上游，偏好植被豐富水域，主要以水生昆蟲、落水昆蟲為食。搶餌凶，容易垂釣，為毛鉤的極佳入門對象魚。

釋獲 Release

2007-12-15T17:17:00.000+08:00

什麼都不取，只留下美麗的影像與回憶─這是毛鉤旅行者所奉行的準則。

以下是毛鉤釣手執行釣後釋獲時所必須注意的要點。
1.盡量避免使用有倒鉤的魚鉤，並且養成配戴止血鉗垂釣的習慣，這個小工具可以救回很多魚的性命。
2.盡可能以手不碰魚、魚不離水的方式完成解鉤動作，若是必要用手抓魚時，務必以濕手接觸。

3.拍魚獲照無可厚非，但請在帶有淺水的地面完成，切勿把魚直接放在乾燥的沙地、水泥面拍照。

4.以正確的方式持魚；釋獲時，則以手讓輕輕托住魚，逆著水流，讓牠自行游開。

Catch nothing but leave the beautiful image and memory. This is the rule that observed by fly travelers.

There are several critical points that fly anglers should know when they practice catch & release.

1. Use the barb less hooks as possible as you can, and take a forceps when you are fishing, this tool can save many fish.

2. Try to keep the body of fish in the water without hand touching as possible as you can when you unload the hook. If it is necessary to hand the fish, be sure that your hands are wet.

3. If the angler wants to take photos for game fish, he must put the fish on the ground where covered by shallow water. It is harmful for fish to put it on the dry and sandy ground.

4. To hand the fish with proper method. When the angler are going to release the fish, he should support the fish with the hands and put it towards the upstream direction, then let the fish swim away by itself.