Playful Fishing — Local services in Tokyo

My little brother and I went to do a 2 hour shared boat fishing trip (captain's recommendation). We actually booked it the midnight before and were worried that we wouldn't be able to go because we booked it so last minute, but we were quickly informed that our reservation was accepted. We arrived 30 minutes before the reserved time to gear up, and then promptly set off into the bay.

The trip was a lot of fun! I'm pretty much a complete beginner with fishing (I've only unsuccessfully fished a few times from the shore, I've never fished from a boat and I've never actually successfully caught a fish lol), but even I was able to catch a lot of fish. The captain provided rental rods and lures/hooks, and we went fishing for horse mackerel. We ended up catching a whole bucket of horse mackerel, sardines, some other fish (I don't know their names, but they were all edible) and one sweetlips. We went in the afternoon so these were the fish available, but I think if you go at different times in the day there are different kinds of fish. We actually caught so much fish that we started to release some of the sardines back to the water lol. Don't worry if you're a beginner - the captain can help with unhooking the fish too if that makes you nervous haha.

I'm very prone to seasickness, but I didn't feel it at all during this trip. I can speak a little Japanese but my little brother can't speak Japanese at all - despite that, we were both able to have a lot of fun, and the captain's fishing demonstrations were clear and understandable. The captain attentively made sure that we were clear on how to use the gear and made conversation with us :) Even if you're traveling to Japan and aren't fluent in Japanese, I'm sure that you can have a great time on this trip.

Afterwards, we gave most of our fish to the other group in our shared fishing boat (we were staying in a hotel and didn't have a good way to store them), but kept some to eat at a restaurant that the captain recommended (the restaurant is about 30 minutes away by train). He kindly helped us make a reservation in advance so all we had to do was show up with the fish and they prepared tempura, sashimi, and aji fry (breaded fried horse mackerel).

We would love to come again and fish with Playful Fishing and...

My wife and I had a great time. Nagayama San was knowledgeable, helpful, and worked with us even though we speak limited Japanese. We caught lots of fish and saw a side of Tokyo few tourists get to see. I recommend this charter to those looking to catch fish...

友人から「お前も船釣りをやらないか」と誘いがあり、場所を聞けば都内。 船釣りといえば、毎回千葉の館山・富津まで3時頃に起きて遠征に行った経験しかなく、都内で釣れるの？しかも夕方から？という気持ちが心の中でありました。 友人はこちらで乗船経験６回の実績と、毎回良い成果を上げているから安心しろとのことで期待と不安を胸に訪問。 乗船プラン：４時間の便（相乗り）／長山船長 結論、訪問前の一抹の不安は何だったのかと思うほどに楽しめました。船長さんも漁師にイメージする「職人気質で厳格」とは 対局にあるような丁寧でフランクな方でした。 狙う種類にもよりますが、アクセスもよく魚も釣れるならそれは人気も出るし通う季節毎に通う友人の気持ちがわかりました。

1.全く船酔いしない。毎回、釣りをする上で懸念事項です。 千葉遠征をする際は、早朝からも相まって毎回、２時間程でダウンし嗚咽との闘いになる機会も多いですが移動距離が少ないからか終始快調でした。釣り初心者、お子さんでも大丈夫です。 ※酔い止め：アネロン「ニスキャップ」 2.飛行機が超綺麗。今回は羽田空港の近くだったので、飛行機が10分間隔でJALとANAが飛んでいきます。幼少期に戻ってワクワクしました。一眼レフで写真を撮る穴場かもしれない。 【次回への反省】 上記記載の通り、大量に釣れると思わず「クーラーボックス」を持っていくことをケチりました。（電車で向かう為、重いので）これは大失敗。カサゴは大量に釣れたため、持って帰る方法が用意した袋のみ。帰りの電車が水漏れの危機にあったので、釣った魚を持ち帰るなら「クーラーボックス」もしくは「保冷バック」...