family trip to Eastern Korea

I recently arrived in Seoul and decided to take the kids out fishing in the eastern region of Kangwon-do. My wife had some pre set engagements she could not miss, so my sister went along with us to help me out with kids and take some time off herself. We stayed at the beautiful Caddis Pension (http://www.caddis.co.kr) located at Bupsoochi Valley, SoekCho. The owner is also a fly fisherman who moved here because of fishing, and he has a very comfortable and beautiful place. On the day I arrived, I met with Eunu for lunch. She was guiding a group of reporters from GQ magazine as they were doing an article on fly fishing in Korea in the hobby section. Our friend Dr.Shin (Joon) also came to visit the next day and we had a great seafood lunch near the East Sea and fished the valley together in the afternoon. My sister and kids just fished for creek chubs in front of the lodge and trekked along with me as I caught a few cherry trout. I usually fished the early mornings before everyone got up and managed to get back in time for breakfast. There are several small creeks near the lodge (all within 5-15min drive time) and so this made it easy for me to sneak away in the morning or the afternoon. The weather was warm and because of it, the fishing was best early in the morning. It was great spending time to catch up with my sister on life and to watch the kids have a great time on the creek.

a letter from a friend in Mongolia...

I just received a trip report from my friend SH Yoo, along with the photos from his recent trip to Eg valley in Mongolia. They started the drift approximately 40km above camp and scheduled a 3 day drift to base camp. They expected higher waters from the melting snow, but from the looks of it, seems they managed well. Finding Taimen that are over 1 meter long drifting big furry mouse patterns must be an experience of a lifetime. All in all, SH found 4 Taimen that are over the 1 meter mark, and a few smaller ones. SH is expected to be in Seoul in early July and I am looking forward to fishing the creeks here with him, and to hear the stories about wild Mongolia.

SH - thanks for the photos and the trip report. See you soon.

CCI(certified casting instructor) test of FFF, we passed!!

Wesley and I went to Kul, Malaysia for the CCI Test of Fly Fisher Federation(FFF),
and Paul Arden and Peter Hayes and Dr. Ling(the first Mci in malaysia) are our examiner.
And we both passed!!
Hey guys, now we are certified!
The first one and the second one CCI in Taiwan!