What we catch -yamame, iwana, rainbow, and brown trout

A person holding a small yamame (cherry trout) above a black fishing net in a stream in Sapporo, Japan.

- Cherry trout - ヤマメ

Person holding iwana, a native trout of Japan, above a net and clear water in a mountain stream in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.

Spotted char - イワナ

A person holding a rainbow trout fish over water with a rocky stream bed.

Rainbow trout - ニジマス

A person holding a freshly caught rainbow trout fish over a black fishing net on a rocky surface in Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan
A person holding a dolly varden over a rocky and grassy stream in Sapporo, Japan.

Brown trout - ブロウントラウト

Dolly varden- オショロコマ

Check out some highlights from June, 2026 to see what we catch!

English-speaking guide to mountain streams near Sapporo.

Fish for yamame (cherry trout), iwana, amemasu (spotted char), and more species unique to Hokkaido. These species, along with rainbow and brown trout, abound.

See our Guided Fly Fishing Trips. page for details about our guided fishing experiences.

A wooden fishing net with an amemasu inside, a fly in its mouth, lying in shallow water on a rocky riverbed in Sapporo, Japan.