Where to Read the Troutrageous! Japan 2026 Trip Series

Updated

The Japan 2026 series is published on Troutrageous! Fly Fishing & Other Nonsense (troutrageous.com) as a sequence of dated "Fishing Reports" posts by Michael Agneta. The installments appear newest-first on the blog's main feed, so to read the trip in order, scroll to the earliest entry and work upward, or use the "Older posts" link at the bottom of the page to reach earlier installments.

The installments published so far

Post title Date shown What it covers
Japan 2026: 16 Hours on Planes & Exploring Tokyo September 15, 2026 The flight over and first explorations of Tokyo; framed as the start of the trip recaps
Japan 2026: Sunday in Shibuya September 19, 2026 The one full day in Shibuya before heading to Nikko
Japan 2026: Welcome to Nikko! September 27, 2026 The drive from Tokyo to Nikko with friend Hiro, and the plan for four days of fishing there
Japan 2026: Three Rivers, Ramen, and a Mountain Lodge in the Clouds October 3, 2026 A full fishing day around Nikko City, then the move into the national park lodge
Japan 2026: Into the Headwaters October 11, 2026 The headwaters day chasing native char (iwana) with the full six-person group

How the trip unfolds

The series follows a clear geographic arc: Tokyo and Shibuya first, then a drive of "a solid 2+" hours to Nikko, four days based there, and finally a move deeper into the mountains of the national park for the rest of the week. The fishing content builds from a brief teaser session on the water to full days on Nikko City rivers, and culminates in the headwaters outing for iwana.

The headwaters post names the whole crew: Anthony, Matt, and the author, plus Hiro, Takashi, and Aki, with Takashi acting as lead guide. If you're mainly interested in the fishing rather than the travel narrative, "Three Rivers, Ramen, and a Mountain Lodge in the Clouds" and "Into the Headwaters" are the two to prioritize.

Reading tips

  • Each post opens with a short excerpt on the feed; click "Continue reading" to get the full entry.
  • Posts carry both a publish date and a modified date (for example, October 3 and October 11, 2026), so the order on the page reflects the original publication sequence.
  • The "Posts navigation" and "Older posts" links at the bottom of the feed are the way to page back through the archive if newer posts push the series off the first screen.
  • The blog has been running for 19 years, per the author's note in the first installment, so the Japan series sits alongside a large archive of earlier fishing reports.