Hokkaido in Smelt fishing / Ice fishing

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

A seasonal feature of winter in Hokkaido! Enjoy ice fishing on a frozen lake (ice smelt fishing). Located 10 minutes from Memanbetsu Airport, the gateway to the skies of Okhotsk, Lake Memanbetsu is a place where you can enjoy smelt fishing every year by drilling a hole in the frozen lake surface. Our professional outdoor guides will take you to the fishing spot while taking you to and from the hotel or airport. This is the most popular winter activity, as you can eat the smelt you catch as tempura on the spot. We will provide you with the equipment, so you can participate empty-handed! ♪ A guide will accompany you, so even first-time fishers can feel at ease. 1. Smelt fishing experience: Experience the thrilling and fun ice smelt fishing that is unique to Hokkaido in winter. You can drill a hole in the ice and feel a sense of accomplishment in catching the fish yourself. Of course, since you are dealing with nature, there may be few hits. 2. Support for beginners: The guide will provide friendly support so that even beginners can participate with confidence. They will carefully teach you how to use the equipment and how to attach bait. 3. Drilling holes using an ice drill: This experience includes drilling holes in the ice yourself using an ice drill, so you can actively participate even in the cold. 4. Lake Abashiri is one of the most famous places in Japan as a sacred place for smelt fishing, and anglers come from all over the country. We will guide you to Lake Abashiri, one of Hokkaido's leading smelt fishing spots. You can enjoy fishing on the lake, catch as many as you want to eat, and enjoy the fresh smelt as freshly fried tempura. 5. Peace of mind in a warm tent: A tent is set up to protect you from the cold, and the freshly caught smelt is fried on the spot and made into tempura. We offer a special time in a warm tent with fresh flavors.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 80
• 2～3 hours /4～5 hours
• 08:30

■Schedule■ Sapporo Odori Nishi 1-chome Sapporo TV Tower East side road 8:25 meeting / 8:30 departure ↓ Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Resort 9:10 arrival Meet at the back of the front desk (Those who meet on site can park in the hotel's day parking lot. Please be sure to let us know that you do not need a shuttle.) ↓ After a toilet break, preparation, and a lecture on how to fish, move to a nearby fishing spot by private car (takes 5 to 15 minutes) * Until mid-January and in March, the fishing spot will take 15 minutes. ↓ Smelt fishing experience starts (① from around 9:40 to around 11:30) We will provide you with a dedicated tent, fishing equipment, tackle, bait, etc., so you can participate empty-handed. A local expert guide will guide and instruct you. (Stay for about 2 hours) (You can try the smelt you caught yourself as tempura (limited quantity) or take it home.) Please enjoy yourself freely within the time. ↓ After the tour, move to the hotel in a private car. (The journey takes 5-15 minutes. Until mid-January and in March, the journey may take 15 minutes.) ↓ (*You will be given a Chateraise sweets voucher (worth 1,000 yen), which you can purchase at the shop. If you wish, you can also exchange it for a hot spring bath voucher.) ↓ Depart at 12:10 on the Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Resort shuttle bus. (For those who wish to bathe in the hot spring, there is a bus that departs at 15:00.) ↓*Arrive at the north exit of Sapporo Station at around 12:50. End of tour.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 85
• 2～3 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00

You can experience freezing smelt fishing in the middle of winter at Lake Kanayama, Minamifurano Town, in the middle of Hokkaido. From the front of the Kanayamako campsite, we will take you on a sled to a warm tent on the lake. Experienced guides will teach you how to fish, so even beginners can fish with confidence.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:30

Make a hole in the frozen lake and set a gimmick! With just this, all you have to do is pull the thread when you eat. Let the guide handle the troublesome drilling, feeding, and setting of gimmicks! If you learn a little trick, both beginners and children can feel free to experience it! After fishing, fry it on the spot and make it into tempura! Freshly fried hot and fresh on the spot you caught is exceptional! ☆ FUN Smelt fishing tour commitment ☆ 〇Cold measures are perfect! Is it okay if the weather is bad, I'm worried because I have small children, what kind of clothes should I wear? If it is the first experience Hokkaido which is extremely cold, I am full of anxiety. Rest assured! !! A guide who loves fishing has created a hut instead of a tent and is fully equipped with heating. You can take off your shoes and go fishing leisurely. 〇 To extend the fishing results. .. .. We also perform daily reel maintenance using carefully selected tips so that the fish's atari can be easily understood. The mechanism is handmade! The hut is movable, so use a fish finder to catch a school of fish! There are holes, and the guide sets the mechanism in advance, so you can start fishing immediately after taking the course. 〇Providing exquisite tempura! Tempura the caught smelt on the spot and sample it. It's sweet, crispy and delicious. Even if you can't catch it, we will provide you with some smelt caught by the guide in advance!

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

You can do it empty-handed! Also available for rental! Half-day smelt fishing course ♪♪ Why not spend a fun time on a completely frozen lake in a tent exclusively for smelt fishing? Even if you are new to fishing, the guide will teach you how to use the fishing rod and how to feed the fish, so you can enjoy it with peace of mind♪♪ The smelt in the clean water tastes the best when freshly fried in tempura on the spot. Have fun with your family, make memories of a girls' night out or graduation trip with friends, or have fun with your colleagues at work. Enjoy the winter experience of Furano, Hokkaido with a smelt fishing experience♪ English-speaking staff available! Languages ​​available: Japanese, English, Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Korean, and Thai can be spoken using a translation app. It becomes.

• Girls Trip
• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:50 / 14:50

This is a smelt fishing experience tour brought to you by the leading smelt fishing guide who has guided the most customers in Hokkaido. This is a luxurious plan in which you can charter the southern fishing spot, which is known as one of the best spots in Lake Shinotsu, Shinshinotsu Village, which is one of the best fishing spots for smelt in Hokkaido. How about experiencing smelt fishing on the ice, which is unique to Hokkaido, at the Shinotsu Lake Minami fishing spot, which was the filming location for a famous variety show from Hokkaido? We have plenty of rental items such as winter clothes and boots, and you can rent a private tent with a stove so you don't have to share a seat! The fishing spot also has a toilet! ! Unlike traditional full-support smelt fishing tours, we don't have a full-time guide, but that makes the tour price more reasonable! As usual, we will thoroughly explain the secret fishing method at the start, so don't worry! In addition, guides are always on standby around the tent, so if you have any problems, we will be happy to assist you. While fishing, please enjoy fishing at your own pace.

• Recommendation for Foreigner
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00

Smelt fishing is a fun fishing that can be said to be a "winter tradition" in which a hole is made in the thick ice that covers the surface of the lake with a special drill to catch a beautiful fairy-like smelt under the ice. When it gets cold, you can enjoy fishing while warming up in a dedicated tent, so it won't freeze in the cold. It comes with a set of fishing equipment and a fishing guide, so even beginners can enjoy it with confidence.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 08:20 / 14:20

I would like to once you come in the winter of Hokkaido experience ice smelt fishing. To enjoy, even those who do not fishing experience, and firmly support the guide, such as how to use and food with utensils. "Hey that touch the fish ..." "needle caught was over," Please leave because "drilling also wish you want to experience," such as a bit of a problem and requests also guide it together. Since you offer a tool set, you can join us empty-handed.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

This Speaking of winter tradition! Once from drilling the smelt fishing you want to experience, fishing, the deep-fried, you can enjoy a full course of up to eat.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups