Below the lake the Akan gathers into a river and runs south through forested volcanic country, and the managed water just under the outflow — catch-and-release, charged, and the real jewel of the system — is as fine a rainbow-and-char river as a visitor will find in Hokkaido. Unhurried fishing in a quiet northern valley where the forest comes down to the bank.
Under the surface
The river draining Lake Akan, threading south through spruce and volcanic forest. The upper managed reach below the outflow runs cool and steady — catch-and-release water — while the lower river keeps its own rules.
Wading: Slick volcanic rock, cold water — wading
- River
- Volcanic
- Partly confined
- Pool riffle
- Large river