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Kiwha Cheon
This spot is only for Rainbows. Some people believe that the rainbows
here propagated themselves, but I don't believe it. Many of the
big rainbows here are ones that escaped from the neighboring fish
farms when they were babies or ones that the farmers threw away
because they didn't have any economical value. You can find trophy
Rainbows about 40-50cm in length if you are lucky. But sometimes
you will have to fight bait fishermen or lure fishermen in addition
to the rainbows.
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How
to get to this stream: From Seoul take highway #1 or highway
#10 to Hopob I.C. Take highway #50 to JangPyoung T.G. After
getting off at JangPyoung T.G, take Nat'l road #31. About
28km later you will reach Pyoungchang. At Pyoungchang take
Nat'l road #42 to the small town of Mitan. From Mitan go 2-3km
and turn right. The road will
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In
winter, it is still possible to fish Kiwha stream except during
a very hard winter. This area is made of limestone with many
underground caves. Water flows under ground with many warm
springs. This keeps the water temperature good throughout
the winter.
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cross
over the stream and immediately turn right. The stream in this area
flows underground in part, but from KiwhaRi you can see the stream.
 
I go fishing this stream often in winter. Sometimes
Big rainbows (about 20 inches) strike nymph hooks. But to visit
this stream only for the rainbows is not good idea in case you
are a foreigner. There are many other streams where native trouts
live in Korea. It's nice to stop in for a moment on the way to
other beautiful streams.
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