TAKASAKI, Gunma -- The ban on fishing wakasagi smelt on the frozen surface of Harunako lake in Takasaki was lifted on Tuesday for the first time in seven years.
According to the Haruna tourist association, the lifting of the ban was postponed partly due to the aftereffects of the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011. The lake was also not frozen enough for fishing because of warm winters.
The area where fishing is allowed covers about two-thirds of the entire lake. The thickness of the ice in some places reached up to 22 centimeters. Anglers rushed to the ice-covered lake as soon as the ban was lifted at 6:30 a.m. on the day.
Taking away wakasagi smelt was prohibited at one point, mainly due to the accident at the power plant, but anglers can now take the fish home.
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