Things I didn't try early on: fish your own meal

Fishing is a very popular past time in Japan. Presumably it influenced the "fish your own" restaurants that are a popular dining experience in Japan. I was in Japan more than ten years before I tried fishing for the first time, and when I realized it wasn't as boring as I thought it would be, I was ready to try fishing my own meal! 

"Fish your own meal" is, as the name suggests, you catch your own fish for your meal. There are two different ways it is done.  One, is that you catch the fish and the restaurant prepares it for you, including cooking it. The other, is that you catch it and then you prepare it and cook it yourself. Although, some restaurants will clean and gut it for you, even if you are cooking it yourself.

We have tried both. I find it more satisfying to do the latter - catch and cook myself. But I do prefer when the restaurant guts and cleans the fish for me! I also prefer to do it at a restaurant by a wild river, rather than indoors at a restaurant like Zauo, which is the most famous fish-your-own restaurant chain. Have you ever fished your own meal like this before?