Fish species in Japan

Yellowfin goby

マハゼ · haze
Acanthogobius flavimanus

Yellowfin gobies are accessible light-tackle targets. Small hooks and nearby casts often work better than oversized bait and long casts.

Habitat and season

Estuary sand, mud and shallow channels.

Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.

A light sinker and short baited trace cover nearby sand for whiting and gobies. Long casts are not required to learn where bites occur.

Yellowfin goby · Japanese seabass

Japanese seabass · Olive flounder · Bartail flathead

Yellowfin goby · Japanese seabass · Bartail flathead

Japanese whiting · Fat greenling · Yellowfin goby

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Detailed Japanese species notes

淡い褐色の細長い体に斑模様が入り、底の餌を探す身近なハゼです。

針を飲み込みやすいので針外しを準備。河口でも増水、干潟への立入り、足元の泥に注意。