Chicken grunt
イサキ · isaki
Parapristipoma trilineatum
Chicken grunt are popular boat targets. Groundbait and bait need to reach the skipper’s chosen depth together.
Habitat and season
Coastal reefs and nearby midwater schools.
- Recorded fishing season
- May · Jun · Jul
- Scientific name
- Parapristipoma trilineatum
- Japanese name
- イサキ
Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.
Fishing methods
Grunt fishing with groundbait
A bait basket releases chum at the skipper’s specified layer to attract isaki.
Fukase — drift float fishing
A lightly weighted bait drifts with a small stream of groundbait. The aim is to keep the hook bait moving naturally at the feeding depth.
Find places to fish
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Cooking
Detailed recipes for this species are currently in Japanese. Open the Japanese cooking guide →
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Detailed Japanese species notes
幼魚に3本のしまが目立ち、成長につれて薄くなる褐色系の魚。
背びれの棘、複数針、船の揺れに注意。ライフジャケットを着用する。
Full Japanese page, including available 3D model →