Fish species in Japan

Japanese whiting

シロギス · kisu
Sillago japonica

A slender pale fish that feeds close to sand. Small baits and short pauses help distinguish bites from the sinker touching bottom.

Habitat and season

Sandy shallows and bays.

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.

Light bottom rigs cover sandy seabeds. Keeping track of the sinker makes small bites easier to recognise.

Red seabream · Japanese whiting · Bigfin reef squid

Red seabream · Japanese whiting

Red seabream · Olive flounder · Japanese whiting

Japanese horse mackerel · Japanese whiting · Black seabream

Short casts, small baits and a controlled stop-and-draw retrieve make a first whiting session easier to understand.

Detailed Japanese species notes

細長く透明感のある美しい魚体。砂地に適応した体色をしています。

大きな危険は少ないが、針外し時のケガに注意。