Fish species in Japan

Largescale blackfish

クロメジナ · kuromejina
Girella leonina

Onaga-gure has a dark edge to the gill cover and a deeply forked tail. Japanese fukase float fishing presents bait in the current beside rocky reefs.

Habitat and season

Warm rocky coasts and offshore reefs.

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

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.

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Detailed Japanese species notes

尾長グレの名で知られ、深く切れ込む尾びれと黒く縁取られたえらぶたが手掛かり。メジナと混同しやすいものの、掛かった後の走りを想定した糸の管理が欠かせません。

磯では救命胴衣と足場に合う靴を使用し、うねりが上がる前に撤収します。船長の指示と渡礁条件を優先してください。