Black rockfish
クロソイ · kurosoi
Sebastes schlegelii
Black rockfish have a large mouth and a dark body. Several dark rockfish resemble one another, so colour alone is insufficient.
Habitat and season
Cool coastal rocks and harbour structure.
- Recorded fishing season
- Jan · Feb · Mar · Apr · May · Oct · Nov · Dec
- Scientific name
- Sebastes schlegelii
- Japanese name
- クロソイ
Months are a broad guide, not a current catch forecast. Region, water temperature and local closures can change the season.
Fishing methods
Rockfish lure fishing
Soft plastics explore rocky edges and gaps for ambush-feeding fish. Contact with bottom should be brief enough to avoid lodging the rig.
Douzuki — dropper bottom rig
Short hook branches above a sinker keep bait near bottom while separating it from the seabed.
Find places to fish
兜千畳敷
Fat greenling · Black rockfish · Okhotsk atka mackerel
Hokkaido · Rocky shore鮪ノ岬
Fat greenling · Black rockfish · Okhotsk atka mackerel
Hokkaido · Rocky shore日鉄桟橋跡周辺の地磯
Fat greenling · Black rockfish · Okhotsk atka mackerel
Hokkaido · Harbour厚田漁港
Japanese surf smelt · Black rockfish · Fat greenling
Cooking
Detailed recipes for this species are currently in Japanese. Open the Japanese cooking guide →
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Detailed Japanese species notes
暗い灰褐色の体、大きな口、張り出す頭部を持つ根魚です。目の下から頬にかけた棘も見分けの手掛かりになります。黒っぽいソイ類をすべてクロソイと呼ばず、形も確認します。
背びれや頭部の棘を避け、魚つかみを使います。夜釣りは許可と足場を確認し、救命胴衣を着用します。
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