Yellowtail blue snapper
ウメイロ · umeiro
Paracaesio xanthura
Yellowtail blue snapper have a blue-violet body and yellow upper rear flank and tail. They are not takabe or yellow-and-blueback fusiliers. Present bait in the chum trail at the boat skipper’s instructed depth.
Habitat and season
Japanese coastal waters; region and depth differ by species.
- Recorded fishing season
- Apr · May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct
- Scientific name
- Paracaesio xanthura
- Japanese name
- ウメイロ
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.
Kago — float and bait-basket fishing
A floating rig carries a groundbait basket and baited hook to the same feeding depth offshore. It is different from a multi-hook sabiki rig: the hook bait drifts with the bait released from the basket.
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Cooking
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Detailed Japanese species notes
青紫の体に黄色い背と尾が映える船釣りの魚。オキタカベとも呼ばれるがタカベとは別種で、ウメイロモドキとの混同にも気を付けたい。コマセ釣りでは群れの棚を保つことが重要。
船宿のビシ・ハリス指定を優先。魚の棘と船上の針に注意し、食用の魚を素早く冷やす。
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