Where to catch which fish in Japan

Pick the fish you want to catch to see the ports and fishing boats that reported it in the last 60 days, grouped by the nearest big city such as Tokyo or Osaka.

Red sea bream (madai)
Season: Best in spring (spawning run) and autumn ・ Last 60 days: 124 boats, 81 ports

Japanese horse mackerel (aji)
Season: All year; most plentiful from early summer to autumn ・ Last 60 days: 88 boats, 63 ports

Japanese amberjack / yellowtail (buri, warasa, inada)
Season: Mostly autumn and winter, depending on the schools ・ Last 60 days: 79 boats, 56 ports

Largehead hairtail (tachiuo)
Season: Summer to winter ・ Last 60 days: 59 boats, 51 ports

Thread-sail filefish (kawahagi)
Season: Summer to winter ・ Last 60 days: 56 boats, 40 ports

Olive flounder (hirame)
Season: Mainly autumn and winter (some areas have an opening date) ・ Last 60 days: 61 boats, 37 ports

Bigfin reef squid (aori-ika)
Season: Autumn (numbers) and spring (big ones) ・ Last 60 days: 45 boats, 39 ports

Skipjack and yellowfin tuna (katsuo, kihada)
Season: Summer to autumn ・ Last 60 days: 24 boats, 17 ports

Common octopus (madako)
Season: Early summer to autumn ・ Last 60 days: 14 boats, 9 ports

Tilefish (amadai)
Season: Autumn to spring ・ Last 60 days: 35 boats, 25 ports

Japanese Spanish mackerel (sawara)
Season: Autumn and winter ・ Last 60 days: 28 boats, 26 ports

Chicken grunt (isaki)
Season: Best in early summer (some areas have a season) ・ Last 60 days: 22 boats, 14 ports

Spear squid and Japanese flying squid (yari-ika, surume-ika)
Season: Spear squid in winter and spring, flying squid from early summer to autumn ・ Last 60 days: 19 boats, 15 ports

Marbled rockfish (kasago)
Season: All year (best in winter and spring) ・ Last 60 days: 24 boats, 22 ports

White croaker (ishimochi)
Season: Autumn to spring ・ Last 60 days: 11 boats, 10 ports

Blackthroat seaperch (akamutsu / nodoguro)
Season: Varies by area (often summer to autumn). Deep-water fishing ・ Last 60 days: 12 boats, 8 ports

Japanese whiting (shirogisu)
Season: Early summer to autumn ・ Last 60 days: 13 boats, 12 ports

Vermiculated puffer (shōsai-fugu)
Season: Autumn to spring. Poisonous: always have it prepared by the operator ・ Last 60 days: 5 boats, 5 ports

Counts are catch reports (one boat, one day, one post). Always check departures, prices and booking on each operator's official website. This site does not take bookings.