Black Seabream in Japan

Harbour walls, breakwaters and estuaries. A patient angler's fish.

The fish

Japanese: クロダイ · kurodai
Scientific name: Acanthopagrus schlegelii
Typical size: 25–50 cm (10–20 in)
Water: Saltwater

Across the year

The best month at any of the 2 places we have checked. Each place has its own window, and the season elsewhere in Japan may differ.

Where we have checked it

These are examples, not a complete list. Black Seabream is caught far more widely in Japan than the 2 waters below. We list a place only once we have worked out which rules apply there, so the absence of a water means we have not checked it — not that the fish is missing.

Izu PeninsulaShizuoka · SaltwaterApril, May, June and July are the prime months.
Lake HamanaShizuoka · SaltwaterApril, May, June and July are the prime months.