Areas
Aki-nada and Hiroshima Bay
Aki-nada and Hiroshima Bay form one practical Seto Inland Sea fishing area of island channels, river mouths and urban waterfront. Seasonal inshore fish and bottom species provide varied targets, while tides and vessel traffic require care. Port access varies, so check current local signs and rules before fishing.
- Prefectures
- Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Ehime
- Waters
- Seto Inland Sea
Fish you can catch in this area
Fish biting this month are shown first
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Dusky Rabbitfish
アイゴ / Siganus fuscescens
August
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Barred Knifejaw
イシダイ / Oplegnathus fasciatus
August
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Japanese Anchovy
カタクチイワシ / Engraulis japonicus
August
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Greater Amberjack
カンパチ / Seriola dumerili
August
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Hong Kong Grouper
キジハタ / Epinephelus akaara
August
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Yellowfin Seabream
キチヌ / Acanthopagrus latus
August
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Multicolorfin Rainbowfish
キュウセン / Parajulis poecilepterus
August
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Grey-spotted Puffer
クサフグ / Takifugu alboplumbeus
August
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Japanese Striped Eel Catfish
ゴンズイ / Plotosus japonicus
August
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Japanese Sardinella
サッパ / Sardinella zunasi
August
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Sharpbeak Terapon
シマイサキ / Rhynchopelates oxyrhynchus
August
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Japanese Whiting
シロギス / Sillago japonica
August
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Bullet & frigate tuna (souda-gatsuo)
ソウダガツオ / Auxis rochei / Auxis thazard
August
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Japanese Eel
ニホンウナギ / Anguilla japonica
August
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Horn Dragonet
ネズミゴチ / Callionymus curvicornis
August
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Redfin Velvetfish
ハオコゼ / Paracentropogon rubripinnis
August
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Sea Mullet
ボラ / Mugil cephalus
August
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Japanese Horse Mackerel
マアジ / Trachurus japonicus
August
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Whitespotted Conger
マアナゴ / Conger myriaster
August
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Japanese pilchard
マイワシ / Sardinops melanostictus
August
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Pacific Chub Mackerel
マサバ / Scomber japonicus
August
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Common Octopus (East Asian)
マダコ / Octopus sinensis
August
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Japanese Lates
アカメ / Lates japonicus
August
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Devil stinger
オニオコゼ / Inimicus japonicus
August
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False Kelpfish
カサゴ / Sebastiscus marmoratus
August
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Thread-sail Filefish
カワハギ / Stephanolepis cirrhifer
August
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Japanese silver-biddy
クロサギ / Gerres equulus
August
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Blackhead Seabream
クロダイ / Acanthopagrus schlegelii
August
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Japanese Seabass
スズキ / Lateolabrax japonicus
August
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Japanese cutlassfish
タチウオ / Trichiurus japonicus
August
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Daggertooth Pike-conger
ハモ / Muraenesox cinereus
August
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Tarwhine
ヘダイ / Rhabdosargus sarba
August
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Yellowfin Goby
マハゼ / Acanthogobius flavimanus
August
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Brassblotched Rockfish
ムラソイ / Sebastes pachycephalus
August
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Bigfin Reef Squid
アオリイカ / Sepioteuthis lessoniana
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Korean Black Scraper
ウマヅラハギ / Thamnaconus modestus
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Golden Cuttlefish
コウイカ / Sepia esculenta
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Dotted Gizzard Shad
コノシロ / Konosirus punctatus
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Japanese Halfbeak
サヨリ / Hyporhamphus sajori
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Japanese Spanish Mackerel
サワラ / Scomberomorus niphonius
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Japanese White Seaperch
シロメバル / Sebastes cheni
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Marbled Flounder
マコガレイ / Pseudopleuronectes yokohamae
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Red Seabream
マダイ / Pagrus major
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Smallscale Blackfish
メジナ / Girella punctata
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Japanese Red Rockfish
メバル / Sebastes inermis
Main fishing facilities in this area
Akehama Seaside Sun Park
Ehime
A fenced, beginner-friendly fishing pier at a tourism facility in Seiyo City's Akehama area, with rental gear available.
Fishing Park Hikari
Yamaguchi
A paid pier fishing facility in Hikari City within the Seto Inland Sea National Park; lure fishing is prohibited.
Fishing Park Omishima
Ehime
A 250m artificial pier off Omishima Island in Imabari, run by the local fishery cooperative; closed Wednesdays.
Marine Park Osaki
Hiroshima
A free fishing facility on Osakikamijima Island with free rod rentals (reservation required), open Thursday through Monday.
Shimonoseki Fishing Park
Yamaguchi
A 100m fishing deck 200m offshore in Shimonoseki, operated under a city-designated management contract.
Yoshijima Fishing Park
Hiroshima
A seawall fishing spot in Hiroshima City in front of the environmental bureau's incineration plant, with safety railings.
Seasons, sizes and eating quality are general guides. Rules change, so check the latest prefectural, fishery-cooperative and site rules before fishing. This app provides general information, not legal advice.