Where can I catch Japanese Amberjack (Buri)?

Coastal areas where Japanese Amberjack (Buri) are present.

What bait works best for Japanese Amberjack (Buri)?

Natural baits like small fish and crustaceans.

Japanese Amberjack (Buri) — Where & When to Catch

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Japanese Amberjack (Buri)

Seriola quinqueradiata

Also known as: BuriHamachiJapanese Yellowtail

PelagicShore

GamefishMigratory

Score

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Prime time

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Depth

0–100m

Platform

Shore

Japanese Amberjack (Buri) (Seriola quinqueradiata) — sea-fishing target species photographed in marine habitat

Season

JanMarJunSepDec

Peak Jan–DecGood Feb–Oct

Depth range

0–100mDeep

Findr bio

Chrome-sided and stubborn — I'll strip drag toward the nearest structure the second I feel the hook, and I only get fatter and harder to stop as the water cools.

How to catch

Favourite hangouts

Current edgeOpen seaWreck reef

Recommended baits

Fish baitsSquidSpinners

Effective techniques

JiggingTrollingSpinning

Gear

Best times

DawnDay

I'm a "shusse-uo" — a success fish — one of several Japanese fish whose name changes as I grow: inada, then warasa, then buri once I'm full-grown and at my fattiest for winter sashimi.

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