Amur Catfish – Best Bait & Lures

Amur Catfish in Kamuibetsu National Park

Hook size: B#5, B#4, B#3, S#2, S#1, S#1/0, S#2/0, G#3/0, D#4/0

Habitats: Deep Pond, Shallow Lake, Deep Lake, Upriver, Middle River, River Mouth

Traits: Bottom Lurker, Keen Senses, Night Owl

Baits and lures that catch Amur Catfish in Kamuibetsu National Park

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Popper (retrieve: Twitching)
• Frog (retrieve: Twitching)
• Spoon (retrieve: Constant)
• Jerkbait (retrieve: Stop and Go, Twitching, Constant)
• Spinnerbait (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Shad (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching, Jigging)
• Tube (retrieve: Jigging, Twitching)
• Worm (retrieve: Jigging)
• Grub (retrieve: Jigging, Constant, Twitching)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Redworm (hook 6-2)
• Leeches (hook 7-2/0)
• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Hotdog (hook 10-1; throwable)
• Liver (hook 5-4/0)

Groundbait / other

• Match Blend (throwable)

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Other fish in Kamuibetsu National Park: Ayu Sweetfish, Brook Trout, Cherry Salmon, Chum Salmon, Dolly Varden Trout, Feral Koi, Japanese Dace, Japanese Eel, Japanese Freshwater Crab, Japanese Smelt, Magoi, Mozambique Tilapia, Northern Snakehead, Pond Loach, Rainbow Trout, Sakhalin Taimen, Sockeye Salmon, White Spotted Char