Feral Koi – Best Bait & Lures

Feral Koi in Kamuibetsu National Park

Hook size: B#8, B#7, B#6, S#5, G#4, G#3, D#2

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

Traits: Bottom Lurker

Baits and lures that catch Feral Koi in Kamuibetsu National Park

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Spinnerbait (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching)

Soft plastics on a jighead

• Worm (retrieve: Jigging)

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Bread (hook 10-8; throwable)
• Redworm (hook 6-2)
• Bloodworm (hook 10-7)
• Pearl Barley (hook 10-5; throwable)
• Dough (hook 6-1)
• Eggs (hook 10-6)

Feeder / bottom bait

• Corn (throwable)
• Artificial Corn - Yellow
• Boilies - Natural (throwable)
• Pellets - Regular (throwable)
• Wafters - White

Groundbait / other

• Advantage (throwable)

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Other fish in Kamuibetsu National Park: Amur Catfish, Ayu Sweetfish, Brook Trout, Cherry Salmon, Chum Salmon, Dolly Varden Trout, 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