Northern Snakehead – Best Bait & Lures

Northern Snakehead in Kamuibetsu National Park

Hook size: B#9, S#8, S#7, G#6, G#5, D#4

Habitats: Shallow Pond, Lake Shore, Shallow Lake

Traits: Aggressive, Last Stand

Baits and lures that catch Northern Snakehead in Kamuibetsu National Park

Lures (spinning / baitcasting)

• Frog (retrieve: Twitching)
• Swimbait (retrieve: Stop and Go, Constant, Twitching)
• Spinner (retrieve: Constant)
• Spinnerbait (retrieve: Constant, Stop and Go, Twitching)
• Jerkbait (retrieve: Stop and Go, Twitching, Constant)

Soft plastics on a jighead

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

Natural bait (float or feeder)

• Bloodworm (hook 10-7)
• Eggs (hook 10-6)
• Pearl Barley (hook 10-5; throwable)
• Redworm (hook 6-2)
• Hotdog (hook 10-1; throwable)
• Minnow (hook 10-4/0)
• Cheese (hook 8-4/0)
• Leeches (hook 7-2/0)

Feeder / bottom bait

• Dog Biscuits
• Corn (throwable)

Groundbait / other

• Match Blend (throwable)

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Other fish in Kamuibetsu National Park: Amur Catfish, 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, Pond Loach, Rainbow Trout, Sakhalin Taimen, Sockeye Salmon, White Spotted Char