Japanese Bass Fishing

Weekly Report #004

Week Ending 2026-07-03
๐Ÿ”๏ธ Lake Biwa ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Lake Nojiri ๐Ÿ—ป Lake Kawaguchi ๐Ÿ“Š Top JDM Lures
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๐Ÿ—พ Lake Summaries
๐Ÿ”๏ธ Lake Biwa
Summer (Junโ€“Aug)
Pattern: Fish retreat to deep weed edges (10โ€“20 ft). Wacky rig, drop shot, and swim jigs on eel grass flats dominate.
Best Lure: deps Cover Scat
Note: Biwa is the proving ground for premium JDM tackle. If a rod, reel, or soft bait works here under ext...
๐Ÿ”๏ธ Lake Nojiri
Summer (Julโ€“Aug) ยท Smallmouth
Activity: Fish move to 15โ€“30 ft rocky ledges and submerged points. Drop shot with small soft plastics on 4โ€“6 lb fluorocarbon do...
Best Lure: Jackall Crosstail Shad 2.8"
Note: Nojiri is where Japanese ultra-finesse was stress-tested against pressured smallmouth. The 2.5-inch ...
๐Ÿ—ป Lake Kawaguchi
Summer (Junโ€“Aug)
Pattern: Fish go deep (20โ€“35 ft) in thermocline. Spinnerbaits on shaded docks and pork trailers on drop shot alternatives.
Best Lure: Deps Slide Swimmer 90
โš ๏ธ No soft plastics โ€” hard lures & pork only
๐Ÿ“Š Top JDM Lures This Week
#1
Nories ใƒ•ใƒชใƒƒใƒ—ใ‚ฎใƒซ 5"
โ†’ Stable
#2
DSTYLE Gillacanth 4"
โ†‘ Up
#3
O.S.P HPใ‚ทใƒฃใƒƒใƒ‰ใƒ†ใƒผใƒซ 2.5"
โ†“ Down
#4
Jackall Flick Shake 4.8"
New
#5
Tiemco ้‡Ž่‰ฏใƒใ‚บใƒŸ
New
๐Ÿ’ก Trend of the Week

Summer patterns are setting in โ€” fish pulling deep in Japan, finesse rigs dominating.

๐Ÿ“ Previous Reports
Weekly Report #003 Week Ending 2026-06-26 โ†’ Weekly Report #002 Week Ending 2026-06-19 โ†’