This is Artificial Lure with your Tokyo Bay fishing report.

We’ve got classic early-summer bay conditions right now. Around Tokyo Bay, sunrise was just before 4:30 this morning and sunset will be a bit after 7:00 this evening, giving us a long, bright window to work the edges and structure. Local tide tables from the Tokyo Wan area show a decent daytime swing today, with a flood building through late afternoon and a good evening ebb. Those moving-water periods are when the bite has been best, especially an hour either side of the high and low.

Weather-wise, it’s typical muggy Kanto early summer: warm, a light southerly sea breeze, and some haze. Cloud cover has been in and out, which is perfect for keeping seabass and black bream higher in the water column. The wind is light enough for small boats and kayaks inside the bay, but remember that the open middle can still get choppy when that southerly pushes against the tide.

Fish activity has picked up nicely. Charter skippers working the inner bay and river mouths have been reporting solid Tokyo Bay seabass action, with a mix of 40–60 cm fish and the odd 70-up showing on the evening tides. Daytime has been slower and more finesse-oriented, but once that sun drops, fish are pushing bait up around lighted structure and bridge shadow lines.

For seabass, minnow plugs and vibration baits in natural baitfish colors are the main players. Locals have been doing well on 9–12 cm hardbaits in sardine or halfbeak patterns, plus 3–4 inch soft plastics on 7–14 g jigheads, especially around river mouths feeding into the bay. At night, switch to darker silhouettes and slow your retrieve—let the current work the lure.

Tokyo Bay chinu (black sea bream) are active along rock walls, tetrapods, and piers. Shore anglers soaking bait report steady action on shrimp, clam, and small crab baits fished close to structure. For those who prefer lures, small creature baits and compact jigs hopped along the bottom are taking fish, but be prepared to lose some tackle in the rocks.

Flounder and flatfish are still an option on sand patches off the main channels and near river estuaries. Fish are holding tight to the bottom, so use heavier jigheads or metal vibes to stay in the zone. Natural colors with a bit of flash are working when the sun is higher; go more subdued as the light fades.

If you’re a lure angler, pack:

- 3–4 inch soft plastics in baitfish and shrimp tones

- Minnow plugs around 10 cm, shallow to mid-running

- Vibration baits and metal jigs in 20–40 g for deeper edges

- A few small creature baits for chinu near structure

Bait anglers should bring:

- Fresh shrimp and prawn

- Clam strips

- Small shore crabs if you can gather them

As for hot spots, two areas are worth your time right now:

First, the **Tokyo Gate Bridge and surrounding shipping channel edges**. The current lines and structure there concentrate bait and seabass, especially on the evening ebb. Work your lures along the pilings and current seams, but watch traffic and regulations.

Second, the **mouths of the Arakawa and Edogawa rivers** on the east side of the bay. When the tide is moving, these river mouths have been producing seabass and chinu for both bait and lure anglers. Fish the mixing line where the river water meets the bay and any visible rip or color change.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Tokyo Bay fishing report.

We’re on a classic early-summer pattern now. Water temps in the mid‑20s Celsius have lit up the bay, especially around structure and current seams. The south wind has been light to moderate most of the day with partly cloudy skies, decent visibility, and only a slight chop inside the bay. Air temps have been warm and humid, typical for late June. Sunrise was around 4:25 a.m. and sunset about 7:00 p.m., so you’ve got long low‑light windows to work with.

Today’s tide cycle around Tokyo Bay has been running a decent range on the semi‑diurnal pattern: a good push on the incoming through late morning and another productive moving-water window mid‑afternoon into evening. The bite has clearly lined up with that flow; slack periods have been noticeably slower.

Sea bass – suzuki – are the headliners right now. Tokyo Bay boat anglers have been reporting steady numbers of schoolies with a few better fish mixed in, especially around bridge pylons, shipping channel edges, and lighted structures. Shore casters along the Odaiba area, the Nagisa Park shoreline, and the piers near Yokohama have picked up a handful each in the low‑light hours, with the more patient crews hitting close to double digits on the better tides.

Lures doing most of the damage:

- For boat game, small metal jigs around 20–40 g, slim minnows, and vibration baits worked mid‑water in the current.

- From shore, think 9–12 cm sinking minnows in natural baitfish colors, 14–21 g metal jigs you can launch, and compact topwaters for the first and last light.

Keep retrieves crisp but not too fast; a stop‑and‑go or short jerks followed by a pause has been triggering hits.

Chinu and kurodai (black sea bream) have been active around rock and concrete structures, especially in slightly stained water. Recent catches from inner-bay tetrapods and harbor walls have been solid, with a few anglers reporting 3–5 fish sessions. Best bets are:

- Bait: crustaceans, small crabs, and shell pieces fished tight to structure on light rigs.

- Lures: small soft plastics on jig heads or tiny vibration plugs crawled along the bottom.

Aji (horse mackerel) are around the lighted piers at night. Sabiki rigs tipped with a tiny bit of shrimp or just bare, worked mid‑depth under the lights, have produced small but steady numbers. For those wanting a bit of fun on ultralight, aji‑ing style with 1–2 g jig heads and small soft lures is worth your time once the sun is down.

If you’re keen on hot spots, here are two to circle:

- Odaiba and the Rainbow Bridge area: Great for shore casting suzuki at dawn and dusk. Work the shadow lines, bridge pilings, and any visible current breaks with minnows and vibration baits. When the wind lines up with the tide and pushes bait into the corners, the bite can switch on fast.

- Yokohama Bay area – especially around Daikoku Pier and nearby harbor structures: Excellent mixed fishery. Suzukis around lights and pilings, chinu tight to the walls, and some aji after dark. Rotate between jigging metals, working minnows, and dropping down bait rigs when the fish mark deeper.

General rule today and over the next few similar days: fish the moving water, lean on natural-silver or sardine-pattern lures in clear conditions, and switch to darker silhouettes or chartreuse when the water muddies up or clouds roll in. Keep your leaders on the thin side; the bay fish see plenty of pressure.

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We’re sitting on a weakening moon phase and middling tide pattern today, so timing your session matters. Around Tokyo Bay, the morning **low tide** hit just after dawn, with a **steady flood** building mid‑morning into early afternoon, then easing toward an evening **ebb**. The best bite window lined up with the **first half of the incoming** and the **start of the outgoing**, when current picked up along channel edges and structure.

Weather around the bay stayed typical early summer: warm, humid, and mostly stable. Light southerly breeze, seas generally calm inside the bay, a bit more chop near the mouth. Skies were mixed clouds and sun, enough light penetration for sighting bait schools along the surface slicks. Sunrise came early, just after 4:25 a.m., with sunset around 7 p.m., so there was a long low‑light shoulder at both ends of the day—perfect for seabass.

Fish activity has been solid but not crazy. Tokyo Bay seabass have been grouping around river mouths and man‑made structure: pilings, breakwalls, and bridge legs. Early this morning, local boats working the edges off the **Kawasaki–Ukishima area** reported steady schoolie seabass with a few fish pushing the 60 cm class. Shore anglers around **Odaiba** and the **Rainbow Bridge piers** picked up smaller fish in short flurries right at first light and again as the evening ebb started pulling bait off the flats.

As for species, recent catches have centered on:

- **Seabass (suzuki)**: the main player; numbers good, size mixed.

- **Flounder (hirame)**: a few decent fish from the shipping channel drops and sandy edges near river mouths.

- **Black seabream (kurodai)**: poking around rock walls and tetrapods; mostly bait bites.

- Inside canals and backwaters, some **mebaru** and smaller rockfish showing on finesse rigs after dark.

Lures doing the work today have been classic Tokyo Bay staples. In the low light, **shallow‑running minnows** and **slim sinking pencils** in natural bait colors—anchovy and sardine patterns—produced best. Once the sun climbed, downsizing to **7–9 cm minnow plugs** and **vibration baits** fished deeper in the channel seams kept bites coming. For seabass pushing micro‑bait, small **metal jigs** and **blade baits** hopped mid‑water were key.

Bait anglers found success with:

- **Live or fresh sardine and horse mackerel strips** for seabass and flounder.

- **Crab and shellfish baits** for kuro­dai along rock walls and pilings.

- Small **ragworm** or **sandworm** pieces for mebaru and smaller bottom fish in the inner harbor.

If you’re heading out tonight or early tomorrow, I’d focus on two hot spots:

1. **Odaiba – Rainbow Bridge area**

Work the bridge shadows, light lines, and current breaks with small minnows and sinking pencils on the first of the incoming and first of the outgoing tide. Cast tight to structure and let the lure swing with the flow—most bites come on the drift.

2. **Ukishima–Kawasaki industrial shoreline**

From boat, target current edges along the channel markers and factory walls with vibration plugs and 20–30 g metals. From shore, pick apart any lit structure and outflow pipes after dark with soft plastics on jig heads.

Water clarity in much of the bay has been slightly stained but fishable; brighter patterns or lures with a bit of flash help them find your offering. Keep your retrieve speed moderate with occasional twitches—fish aren’t super aggressive but will commit to an easy, wounded‑bait presentation.

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Around Tokyo Bay today the weather settled into early summer mode: humid, with afternoon highs in the upper 20s to low 30s Celsius, light south to southeast winds and a mix of sun and clouds. Local forecasts call for only spotty showers, so visibility on the water has been good and the chop has stayed mild.

Sunrise came just after 4:25 a.m. and sunset will be a little before 7:00 p.m., giving a long window around the low‑light periods. Those dawn and dusk edges have been the prime bite, especially where the bay’s murky water meets clearer tidal flow.

Tides around the bay followed a typical semi‑diurnal pattern: a decent morning high, dropping to a mid‑day low, then building again toward an evening high. On the outgoing tide, current pushed nicely along the piers and rock walls, turning on the predators tight to structure. The incoming has been best inside the rivers and canals, where bait stacks up along current breaks and bridge pilings.

Fish activity has been solid. Tokyo Bay’s signature **sea bass (suzuki)** have been active around river mouths like the Arakawa and Edogawa, and along the Yokohama and Kawasaki wharf lines. Anglers have been reporting good numbers of school‑size fish with the occasional 60‑70 cm class mixed in. Night sessions around lighted structures have also produced steady action.

**Flounder (hirame)** and **rockfish (mebaru)** are coming from the sandy drops and riprap edges, especially where the bottom transitions near shipping channels. In the inner bay, small **chinu** and **kurodai** (black sea bream) are nosing around the tetrapods and harbor walls, taking baits fished close to the bottom. A few **aori‑ika** (squid) are still showing in the outer bay on the deeper edges for those working jigs patiently.

Best lures today have been compact, natural‑colored offerings that match the small sardines and anchovies running the bay. For suzuki, think:

- 7–9 cm **minnow plugs** in pearl, sardine, or clear with a touch of chartreuse, worked with a stop‑and‑go retrieve along current seams.

- Slim **metal vibes** and **blade baits** hopped near the bottom around channel edges when the sun is high.

- 3–4 inch **soft plastics** on light jig heads in shirasu (white bait) colors for both sea bass and flounder.

For bait anglers, fresh **sardine strips**, **clam (asari)**, and **ragworm (isome)** on simple bottom rigs have been producing black sea bream and by‑catch of small rockfish and gobies. Around piers and harbor walls, tiny pieces of shrimp under a float continue to be deadly on mebaru and smaller suzuki.

A couple of current hot spots:

- **Yokohama Bay Bridge to Honmoku Pier line**: Working the pilings and surrounding riprap on the dropping tide has been very productive for sea bass, especially just after sunrise and in the first dark after sunset.

- **Arakawa River mouth and nearby canals** on the Tokyo side: Good mix of schoolie suzuki and black sea bream, with soft plastics and small minnows doing damage along the edges where the river flow meets the bay.

If you can time your session to hit that last of the incoming into the first of the outgoing around dusk, you’re in the sweet spot: bait rises, current strengthens, and the better fish come up to feed.

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We’re sitting on a classic early-summer pattern now: warm, humid, light southerly breeze most afternoons, and generally stable weather with passing clouds and the odd shower. Daytime highs are running in the upper 20s to low 30s, with nights staying mild. Sunrise is around 4:25 in the morning and sunset just after 7:00 in the evening, so you’ve got a long window to work the low-light bite.

Tides in Tokyo Bay are in a solid spring phase around the moon, so expect **good current** on the bigger highs and lows. Morning sees a decent high turning to an outgoing flow mid to late morning, then another push in the evening. That moving water is key: when the tide slows, the bite drops off fast, but once the current starts sliding again, the fish switch on.

Inshore, **sea bass (suzuki)** are still the main story. The night game around the river mouths and lighted structures has been productive, with small to mid-sized fish and a few good 60–70 cm class mixed in. Anglers have been picking them up on 9–12 cm minnows, sinking pencils, and 20–30 g metal vibes in sardine, chart-back pearl, and clear anchovy patterns. On calm nights, switching to a small topwater pencil can fire up a short but intense surface bite.

Daytime sea bass are hanging deeper around bridge pilings, ship channels, and breakwalls. Jigging 20–40 g metals and soft plastics on 10–20 g jig heads, slow-rolled just off bottom, has been taking fish when the light’s high. Natural bait guys drifting **Iwashi (sardine)** or **aosa** near structure are also scoring.

Further out in the central bay, the **sabiki game** is strong. Small sardine, horse mackerel (aji), and chibikko-size bait schools are thick around buoys and channel markers. Sabiki rigs in sizes 6–8 with tiny shrimp or glow heads are filling buckets, especially on the first half of the flood tide. Those bait balls are pulling in **chinu and kurodai** (black sea bream) around the rock piles and tetrapods; use small crab, clam, or shrimp on light leaders, or go with small bottom rigs and scented soft baits.

**Flounder and hirame** are still a decent side target along sandy edges at the mouth of the bay and off the artificial islands. Try 30–40 g jig heads with 4–5 inch shads in white or chartreuse, dragged slow along the bottom on the outgoing.

For lures this week:

- For sea bass: 9–12 cm minnows, 20–30 g metal vibes, small sinking pencils, and compact topwater pencils.

- For bait: live or fresh sardine, small shrimp, and crab for bream, plus worms for mixed bottom fish on sabiki or simple bottom rigs.

A couple of hot spots to keep in mind:

- **Tokyo Gate Bridge area**: strong current edges, plenty of structure, good for sea bass and bait schools when the tide’s moving.

- **Near the Edogawa and Arakawa river mouths**: classic night-game sea bass, especially around lighted piers and bridges on the turning tide.

Focus on early morning and after-sunset windows, line up with the stronger parts of the tide, and you should find some consistent action.

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Right now the rainy-season pattern is in full swing over the bay. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, we’ve had humid south winds, scattered showers, and air temps hovering in the mid‑20s Celsius through the day, with light onshore breeze building a bit in the afternoon. Sunrise was just before 4:25 a.m. and sunset around 7 p.m., so we’ve got long low‑light windows that are perfect for topwater and reaction baits.

Tokyo Bay’s semi‑diurnal tides are giving us two highs and two lows today. The Kisarazu and Tokyo tide tables show a decent pre‑dawn flood pushing in, then an afternoon ebb that really starts sliding bait off the flats and along the channel edges. The bite has lined up best around the first two hours of the incoming and the first of the outgoing; slack has been predictably slow.

Sea bass – our beloved Suzuki – are still the main story. Local charter captains out of Yokohama and Urayasu have been reporting solid numbers of schoolies with the odd 60–70 cm fish mixed in. Most boats are boating a few dozen fish on a good tide, with the catch rate dropping sharply in bright mid‑day conditions. Night harbor runs around Odaiba, Shinagawa wharfs, and the Yokohama piers are still producing steady action on metal vibes and small minnows slow‑rolled through the light lines.

Chinū and kishi‑chinu (black and yellowfin seabream) have been active along rock walls, tetrapods, and bridge pilings. Shore anglers working the Tokyo Gate Bridge area, the Kawasaki shoreline, and the Urayasu seawall have picked off good numbers of 25–35 cm fish with occasional bigger slabs. Finesse presentations and staying quiet on the concrete are making the difference.

Squid activity has tapered compared to spring, but a few aori‑ika are still coming from the deeper edges of the bay islands and breakwaters for those working egi patiently at dusk and after dark.

Best lures right now:

- For Suzuki, go with **9–12 cm sinking minnows** in natural bait colors, **metal vibes** around 14–21 g, and **small topwater pencils** at dawn along seawalls and current seams.

- Soft plastics on 7–14 g jig heads – slim shads and pintails – are outfishing hard baits when the water is pressured or clear.

- For seabream, **light Texas rigs** and **Carolina rigs** with small creature baits or worms, plus **kabura/tenya style jigs** tipped with shrimp, have been hot.

- Egi anglers should stick to **2.5–3.0 size jigs** in brown, shrimp, or glow pink for the evening tide.

Best baits:

- Live and dead **sardine**, **anchovy**, and **prawn** are hard to beat around pilings and drop‑offs.

- For chinu, **clam strips**, **krill**, and **kneaded dough baits** drifted near structure are producing steady bites.

- If you’re soaking bait for a mixed bag from the pier, small pieces of **saba** or **ika** on a sabiki below a sinker will still pick up mackerel, horse mackerel, and the odd rockfish.

A couple of hot spots to circle on your map:

- **Odaiba – Rainbow Bridge to Shinagawa piers**: Excellent for night Suzuki around lighted structure, especially on the first of the outgoing. Work minnows and vibes along current edges and let your lure swing naturally with the tide.

- **Tokyo Gate Bridge – Wakasu and central channel edges**: Productive for both Suzuki and chinu. Drift soft plastics or jigs along the drop‑off on the incoming, then get tight to the rocks for seabream as the water starts to fall.

If you’re launching from Yokohama, the **Honmoku and Daikoku wharf area** is also fishing well on metal vibes and small jigs along the shipping channel ledges, but keep a close eye on traffic and stay clear of restricted zones.

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We’re sitting on a **waxing moon** and a solid moving tide today. The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling for **partly cloudy skies over Tokyo Bay, light south to southeast wind around 4–7 m/s, and temps in the mid‑20s Celsius** through the afternoon and evening. Sunrise was around **4:25 a.m.** and sunset is close to **7:00 p.m.**, giving a long, bright window but with the best bites packed into the low‑light periods.

Tide tables from the Tokyo Wan area show a decent **afternoon ebb running into evening**, which has been lining up nicely with the dusk bite. When that current starts pushing over structure, the predators have been turning on hard. Local reports from Tokyo Bay charter captains and Tokyo Bay jigging groups say **sea bass (suzuki)** action has picked back up after a slower spell, with boats averaging **10–30 fish per trip**, mostly **40–60 cm**, and the occasional **70 cm class** fish mixed in. Anglers tossing small metals and soft plastics around the river mouths are also finding **sabiki‑sized horse mackerel (aji)** and **sardine (iwashi)** in decent numbers.

Near the **Ukishima and Honmoku** side of the bay, Tokyo Bay boat guides are reporting **chinu and kurodai (black sea bream)** showing up along rock walls and tetrapods, with some **30–40 cm** fish taken on crustacean‑style baits and small jigs. Off **Futtsu** and the mid‑bay reefs, local slow‑pitch jigging crews have been getting a mix of **small tachiuo (cutlassfish)** and **rockfish** on lighter metal jigs, especially once the sun drops and the tide starts running.

For **lures**, here’s what’s been working best:

- For **Tokyo Bay sea bass**:

Use **9–12 cm minnows** in natural bait colors, **vibration baits**, and **7–20 g metal jigs**. Work them around **bridge pilings, lighted piers, and river mouths** on the **falling tide at dusk**. Slow to medium retrieve with a few pauses has been key when the water’s clear.

- For **aji and smaller baitfish**:

Go with **1–2 g jig heads** and **tiny 1.5–2 inch soft plastics**, or a **sabiki rig** tipped with a bit of shrimp. Drop them near **harbor lights and channel edges** once it gets dark and the plankton draws bait in.

- For **black sea bream**:

Finesse rigs with **small creature baits**, **crab‑imitating soft plastics**, or **light Texas rigs** pitched tight to structure are paying off. Let it sink and just creep it along the bottom.

If you prefer **bait**, locals are still relying on:

- **Shrimp and krill (ama‑ebi, okizuke krill)** for bream and mixed bottom fish.

- **Cut sardine or mackerel** and **live bait if you can get it** for sea bass around current breaks.

- **Worms (isome)** on small hooks for aji and other small fry by the piers.

A couple of **hot spots** to keep on your radar:

- **Tokyo Gate Bridge area**: The bridge legs and nearby shipping channel edges have produced steady **sea bass** on metal jigs and minnows during the evening ebb. Work the down‑current side where bait stacks up.

- **Yokohama Bay side – Honmoku and Daikoku Piers**: Good mix of **sea bass, aji, and black sea bream**. Fish the light lines after dark, especially where the current brushes along the wall, with light jigs or sabiki for numbers and heavier minnows for the bigger bass.

If you’re shore fishing, time your session so you’re on location about **one hour before sunset through the first part of night tide movement**. Boat anglers should line up drifts along the current edges rather than dead center in the flow; that’s where the bait and the better fish have been stacking lately.

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We’ve got a classic early-summer pattern in the Bay. Japan Meteorological Agency reports light south to southeast winds this afternoon, around 3–6 m/s, with air temps hovering in the mid‑20s Celsius, partly cloudy, and humidity on the higher side. That means comfortable but a bit sticky on the water, with just enough chop to give your lures some life.

Sunrise around the Bay was just before 4:30 a.m., with sunset a little after 7 p.m., so we’ve got a long daylight window. The low-angle light of first light and the last hour before dark are still the key feeding times, especially around structure and current edges.

Tidal data from the Tokyo Bay tide tables shows a moderate to fairly strong semi‑diurnal tide today, with a decent run on the morning push and another solid movement late afternoon into evening. Those windows around the top and bottom of the tide, plus the first hour of the flow, have been lining up with the best bite.

Recent reports from local anglers and tackle shops around Yokohama, Urayasu, and Kawasaki say the **seabass (suzuki)** bite has picked up again, especially at night and in low light around piers, bridge pilings, and harbor mouths. Plenty of school‑size fish with a few 60–70 cm class mixed in. Light‑game fans are still getting **chinu and kisu** on the flats, and there’ve been steady catches of **aori‑ika** from deeper harbor walls for those working egi patiently.

For lures, think natural and subtle in the daytime, more silhouette and vibration at night. For seabass, small to mid‑size minnow plugs in 9–12 cm, silver or sardine patterns, and slim metal vibes have been doing damage along rip lines and around bait schools. At night, switch to darker colors, shallow‑running minnows, and soft plastic shads on 10–20 g jigheads; work them slow and steady along the bottom or just off structure. Shore jigging guys have been scoring with 20–30 g metals in blue‑silver and pink‑silver off breakwaters.

Bait anglers are still getting reliable action with **live shrimp, sardine strips,** and **lugworms (isome)**. On the sandy areas inside the Bay, small long‑cast rigs tipped with isome are taking good numbers of kisu when the tide is moving. Around rocky patches and tetrapods, crab and shell baits are tempting better chinu.

Two spots to circle on your map:

1. **Tokyo Gate Bridge / Wakasu area** – Strong current lines and plenty of structure. Seabass are cruising the shadow lines at dawn and dusk, and anglers working metals and minnows from the park seawall are seeing regular hookups when the tide turns.

2. **Yokohama Bay Bridge to Daikoku Pier zone** – Lots of shipping structure, light at night, and bait holding in the eddies. Night‑game seabass with small plugs and soft plastics has been consistent, and egi anglers probing the deeper edges are still pulling aori‑ika when they slow things down.

If you’re heading out this evening, time your session around the main tidal push, bring a mix of 10–30 g lures to cover the water column, and don’t forget a lighter leader if the fish are shying off in the clear water.

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We’re on a weakening **waning gibbous moon**, and tides in Tokyo Bay today are running **moderate**, not those big spring swings. The morning high pushed decent current around the bay bridges and channel edges, while the later afternoon outgoing is softer, better for finesse work and light tackle. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, skies were mostly **clear to partly cloudy**, humid, with light southerly winds and stable barometer—classic early-summer bay conditions, good for consistent if not explosive action.

Sunrise was just after **4:25 a.m.**, with first light well before that, and sunset around **7:00 p.m.** That long crepuscular window is prime; the bite has been strongest one hour either side of sunrise and again at dusk, especially on moving tide.

Boat and shore reports from local Tokyo Bay anglers this week say **sea bass (suzuki)** are still the main game, with a mix of schoolies and the odd 60–70 cm fish around the river mouths and lighted structure. Tokyo Bay charter skippers have been putting clients on steady numbers when they work the current seams with small minnows and vibration lures.

There have also been good counts of **kisu (Japanese whiting)** along the sandy flats inside the bay, with families on the piers bringing in 10–30 fish per session on light rigs. A few **aori-ika (squid)** are still popping up at night around breakwaters under strong lights, though that run is tapering. Around deeper rock and concrete, some **mebaru (rockfish)** and **kurodai (black sea bream)** are showing, especially for patient anglers soaking bait near structure.

For **lures**, local suzuki hunters are leaning on:

- **9–12 cm minnows** in natural baitfish colors for low light.

- **Metal vibes and blade baits** when the sun gets high and the fish drop deeper.

- **Soft plastic shads** on 10–20 g jig heads, slow-rolling along the bottom around channel edges.

For **bait**, the go‑tos right now:

- **Kisu**: small pieces of **sandworm (isome)** or **gulf worms** on light surf or sabiki-style rigs.

- **Kurodai**: **krill (ama-ebi)**, **clams**, or **crab chunks** tight to structure.

- **Squid**: tiny jigs in pink or glow, worked slowly under the light line at night.

A couple of current **hot spots**:

1. **Wangan area around the Tokyo Gate Bridge**

The bridge pylons and nearby shipping channel edges are holding good numbers of suzuki. Work minnow plugs and metal vibes along the current breaks, especially on the incoming tide at dawn or dusk. Night sessions casting to the shadow lines can be excellent with smaller, slow-sinking minnows.

2. **Ukishima and Kawasaki side of inner Tokyo Bay**

The industrial shoreline, piers, and adjacent flats are producing mixed bags. Drift the sandy areas with light rigs for kisu during the day, then shift to structure for suzuki and kuroday at low light. Soft plastics on jig heads and small metal jigs are getting bit, and bait anglers soaking worms and shrimp are filling coolers with whiting.

If you’re shore-based, also keep an eye on the popular **Odaiba and Rainbow Bridge** area at night: the city lights pull bait in, and suzuki cruise the lit edges. Go light line, subtle presentations, and keep noise down—these fish see a lot of pressure.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Tokyo Bay fishing report.

South wind over the bay this afternoon, around 5–8 meters per second, with humid early-summer air and scattered clouds. Temperatures are sitting in the mid‑20s Celsius and the barometer has been easing off a bit, giving the bay a slightly restless feel. Sunrise was a little before 4:30 this morning, sunset will be just after 7:00 this evening, so we’re working with a long crepuscular window.

Tide today is a typical mixed semidiurnal pattern: a decent morning high, mid‑day drop, then another push towards evening. That late‑afternoon flood lining up with sunset is your prime time, especially along current breaks and structure where bait stacks up.

Around the inner bay, the talk on local piers has been about **seabass (suzuki)** and **aigo**, with steady numbers of **kisu (whiting)** on the sandy stretches. Night anglers on the city side report a few **mebaru** and **chinu (black sea bream)** off the rock and tetrapod edges. Offshore boats have been picking up **saba (mackerel)** and the odd **aji** when the bait balls are pushed in by the wind.

Fish activity has been classic early‑summer: slow mid‑day under the bright sun, then a sharp uptick right as the light drops and the tide turns. Seabass have been chasing small sardine and anchovy pods; you’ll see birds dipping and nervous water when they’re up. Kisu are cruising the gentle slopes from about 2–10 meters, especially on the inside of sandbars and near river mouths where the bottom firms up.

Lure choice:

For **Tokyo Bay seabass**, think small and natural.

- 7–10 cm **minnows** in sardine, clear, or pearl.

- Slim **vibration baits** and 15–20 g **metal jigs** when they’re deeper in the tide.

- On the surface, a subtle **pencil** walked slowly can draw out the bigger, cautious fish at dusk.

For **kisu**, a simple **sabiki rig** or a light **Carolina rig** with size 6–8 hooks does the job. Bait up with **ishi‑gai (clam strips)**, **gulf sandworms**, or **small pieces of shrimp**. Cast, let it touch bottom, and slowly drag with tiny hops.

For **chinu and mebaru**, go with:

- Small **soft plastics** on 3–7 g jig heads, dark or natural colors.

- Bait anglers should pack **ragworm**, **crab bits**, or **shrimp** fished tight to structure, almost dead‑sticked.

A couple of local hot spots to circle on your mental chart:

- **Odaiba–Rainbow Bridge area**: Lots of man‑made structure, bridge pilings, and light lines at night. The evening incoming tide pushes bait right up against the walls. Work your minnows parallel to the quay and under the bridge shadows. This area often kicks out solid schoolie seabass with the chance at something bigger when the current really rolls.

- **Yokohama–Honmoku and Daikoku piers**: Classic Tokyo Bay ground. The outer edges and current seams hold seabass and mackerel when the tide’s moving, while the inner, calmer pockets give up kisu and aigo. Evening is best—start with metals and vibes when the sun’s up, then switch to minnows and soft plastics as the light fades.

If you’re heading out tonight, time your session around that evening rise, keep your profiles small, and follow the bait and the birds. Tokyo Bay is in that nice early‑summer groove where a couple of well‑placed casts can turn a quiet evening into a story.

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