Popular fishing methods I like are lure fishing for seabass, kayaking around points and islands, using live bait of the surfbreakers, and vertical jigging for big yellowtails. All these methods are my favorites so please come back from to time to see some up to date reports on the local action.

Seabass fishing is really one of my favorite methods through out the year because the local area produces some large fish that can be targeted with bait, lures or the fly. All of these seabass methods I really enjoy and now that we have a kayak it's making fishing around the harbor even more fun.

Jigging is one method that I've learned while being in Japan. Charter boats leave from Fukuoka and will take you out to the surrounding islands which are about 1-2 hours away. Once you're in the zone drop your jig and start to use popular Japanese jigging methods. The target fish's are yellowtail, amberjacks and tunas. Starting this 2008 I will get into lure casting for large 50kg tuna!! I'm slowly getting the tackle needed to target these large fish and will be learning as I go.

So those are some of the methods that friends and I like doing in Fukuoka and if you're interested in learning more please check us out!

Tight lines,

Nigel Paquin.