Guide Map

This is an English translation for reference. The place names on the map are in Japanese; the Japanese names are shown in brackets.

Lake Shikaribetsu guide map

① Former Hokuden Lodge (旧北電保養所前)

Steep drop-offs at a depth of 2–3 m are a cruising route for large rainbow trout. Try gold bead-head nymphs or streamers.

② Sunaba Cove (砂場ワンド周辺)

A good spot for Miyabe char from late May to early June. Search from the surface to the bottom with a slow retrieve.

③ Nijiiro Point (虹色岬)

A popular spot for large rainbow trout. In early June, target depths of about 3–5 m. From mid-June there are also mayfly (Ephemera) hatches.

④ Inner Uguisu Bay (うぐいす湾奥)

Many large rocks along the shore make this a good spot for large Miyabe char and large rainbow trout. The view from the lakeside is beautiful.

⑤ Karugamo Point (カルガモ岬)

Fish gather around this point, which has good water flow. In July, terrestrial insects fall from the bushes, and you can target large rainbow trout with cicada lures.


⑥ Shakunage Cove (シャクナゲワンド)

Offshore is a good spot for good-sized Miyabe char. Along the shore is a cruising course for large rainbow trout, with many rises.

⑦ Shakunage Point (シャクナゲ岬)

A good spot for large rainbow trout and good-sized Miyabe char. Take your time here.

⑧ South shore of Otofuke Bay (音更湾南側岸周辺)

Around the drop-offs you can target good-sized cherry salmon and large rainbow trout. #8 smelt streamers and sinking minnows are effective.

⑨ Otofuke Bay inlet (音更湾インレット周辺)

Sand has built up and made it a little shallow, so you can enjoy fly fishing from the shore. The water flowing out of Lake Shinonome (東雲湖) is decreasing year by year.

⑩ Rocky area in the middle of Otofuke Bay (音更湾中央ガレ場)

This wide rocky area has room for 3–4 anglers fishing from the shore. Aim around the bottom of the drop-off.

⑪ North cove of Otofuke Bay (音更湾北側ワンド周辺)

A popular spot with a strong record for good-sized cherry salmon and large rainbow trout. Aquatic insects hatch from mid-June to early July.

⑫ North shore of Otofuke Bay (音更湾北側岸周辺)

Around the large sunken rocks on the drop-off there is a strong record of large Miyabe char and large rainbow trout. Your chance comes when the wind blows onto the shore.

⑬ Iwana Point (イワナ岬)

A popular spot for good-sized Miyabe char and large rainbow trout. Take your time and search from the surface to the bottom around the point.

⑭ Aisa Point (アイサ岬)

There is a strong record of large Miyabe char and large rainbow trout around this point. Sightseeing boats pass nearby, so watch out for their wakes.

⑮ Inner Bay No. 3 (3の湾奥)

A good spot for good-sized cherry salmon from late May to early June, and for large rainbow trout from mid-September to early October.

⑯ Yunohana Point (湯の花岬)

The 5–10 m depth range, 50–100 m off the point, is a good spot for good-sized Miyabe char.

⑰ South shore of Bay No. 2 (2の湾南側岸)

A good spot where large rainbow trout cruise along the shore. No. 1 for fish over 60 cm.

⑱ Omoide Point (思い出岬)

The area around the point is a spot for large rainbow trout. In early July, cast large dry flies or cicada lures close to the shore.

⑲ Nijimasu Cove (ニジマスワンド)

Inside the cove is a spot for large rainbow trout. In the autumn Second Stage, #16–#18 terrestrials work well.

⑳ West cove of Bay No. 1 (1の湾西側ワンド)

When the wind blows moderately onto the shore, fish tend to gather. Aim between the overhanging trees.

㉑ Around the water intake (取水口周辺)

The water is always moving around the intake, so fish gather here. It is deep, so let your fly or lure sink before a slow retrieve.

㉒ Off Bay No. 2 (2の湾沖周辺)

Miyabe char are caught best in the middle of the lake. Search carefully for the depth where Miyabe char are, according to the water temperature.

㉓ Middle of the lake (湖中央周辺)

Schools of Miyabe char often gather here. From early to mid-June, target depths of 2–5 m. As the water warms, search deeper.

㉔ Off Otofuke Bay (音更湾沖周辺)

A spot with a strong record for good-sized Miyabe char. Trolling slowly between Iwana Point ⑬ and Shakunage Point ⑦ improves your chance of a strike.

㉕ Middle of the boundary line (境界線中央周辺)

Schools of Miyabe char gather between Iwana Point and Aisa Point. When the water is 10–13℃ they swim at 2–5 m; above 15℃, search deeper.

㉖ [Boat transfer only] Karasawa Bay shore fishing area (唐沢湾岸釣りエリア)

Karasawa Bay is a shore-fishing-only area reached by boat transfer. A popular spot limited to one group per day (2 to 3 people).