Hokkaido Salmon Editorial Image

Hokkaido is renowned for its seafood and one fish that is synonymous with the region is Salmon. Many rivers across the island team with spawning salmon which begin running between August and October. These silvery beasties can be found in and around river mouths on the coast of the Japan Sea, the sea of Okhotsk and the Pacific ocean. This is great news for lovers of fresh salmon sushi and even better news for sports fisherman wanting to catch the often-elusive silver fish. Many river mouths are open for fishing for much of the spawning season and there are also many rivers that are not so it pays to ask at a local tackle store as to the rules and regulations of each area. Generally any water upstream of the mouth is off limits and often a 100-500 meter limit is placed on fishing at the mouth. The following 4 places are a safe bet for both the likelihood of catching a salmon and for legal fishing.