Kanagawa Fishing Charters

Kanagawa sits between two very different fisheries: the sheltered, current-compressed structure of Tokyo Bay on the east, and the deeper, more dynamic Sagami Bay on the south. Charters choose where to fish based on tide strength, water temperature bands, clarity shifts, and wind pressure. That combination decides whether the day focuses on bay structure or offshore pelagics. 

Tokyo Bay is a controlled environment with strong tidal flow moving through a confined space. Fish react immediately to tidal acceleration. Seabass (suzuki) hold on pilings, bridges, and channel edges where flow creates ambush lanes. When tide speeds up, fish dig tight into structure; when tide softens, they rise and feed across the adjacent flats or secondary edges. Guides position the boat up-current and drift baits or lures through the window where fish sit just off the break. Because water clarity changes quickly, presentation depth has to adjust with every drift.

Further inside, flounder and smaller predators work sandy channels and mud-to-sand transitions. These fish feed strongest when tide is pushing bait across the bottom, not when the water stalls. Guides run soft plastics or light jigs along the seams where bottom contour changes by a foot or two—small differences matter here.

Sagami Bay is the opposite. It’s a deep, open-water system that holds yellowtail (hamachi), bonito, tuna, snapper (madai), and seasonal mahi-mahi. Current decides everything. When the Kuroshio Current loops closer to shore, warm water pushes pelagics into reachable range. Yellowtail run mid-column along bait balls; bonito slash high in the water; tuna work under birds and surface life. When the current pulls offshore, the fishery stretches out and becomes a run-and-search program.

The Sagami Bay drop-offs create predictable feeding lanes. Snapper hold along rubble and contour edges, rising during low light and dropping deeper when the sun gets high. Yellowtail respond to current speed: fast push tightens the school and triggers strikes; slow push spreads them out, requiring jigs to search deeper columns. Guides constantly read sonar to track fish movement relative to thermocline height and bait concentration.

Inshore around Enoshima, Hayama, Miura, and Jogashima, rocky bottoms and volcanic ledges form a reliable fishery for rootfish (rockfish), snapper, and tataki jig targets. These areas fish best when swell is low and clarity stable. Strong swell pulls bait off structure and shuts down the bite. Moderate swell pins bait against the rocks and creates ideal strike pockets. Guides drift parallel to the structure, dropping jigs or baits into the lanes where predators sit tight to relief.

Weather matters. Tokyo Bay stays fishable during most wind conditions, making it reliable for shorter trips. Sagami Bay demands timing. Southerly winds push warm water and surface life closer to shore, improving pelagic action. Northerly winds cool and clean the water, which can help snapper but push tuna and bonito farther out.

For anglers booking here, Kanagawa stands out because you can shift between two completely different programs in one day. If offshore current stalls, guides run Tokyo Bay structure. If bay clarity collapses after rain, they run Sagami Bay edges. That adaptability gives Kanagawa a consistent, year-round fishery with a wide range of targets and methods.