Description
The Japanese Freshwater Crab is a crab native to Japan, that can typically be found in mountain streams. The surface of their carapace is smooth and reddish-brown, however pale brown and blue types can also be found. The Japanese Freshwater Crab mainly lives under rocks in the upper and middle reaches of rivers. They cannot survive unless the water quality is clean to some extent. In addition to eating insects and earthworms as an omnivore, it also eats plants. It breeds in the summer and is thought to live for about 10 years.
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This is the Wiki page for the Japanese Freshwater Crab found in Kamuibetsu National Park.
Summary
Habitats
Japanese Freshwater Crab can be found in Shallow Pond, Upriver, Middle River, and River Mouth.
Bait & Lure Preferences
Bloodworm, Redworm, Leeches, Liver, Minnow, Hotdog, can be used to lure and catch Japanese Freshwater Crab in COTW the Angler.
Traits
The Japanese Freshwater Crab has the following traits:
- Bottom Lurker:
Prefers swimming closer to the bottom.
Tips for catching Japanese Freshwater Crab
Preferred Bait
The Japanese Freshwater Crab preferes Bloodworm as bait. If you use Bloodworm you have the best chance of cathing a Japanese Freshwater Crab.
Time of Day
The best time for catching a Japanese Freshwater Crab is during ☀️Daytime and 🌙Nighttime.
Water Temperature
Japanese Freshwater Crab will bite when the water temperature is between 7.0°C and 30.0°C, with an ideal temperature of 22.0°C.
Ranks & Hook Sizes
| Rank | Hook Size |
|---|---|
| 👶Juvenile (0.211-0.245kg) | 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1/0, 2/0, 3/0, 4/0, 5/0, 6/0, 7/0, 8/0, 9/0 and 10/0 |
| 🥉Bronze (0.245-0.323kg) | |
| 🥈Silver (0.323-0.459kg) | |
| 🥇Gold (0.459-0.563kg) | |
| 💎Diamond (0.563-0.679kg) |
Japanese Freshwater Crab Hotspots Map
A map with known hotspots for Japanese Freshwater Crab. These are locations where Diamond Japanese Freshwater Crab have been caugth, but they don't guarantee a Diamond Rank catch. Also, other ranks of Japanese Freshwater Crab can be caught at these locations.
