Common octopus
| Spot | Boat |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| In-game size | 30~90cm |
| Best time | 🍂 autumn |
About this fish
On the south coast and Jeju it's often called 'stone octopus'. A clever hunter that hides in rock crevices and catches crabs and shellfish with its eight arms.
Looks and how to tell it apart
A round head (mantle) with eight arms lined with suckers. It changes color and skin texture in an instant to hide like a rock. Usually 30 to 90cm including arms.
Where it lives
Lives in rock crevices off the south coast and Jeju, where it's often called stone octopus. It catches crabs, shrimp and shellfish with its arms and cracks them with a beak. It's known as one of the cleverest invertebrates.
When it bites
Caught by boat in large numbers from late summer to autumn, after the closed season.
Catching one for real
From a boat, tap the rocky bottom with an octopus egi or a weighted rig. When it feels heavy, reel up slowly. It's closed from May 16 to June 30.
From a boat, tap the rocky bottom with an octopus egi or a weighted rig. When an octopus climbs on, it feels heavy; reel up slowly and steadily. Once its suckers grip the bottom it's hard to pull off, so don't rush.
Rules to follow
Octopus (common octopus) has a closed season from May 16 to June 30, and provinces may set their own period between May 1 and September 15. The giant Pacific octopus of the East Sea may not be taken at 600g or less.