Of course there are lots of trout-replicating swimbaits and other bass lures meant to imitate rainbows. After all, they’re the most common and most commonly stocked version here in the US. We’ve already found a few outliers, though, particularly Japanese species like Amago and Yamame. Even if you’ll never set foot in Japan, they might be a nice way to differentiate yourself on your home waters. Now we’ve found another one, the Iwana, aka Salvelinus leucomaenis or the “whitespotted char.”
As with all things tackle-related, if there’s a forage species real or imagined, you can probably find a bass lure meant to imitate it. Here are some of our favorite options from Tackle Warehouse:
If those don’t satisfy your need to imitate this distinctive salmonid, a little bit of internet sleuthing or auction site stalking can lead you to the following Iwana lures:
In British Columbia there’s a fly reel company called “Iwana Fishing.”
And if you really want to match the hatch yourself, the Tenkara Rod Company makes an Iwana hat.
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