Sea fish
Atlantic spadefish
Chaetodipterus faber
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- Habitat
- Iskele · yapay yapı · resif
Best times of day
When in the day it bites best, month by month.
- Active by day
- Poor at night
In November
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Dawn 65
Sunrise → 2 h after
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Midday Best 90
2.5 h before midday → 3 h after
-
Dusk 55
1.5 h before sunset → sunset
Not productive at night
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 15
- First quarter 15
- Full moon 20
- Last quarter 15
Best phase: Full moon
Windows across 12 months
| Best times of day | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 35 | 35 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 35 |
| Midday | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 85 |
| Dusk | 45 | 45 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 45 |
| Night |
Windows follow sunrise and sunset; clock times change with place and date. Scores are relative within the month: 100 is the best window of the day.
4 sources · confidence medium
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
3–35 m
mostly 3–35 m
Water temperature
12.2–32.4 °C
ideal 22.2–28.2 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
7.8–40.4 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Around marinas
- River / stream mouth
- Inside harbours
- Harbour mouth
- Reclaimed shore
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium
Bait and tackle suggestions
Recorded baits and fishing techniques.
Bait by month
Baits documented for shore fishing, month by month and by water clarity.
In November
Out of season
12-month bait calendar
- January
- Out of season
- February
- Out of season
- March
- Natural baits: Clam, Jellyfish, Shrimp, Squid Lures: Fly
- April
- Natural baits: Clam, Jellyfish, Shrimp, Squid Lures: Fly
- May
- Natural baits: Jellyfish, Clam, Shrimp Lures: Fly
- June
- Natural baits: Jellyfish, Clam, Shrimp Lures: Fly
- July
- Natural baits: Jellyfish, Clam, Shrimp Lures: Fly
- August
- Natural baits: Jellyfish, Clam, Shrimp Lures: Fly
- September
- Natural baits: Clam, Jellyfish, Shrimp, Squid Lures: Fly
- October
- Natural baits: Clam, Jellyfish, Shrimp, Squid Lures: Fly
- November
- Out of season
- December
- Out of season
This is the usual pattern; the water and weather on the day can change it. Colour is fine-tuning: bait type, size and action come first. Confidence: natural medium, lures low. Colour and presentation guide
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Chaetodipterus faber
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Atlantic spadefish
