Sea fish
White mullet
Mugil curema
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- Habitat
- Nehir ağzı · liman · kumsal
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 Best 80
Sunrise → 3 h after
-
Midday 70
2 h before midday → 2 h after
-
Dusk 70
2 h before sunset → 0.5 h after
Not productive at night
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 20
- First quarter 20
- Full moon 25
- Last quarter 20
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 | 55 | 55 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 55 |
| Midday | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
| Dusk | 60 | 60 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 60 |
| 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 low
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
0–300 m
mostly 0–20 m
Water temperature
13–31.4 °C
ideal 22–28 °C
Salinity
Migrates between fresh and salt water
0–45 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Delta / alluvial shore
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Around marinas
- Promenade / seafront
- River / stream mouth
- Lagoon / weir mouth
- Channel / strait link
- Inside harbours
- Tidal flat / marsh
- Harbour mouth
- Reclaimed shore
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature high
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
- Out of season
- April
- Lures: Fly
- May
- Lures: Fly
- June
- Lures: Fly
- July
- Lures: Fly
- August
- Lures: Fly
- September
- Lures: Fly
- October
- 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 low, lures medium. 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
- Mugil curema
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- White mullet
