Sea fish
Crevalle jack
Caranx hippos
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- Habitat
- Iskele · kumsal · nehir ağzı · pelajik
Best times of day
When in the day it bites best, month by month.
- Active at dawn and dusk
- Limited at night
In November
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Dawn Best 90
1 h before sunrise → 2 h after
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Midday 45
1 h before midday → 2 h after
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Dusk 75
1.5 h before sunset → 1 h after
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Night 40
1 h after sunset → 2 h before sunrise
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 55
- First quarter 50
- Full moon 50
- Last quarter 50
Best phase: New moon
Windows across 12 months
| Best times of day | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 80 | 80 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 80 |
| Midday | 65 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 65 |
| Dusk | 70 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 70 |
| Night | 40 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 40 |
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
1–350 m
mostly 1–200 m
Water temperature
8.7–32.3 °C
ideal 19.5–28.1 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
10–40.3 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Delta / alluvial shore
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Headland
- River / stream mouth
- Lagoon / weir mouth
- Channel / strait link
- Harbour mouth
- Strait shore
- Reclaimed shore
Bottom
Lives in open water
- Seagrass
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
- Out of season
- April
- Out of season
- May
- Out of season
- June
- Out of season
- July
- Out of season
- August
- Natural baits: Mullet, Live baitfish Lures: Popper, Spoon, Metal jig, Fly
- September
- Natural baits: Mullet, Live baitfish Lures: Fly, Popper, Spoon
- October
- Natural baits: Mullet, Live baitfish Lures: Fly, Popper, Spoon
- 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 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
- Caranx hippos
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Crevalle jack
