Sea fish
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
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- Habitat
- Iskele · yapay yapı · kumsal · açık su
Best spots in October
By month
Average monthly score of the spots in Turkey (0–100).
- — Jan
- — Feb
- — Mar
- — Apr
- — May
- — Jun
- 32 Jul
- 32 Aug
- 32 Sep
- 0 Oct
- — Nov
- — Dec
Not recommended this month
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Best times of day
When in the day it bites best, month by month.
- Active by day
- Limited at night
In October
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Dawn 75
1 h before sunrise → 2 h after
-
Midday Best 80
1 h before midday → 2 h after
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Dusk 70
1.5 h before sunset → 1 h after
Not productive at night
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 30
- First quarter 30
- Full moon 40
- Last quarter 30
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 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 70 |
| Midday | 90 | 90 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 90 |
| Dusk | 68 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| 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
0–1,200 m
mostly 0–50 m
Water temperature
17–34 °C
ideal 28–30 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
5–44 ‰
Shore types
- Cove / inner bay
- Rocky shore
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Headland
- River / stream mouth
- Channel / strait link
- Harbour mouth
- Reclaimed shore
- Shoal / reef
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Sand and gravel
- Gravel
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
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 October
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
- Natural baits: Eel, Live baitfish, Crab Lures: Feathered spoon, Jighead + soft swimbait, Popper
- August
- Natural baits: Eel, Live baitfish, Crab Lures: Feathered spoon, Jighead + soft swimbait, Popper
- September
- Natural baits: Eel, Live baitfish, Crab Lures: Feathered spoon, Jighead + soft swimbait, Popper
- October
- Out of season
- 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
- Rachycentron canadum
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Cobia
