Piscatorium
LRF
Light Rock FishingSmall and medium shore species on light lures of about 1 – 12 g
- Level: Beginner–Advanced
- Effort: Low–Moderate
Watch out: Hooks, slippery ground and night visibility
Regulations: Güncel Yunanistan ve AB mevzuatı kontrol edilir
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
- Lambuka
- Mahi mahi
Peak this month
Minimum size 50 cm
- Family
- Coryphaenidae
- Order
- Carangiformes
- Habitat
- warm open water
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Bait
- sardine, squid · minnow, popper, jig
- Technique
- trolling, spinning
Legal status
Türkiye
- Minimum size
- 50 cm
- Maximum quantity
- 1 fish
- Closed season
- 1 January–14 August
Legal basis: 2024/21 Çizelge 7 communiqué text
Where is Common dolphinfish caught?
Peak months by sea.
Aegean Sea
peak this month- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Natural bait
- European sardine, European squid; regional support: European sardine / mamun / sülünez
- Lure
- minnow, popper, jig
- Technique
- trolling, spin
Mediterranean
peak this month- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
- Natural bait
- European sardine, European squid; regional support: European sardine / European squid / shrimp
- Lure
- minnow, popper, jig
- Technique
- trolling, spin
Bait and technique
- Habitat
- warm open water
- Fishing technique
- trolling, spinning
- Natural baits
- sardine, squid
- Lures
- minnow, popper, jig
Tackle recipe
A setup to start from. Rod length, line diameter and drag are changed to suit the size of fish you are after and the current and bottom structure of the ground.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the minimum size for Common dolphinfish?
- In recreational angling the minimum catch size for Common dolphinfish is 50 cm. Fish below that length have to be returned to the water. Legal basis: 2024/21 Çizelge 7.
- When is Common dolphinfish closed to fishing?
- The closed season for Common dolphinfish is 1 January–14 August. Fishing for it is banned within those dates. Legal basis: 2024/21 Çizelge 7.
- Which seas is Common dolphinfish found in?
- In our records Common dolphinfish appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, North Aegean & Thrace — Greece, Central & South Aegean — Greece, Ionian Sea — Greece, Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece, Güzelyurt Bay — Northern Cyprus, Kyrenia north coast — Northern Cyprus, Famagusta–İskele — Northern Cyprus, Karpas Peninsula — Northern Cyprus, Akamas–Paphos west coast — Southern Cyprus, Paphos–Limassol south coast — Southern Cyprus, Larnaca southeast coast — Southern Cyprus, Ayia Napa–Protaras — Southern Cyprus, Ligurian Sea — Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy, Adriatic — Italy, Ionian Sea — Italy, Strait of Sicily — Italy, Atlantic Ocean — Spain, Mediterranean — Spain, Alboran Sea — Spain, Strait of Gibraltar — Spain.
- In which months is Common dolphinfish at its peak?
- Peak periods by sea: Aegean Sea June–November; Mediterranean May–October; North Aegean & Thrace — Greece April, May, August, September, October, November; Central & South Aegean — Greece April, May, August, September, October, November; Ionian Sea — Greece April, May, August, September, October, November; Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece April–November; Famagusta–İskele — Northern Cyprus June–September; Güzelyurt Bay — Northern Cyprus June–September; Kyrenia north coast — Northern Cyprus June–September; Karpas Peninsula — Northern Cyprus June–September; Paphos–Limassol south coast — Southern Cyprus June–September; Ayia Napa–Protaras — Southern Cyprus June–September; Akamas–Paphos west coast — Southern Cyprus June–September; Larnaca southeast coast — Southern Cyprus June–September; Ligurian Sea — Italy July–October; Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy July–October; Adriatic — Italy July–October; Strait of Sicily — Italy July–October; Ionian Sea — Italy July–October; Atlantic Ocean — Spain August–November; Mediterranean — Spain July–October; Alboran Sea — Spain July–October; Strait of Gibraltar — Spain July–October.
- Which bait is Common dolphinfish caught with?
- Baits and lures on record: European sardine, European squid, mamun, sülünez, minnow, popper, jig, shrimp.
Fishing grounds with this species
- Acandia Harbor Rhodes · Rhodes
- Achladias Sporades · Skiathos
- Adamas Limanı Milos · Milos
- Aegina Limanı Islands · Aegina
- Aghios Nikolaos ferry terminal Lasithi · Agios Nikolaos
- Agia Efimia Kefalonia · Sami
- Agía Marína Kalymnos · Leros
- Ágios Dimítrios East Attica · Kropia
- Agios Efstratios Limanı Lemnos · Agios Efstratios
- Ágios Gerásimos Corinthia · Corinth
- Ágios Ioánnis Diakóftis Mykonos · Mykonos
- Ágios Ioánnis Serífou Milos · Serifos
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