Sea fish
Pacific herring
Clupea pallasii
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- Habitat
- Iskele · liman · 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 October
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Dawn Best 95
1 h before sunrise → 2 h after
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Midday 40
1 h before midday → 1 h after
-
Dusk 90
1.5 h before sunset → 1 h after
-
Night 70
1 h after sunset → 1.5 h before sunrise
Moon phase
Effect of the moon on night fishing; the scores compare the phases.
- New moon 70
- First quarter 55
- Full moon 40
- Last quarter 55
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 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 100 |
| Midday | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 55 |
| Dusk | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 85 |
| Night | 80 | 80 | 80 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 80 |
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.
5 sources · confidence medium
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
0–475 m
mostly 0–100 m
Water temperature
-1.2–20 °C
ideal 6–12 °C
Salinity
Also enters brackish water
0–35.3 ‰
Shore types
- Delta / alluvial shore
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Around marinas
- Headland
- Promenade / seafront
- River / stream mouth
- Lagoon / weir mouth
- Channel / strait link
- Inside harbours
- Harbour mouth
- Strait shore
- Reclaimed shore
Bottom
Lives in open water
- Seagrass
- Seaweed
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 October
Out of season
12-month bait calendar
- January
- Lures: Sabiki rig
- February
- Lures: Sabiki rig
- March
- Lures: Sabiki rig
- April
- Lures: Sabiki rig
- May
- Out of season
- June
- Out of season
- July
- Out of season
- August
- Out of season
- September
- Out of season
- October
- Out of season
- November
- Lures: Sabiki rig
- December
- Lures: Sabiki rig
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 high. 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
- Clupea pallasii
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Pacific herring
