Sea fish
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
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- Habitat
- Nehir ağzı · iskele · kumsal · nehir
Best times of day
When in the day it bites best, month by month.
- Active at dawn and dusk
- Poor at night
In October
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Dawn Best 50
0.5 h before sunrise → 2 h after
-
Midday 30
1 h before midday → 1 h after
-
Dusk 40
1 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 50
- First quarter 50
- Full moon 50
- Last quarter 50
Best phase: No clear effect
Windows across 12 months
| Best times of day | JJan | FFeb | MMar | AApr | MMay | JJun | JJul | AAug | SSep | OOct | NNov | DDec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
| Midday | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Dusk | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| 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.
3 sources · confidence medium
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Depth
0–250 m
mostly 0–50 m
Water temperature
0–19 °C
ideal 12–17 °C
Salinity
Migrates between fresh and salt water
0–36.3 ‰
Shore types
- Delta / alluvial shore
- Cove / inner bay
- Breakwater / jetty
- Pier / quay
- Headland
- Shingle shore
- River / stream mouth
- Harbour mouth
Bottom
Lives in open water
- Gravel
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type medium, 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: Ghost shrimp, Shrimp Lures: Metal jig, Jighead + soft swimbait, Spoon
- August
- Natural baits: Ghost shrimp, Shrimp Lures: Metal jig, Jighead + soft swimbait, Spoon
- September
- Natural baits: Ghost shrimp, Shrimp Lures: Metal jig, Jighead + soft swimbait, Spoon
- 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 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
- Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Other names
- Pink salmon
