Horse mackerel
A schooling fish of open water. Caught from piers, breakwaters and boats; best in late summer and autumn.
Red mullet
A small pink bottom fish with whiskers. A coastal delicacy, caught on light ledger rigs.
Best spots today
Season: Horse mackerel: in season · Red mullet: early or late season
Detailed forecast by city → Updated: 7 Nov 2026, 22:27 UTC+3
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Getting started
You don't need expensive gear for your first sea trip. A 3–4 m rod, a spinning reel, thin line and a couple of ready-made sabiki rigs are enough to catch horse mackerel from a pier. For red mullet you need a light bottom rig, small hooks and bait: ragworm, shrimp or mussel.
Tackle
Sabiki, ledger, float rod — what to take and how to rig it.
Seasons
A month-by-month calendar, weather and time of day.
Recipes
Fried red mullet, grilled mackerel, dried mackerel, fish soup.
Where to fish
The easiest spots are piers, jetties and breakwaters: from them you can reach 3–8 m of water where both species feed. Horse mackerel often come to lit jetties in the evening. Look for red mullet over clean sand and where sand meets rock. A boat opens up more options: mackerel schools hold at 10–30 m and are easy to find with a sonar.