European hake

Merluccius merluccius · Sea

Slender, silvery predator of the deep Atlantic and Mediterranean waters.

Photo: Fernando Losada Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Best months	JFMAMJJASOND Jun–Dec. Northern hemisphere; shift by six months south of the equator.
Feeds	At night
Water temp	8–14 °C
Typical size	40–70 cm · record about 110 cm
Diet	Fish, squid
Regions	EuropeAfrica

Sensitive to the moon: favour the major solunar periods.

Tide matters little for this species.

Sensitive to pressure: fish a steady or slowly falling barometer.

Catching tip. Fish deep at night with whole fish baits.

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