Datça Yarımadası fishing forecast
Datça Yarımadası is a saltwater fishing spot in Ege, Türkiye. Anglers here target Common Dentex, Common Pandora, Dusky Grouper. The most productive months are typically May, June, July, August, September.
Today’s verdict
Ranks #107 of 437 spots FishRadar scored worldwide today
Trending up — 9 points above this spot’s 7-day average
Score confidence ±4 points, from 8 live signals
The statistical model disagrees with the physics model here today — treat this score with extra caution.
Current conditions
| Sea surface temp | 27.3 °C |
|---|---|
| Wind | 19 km/h from NNW |
| Wave height | 0.4 m at 4 s |
| Current | 0.42 m/s toward W |
| Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Depth | 47 m |
| Cloud cover | 0% |
| Chlorophyll | 0.09 mg/m³ |
| Salinity | 39.4 PSU |
| Mixed-layer depth | 16 m |
| UV index | 0 |
| Wind sea | 0.1 m at 1 s |
| Ground swell | 0.4 m at 4 s from WNW |
| Current shear (surface vs 50 m) | 0.42 → 0.20 m/s |
The water here is 4.6 °C warmer than the September average of 22.7 °C. Warmer-than-normal water pushes cool-water species deeper and brings warm-water species in earlier than the calendar suggests. The water is mixed to about 26.7 m, with the thermocline below that.
Updated 1 h ago.
What the score means at Datça Yarımadası
Datça Yarımadası currently scores 82 out of 100 (Good). Water temperature is 27.3 °C. 8 forecast signals are active in this score.
- Water temperature +21.8
- how close the water is to this species mix’s comfort band
- Current +18.0
- moving water concentrates bait
- Waves +9.0
- swell energy stirring the water column
- Wind +8.0
- surface chop, oxygen and bait drift
- Chlorophyll +5.6
- plankton density — the base of the food chain
- Eddy energy +5.0
- mesoscale eddies trap nutrients and bait
What’s biting now
The model expects today: common-dentex, common-pandora, grouper, amberjack, two-banded-seabream, bluefin-tuna, saddled-seabream, european-barracuda
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Bite windows
Best months for Datça Yarımadası:
Score history at this spot
30 days tracked at this exact location
Best recent day: 2026-08-20, 83/100
20 day(s) at 70+ in the tracked period
About this spot
Open coastal saltwater — conditions and safety depend heavily on the live wind, wave, and tide forecast, so check them before you head out.
Approximate bottom depth: 47 m
Access & shore
Fishable from shore · offshore-only
What you can catch
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Dentex dentex
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Pagellus erythrinus
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Epinephelus marginatus
Best months by species at Datça Yarımadası
| Common DentexDentex dentex | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common PandoraPagellus erythrinus | ||||||||||||
| Dusky GrouperEpinephelus marginatus |
Typical months; local seasons and closures apply.
Local regulations
| Species | Bag limit | Min size | Open season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common DentexOfficial source | — | min 35 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Minimum 35 cm. No count limit: 5 kg total for the whole catch. | |||
| Common PandoraOfficial source | — | min 15 cm | Jan 1 – Dec 31 |
| Kırma (kırmızı) mercan (Pagellus erythrinus): minimum 15 cm. Not to be confused with "Kırmızı mercan" Corallium rubrum — a coral in Çizelge 1 that is totally banned. | |||
| Dusky GrouperOfficial source | PROHIBITED — retention banned — MADDE 6- (1) Çizelge 1’de yer alan türlerin, denizlerde ve içsularda avlanmaları tamamen yasaktır. | ||
| TOTALLY BANNED in Türkiye — may never be taken or kept, at any size, in any season. Release immediately. 🔴 This rule covers ONLY Epinephelus marginatus (orfoz). LAGOS (Epinephelus aeneus) is a DIFFERENT species and is legal at 50 cm with a 1 June – 31 August closed season. Our species catalog currently lists "Lagos" as an alias of this banned entry — treat any "Lagos" match here as unresolved and check the fish’s identity against the authority before keeping it. | |||
All species combined
- maximum 5 kg or 3 fish total per day — The "Alıkonulabilir Miktar" column of Çizelge 7 is NOT a per-species daily bag. It is the total an angler may carry away, regardless of how many days were fished. Count-limited species caught together are treated as one species: total ≤ 3, provided no single species exceeds its own allowance. Weight-limited ("kg") species: ≤ 5 kg total, single or mixed. A single fish over 5 kg is lawful on its own; and if the largest fish is set aside and the rest weigh ≤ 4 kg, the catch is within limits. A 5% undersize tolerance applies to length limits.
Licensing:
- saltwater-recreational — residents Genel amatör olta balıkçılığı için belge zorunluluğu yoktur; 6/2 numaralı tebliğ kurallarına uyulması zorunludur., non-residents Yabancı uyruklu amatör balıkçılar için ayrı bir düzenleme yoktur; aynı tebliğ kuralları geçerlidir.
- saltwater-recreational — residents ZORUNLU (1 Ocak 2026’dan itibaren): sualtı tüfeği ile avcılık yapacak kişilerin il/ilçe müdürlüklerinden Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi alması gerekir., non-residents ZORUNLU (1 Ocak 2026’dan itibaren): sualtı tüfeği ile avcılık için Amatör Balıkçı Belgesi gerekir.
FishRadar regulation summaries are informational only and are not a legal source. Türkiye’s amateur fishing rules (Tebliğ 6/2, 2024/21) also include place bans, gear rules and freshwater tables that are not fully reproduced here. Always verify against the Resmî Gazete text and Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı (BSGM) before fishing.
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Frequently asked questions
What fish can you catch at Datça Yarımadası?
Anglers at Datça Yarımadası target Common Dentex, Common Pandora and Dusky Grouper.
When is the best time to fish Datça Yarımadası?
The most productive months at Datça Yarımadası are typically May, June, July, August, September.
What is the fishing forecast for Datça Yarımadası right now?
Datça Yarımadası currently scores 82 out of 100, based on live ocean and weather conditions — see the full breakdown on this page.
Can you fish Datça Yarımadası from shore?
Yes — Datça Yarımadası is fishable from shore (offshore-only).
Is the thermocline set up at Datça Yarımadası right now?
Not strongly right now — the water column is fairly mixed, so fish are less depth-locked.
Is there a combined bag limit at Datça Yarımadası?
Yes — on top of per-species rules, the local regulation caps your total take: maximum 5 kg or 3 fish total per day. Check the official source before keeping fish.
Fishing guides for this spot
- How to Catch Grouper: Win the First Five Seconds or Lose Your RigHow to Read Tides for FishingHow to Read a Fishing Forecast
Forecasts, not guarantees — check local rules before you fish.