Iraq
2 fishing spots، most with their own tide model.
Open the fishing planner for Iraq ←Fishing spots in Iraq
| Place | Type | Bottom | Fish | Shore faces | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Faw – Shatt al-Arab mouth | Shore & boat | Mud, turbid water, strong current | Croaker, pomfret, mullet, grunter | Southeast | Tool |
| Umm Qasr – Khor Abdullah | Shore | Muddy channel, very large tide (up to 4 m) | Croaker, mullet, grunter | Southeast | Tool |
Locations are approximate. Check where fishing is allowed. Note: offshore wind calms the water, onshore wind stirs it up.
Seas of Iraq
Arabian Gulf: The Arabian Gulf is shallow and warm, with strong tides twice a day on most coasts (Qatar has a single daily tide). Spring-tide days (strong current) suit the shore, neap-tide days (weak current) suit the boat.
Fishing spots map
🟦 shore · 🟧 boat. Tap any point for details, and open it in Google Maps or Google Earth.
Popular fish in Iraq
Dawn, dusk and around slack tide
Early morning with birds and bait activity
Dawn to high tide, and dusk
Dawn and dusk
Daytime only (sunrise to afternoon); absent at night
Night, dusk and murky water
Dusk and early night
Early morning and afternoon
Early morning and dusk
Morning with moving water
Early morning on boils
Late night and dawn
Fish seasons
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Bait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamour (grouper) Epinephelus coioides | Live mullet or sardine, whole cuttlefish, large prawn, fish strips | ||||||||||||
| Kingfish (kanaad) Scomberomorus commerson | Live mullet or sardine, no weight | ||||||||||||
| Sobaity seabream Sparidentex hasta | Live mullet or half-mullet, sardine, live shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Yellowfin seabream Acanthopagrus latus | Peeled shrimp, small crab, clams, worms | ||||||||||||
| Rabbitfish (batata / safi) Siganus rivulatus, S. luridus, S. canaliculatus | Firm dough (bread or flour), shrimp, green algae | ||||||||||||
| Tigertooth croaker Otolithes ruber | Prawn, sardine, cuttlefish strips | ||||||||||||
| Javelin grunter Pomadasys kaakan | Prawn, crab, cuttlefish | ||||||||||||
| Spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus | Cuttlefish, prawn, crab | ||||||||||||
| Queenfish Scomberoides commersonnianus | Live mullet or sardine | ||||||||||||
| Trevally Carangoides spp. | Live sardine, strips | ||||||||||||
| Longtail tuna Thunnus tonggol | Live sardine | ||||||||||||
| Red snapper Lutjanus malabaricus / L. bohar | Cuttlefish, fish strips | ||||||||||||
| Cobia Rachycentron canadum | Live fish, whole cuttlefish | ||||||||||||
| Barracuda Sphyraena spp. | Live fish | ||||||||||||
| Mullet (bait fish) Planiliza klunzingeri | Dough, bread | ||||||||||||
| Silver pomfret Pampus argenteus | Small shrimp | ||||||||||||
| Cuttlefish Sepia spp. | — |
Darker = peak season. Seasons are approximate and vary year to year.
Laws & safety
Fishing near maritime borders, shipping lanes and Khor Abdullah is banned or restricted. Check with local authorities.
Wear a life jacket, tell someone where you are, and don't take a boat out if wind exceeds 28 km/h or waves exceed 1 m.
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