Yellow Croaker fishing
About Yellow Croaker
A small, golden-hued drum of the East Asian seas, schooling over soft bottom in coastal and estuarine waters and feeding on shrimp, worms and small fish. It is caught on light bottom rigs with shrimp, small jigs and cut bait, often best around dawn, dusk and tide changes. A modest but eager fighter on light tackle, it is a popular and tasty inshore catch.
Typical size: Typically 0.2 to 0.5 kg; trophy fish over 1 kg. Record (approx.): approx. 1.5 kg (varies by region).
Season, time and habitat
Darker cell = more active that month. Based on the species' usual yearly rhythm.
Common questions
When is the best time to catch Yellow Croaker?
Yellow Croaker fishing is usually best around May-Jun, Sep. The best windows in the day are usually dawn, dusk, night.
Where can you catch Yellow Croaker?
Yellow Croaker is most often found in coast. Napp shows the nearest waters and the live odds on the bite right now.