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The blue runner ('Bagha' / 'Mira') is a fast, restless little jack famous in Egyptian waters — especially among Alexandria's anglers. Its streamlined body makes it lightning-quick: silver-white with a blue sheen along the back. Yellow-tailed individuals get their own local name, 'Khifaf'. A lively light-tackle target that hits small lures hard.
Cast small metals, and , or , into fast coastal schools at dawn and dusk.
Coastal open water, current lines, harbours, Mediterranean coast
Warm season; near-surface schools chasing baitfish at dawn/dusk.
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Light spin rod or a string — small, fast schooling fish that also make excellent .
A or small shiny lure through the school — also catch a few for .
Build the gear setup for Blue Runner (Egyptian Scad)
The right rod, reel, line & lures — matched to what you own
Eating & safety
Edible; also a popular live bait.
blue runner (Caranx crysos) — well known to Alexandria anglers
source: Egyptian angler (ReefPin user) · species per FishBase ↗literally 'the blue runner' — the descriptive Egyptian name
source: Egyptian angler (ReefPin user) ↗Alexandria fishermen's names for the same fish
source: Egyptian angler (ReefPin user) ↗Best conditions: Warm season; near-surface schools chasing baitfish at dawn/dusk.
Its English name 'blue runner' is matched by the alias 'Egyptian scad' — and Alexandria anglers also call it Tuqala / Tuqil, while the yellow-tailed form is known as Khifaf.