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A slender, large-eyed seabream with a blue-silver back, golden flanks and several faint yellow stripes. It swims in big shoals through the Egyptian Mediterranean water column and is one of the most reliable, easy-to-catch fish from piers and beaches.
Open water over sand, mud and seagrass, often near the surface at night
Warm water, often biting best after dark under lights
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Very light or a fine string with tiny hooks — these are small shoaling fish.
A fine string or tiny worm pieces over a little bread .
Best conditions: Warm water, often biting best after dark under lights
Bogue have unusually large eyes for night feeding and shoal in their thousands, making them a favourite first catch for children.