Balıkçılar
Balıkçılar is a town on the Turkish Black Sea coast in Rize Province, Türkiye.
Best window 07:00 – 10:00
Good (68) — best around 07:00–10:00, thanks to a major solunar period, dawn or dusk light, a comfortable water temperature.
- Shore84
- Boat84
- Rock84
- Kayak84
- Spearfishing est.76
- Shore84
- Boat84
- Rock84
- Kayak84
- Spearfishing76est.
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Confidence: highUpdated about 5 h agoBest 06:00–09:00
- a major solunar period
- dawn or dusk light
- a comfortable water temperature
- faces NW · wind quartering offshore
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Which day to go
Updated about 5 h ago
| Day | Fishing | Shore | Boat | Rock | Kayak | Spearfishing | Wind | Waves | Swell | Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Mon | 51 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1–3kn SSW | 0.74–1.58m WNW | 1.25m · 7.0s WNW | 21.8° | |
| 20 Tue | 62 | 79 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 1–4kn SSE | 0.68–1.20m WNW | 0.96m · 6.7s WNW | 21.5° | |
| 21 Wed | 87 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 73 | 0–4kn S | 0.32–0.66m WNW | 0.44m · 5.1s WNW | 21.3° | |
| 22 Thu | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 76 | 1–4kn E | 0.14–0.38m WNW | 0.23m · 4.5s WNW | 21.0° | |
| 23 Fri | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 1–4kn SE | 0.08–0.14m N | 0.08m · 2.7s N | 20.8° | |
| 24 Sat | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 75 | 0–4kn SSW | 0.04–0.14m N | 0.06m · 2.3s NNE | 20.6° | |
| 25 Sun | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 80 | 0–3kn ESE | 0.04–0.14m NW | 0.06m · 2.0s WNW | 20.6° |
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Balıkçılar lies on the Turkish Black Sea coast in Rize Province. The nearby town of Çayeli is 7 km away and Rize is 11.3 km away. Fener Burnu, a coastal point, is 12 km from the town, and Kemerköy is 12.9 km away. The tide has a small tidal range and is semidiurnal, with a spring range of 0.08 m.
Questions
Is October 22, 2026 a good day to fish at Balıkçılar?
Our fishing score for Balıkçılar on October 22, 2026 is 68 out of 100 — Good.
When are the best fishing times at Balıkçılar on October 22, 2026?
The most promising windows on October 22, 2026 are the solunar periods: 01:27 AM–02:57 AM, 07:56 AM–09:56 AM, 02:43 PM–04:13 PM, 08:18 PM–10:18 PM. Dawn and dusk — around 06:36 AM and 05:26 PM — are worth fishing too.
Does the tide matter for fishing at Balıkçılar?
Barely. The range here is about 0.1 m, so our score gives the tide little weight at this place and leans on the moon, the light and the weather instead.
What time do the sun and moon rise at Balıkçılar?
On October 22, 2026, the sun rises at 06:36 AM and sets at 05:26 PM. The moon rises at 03:28 PM and sets at 02:12 AM.