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Crete & Libyan Sea Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Crete & Libyan SeaAll 124 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Crete & Libyan Sea fishing spots 124
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A total of 124 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch around Crete and the Libyan Sea?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Bogue
Boops boops
Bluespotted cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
White seabream
Diplodus sargus
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanurus
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Sharpsnout seabream
Diplodus puntazzo
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Round sardinella
Sardinella aurita
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Garfish
Belone belone
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Common sole
Solea solea
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Goldband goatfish
Upeneus moluccensis
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Leerfish
Lichia amia
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Common dentex
Dentex dentex
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
European conger
Conger conger
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Mediterranean rainbow wrasse
Coris julis
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
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In season · October
Crete & Libyan Sea fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak around Crete and the Libyan Sea in Sep, Oct, Apr — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 12 Jan
- 12 Feb
- 28 Mar
- 48 Apr
- 48 May
- 48 Jun
- 39 Jul
- 39 Aug
- 51 Sep
- 51 Oct
- 45 Nov
- 12 Dec
The height of the strip is the number of productive species in that month; it is not a guarantee of a catch. The turquoise column is the current month.
What is caught around Crete and the Libyan Sea month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- European squid, Common cuttlefish, Common octopus, Greater weever, Goldband goatfish, Common sole and 6 more species
- Feb
- European squid, Common cuttlefish, Common octopus, Greater weever, Goldband goatfish, Common sole and 6 more species
- Mar
- European squid, Common cuttlefish, Common octopus, Devil firefish, Marbled spinefoot, Dusky spinefoot and 22 more species
- Apr
- Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream, Common pandora, Salema porgy and 42 more species
- May
- Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream, Common pandora, Salema porgy and 42 more species
- Jun
- Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream, Common pandora, Salema porgy and 42 more species
- Jul
- Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream, Common pandora, Salema porgy and 33 more species
- Aug
- Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream, Common pandora, Salema porgy and 33 more species
- Sep
- European squid, Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Common cuttlefish, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream and 45 more species
- Oct
- European squid, Silver-cheeked toadfish, Picarel, Common cuttlefish, Annular seabream, Gilthead seabream and 45 more species
- Nov
- European squid, Common cuttlefish, Common octopus, Greater amberjack, Bluespotted cornetfish, Bogue and 39 more species
- Dec
- European squid, Common cuttlefish, Common octopus, Greater weever, Goldband goatfish, Common sole and 6 more species
What bites around Crete and the Libyan Sea this month
Ranked by this month’s research score at the spots of this sea. Bait: first choice in the sea’s typical water (Clear).
Very good
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 95/100 at 111 spots
- Bluefish Stickbait · Clear, Silver, Blue-green back 93/100 at 113 spots
- Atlantic chub mackerel Sabiki rig · Silver, Blue-green back, White 93/100 at 91 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 110 spots
- Shi drum Shrimp 92/100 at 104 spots
- Comber Soft shrimp · Silver 92/100 at 104 spots
- Marbled spinefoot 92/100 at 86 spots
- Pompano 92/100 at 115 spots
- Silver-cheeked toadfish 92/100 at 102 spots
- Flathead grey mullet 91/100 at 118 spots
- European barracuda 90/100 at 119 spots
- Little tunny 90/100 at 108 spots
+33 more species
Good
- Annular seabream
- Yellowspotted puffer
- Common sole
- Common cuttlefish
- Striped red mullet
- European conger
- Black-barred halfbeak
- Painted comber
- Mediterranean horse mackerel
- Giant goby
+24 more species
Weak
- Greater amberjack
- Red scorpionfish
- Pink dentex
- White grouper
- Goldblotch grouper
- Pearly razorfish
- Flying gurnard
- Red mullet
- Devil firefish
- Blue crab
+11 more species
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Your coastal field guide
Techniques & bait
Bottom19 species
LRF16 species
Float10 species
Spin8 species
Trolling7 species
Sabiki6 species
Jig4 species
Surf3 speciesShrimp 20Sardine 11Worm 10Mamun 9Bread 8Squid 7Fish flesh 6Anchovy 5Mussel 4Horse mackerel 3Seaweed 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Sülünez 2Crab 2Garfish 2Chicken 1
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Before you cast
Rules specific to this sea 39
The entries are taken from the regulations in force in that country, not summarized. The legal basis and the official source of every entry stand beneath it; what binds is the official publication.
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
Species size/quantity limit
AB asgari boy + Yunan Sahil Güvenliği genel günlük miktar çerçevesi; resmî güncel metin kontrol edilir
Legal basis: EU 2019/1241 Ek IX + Yunan ulusal mevzuatı communiqué text
The first 20 of 39 entries are listed.
Frequently asked
What can you catch around Crete and the Libyan Sea?
51 species are on record around Crete and the Libyan Sea: Greater amberjack, European squid, Bogue, Bluespotted cornetfish, Devil firefish, Marbled spinefoot, Dusky spinefoot, White seabream and others.
What can you catch around Crete and the Libyan Sea in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (51 species). By season: winter: European squid and Common cuttlefish; spring: Silver-cheeked toadfish and Picarel; summer: Annular seabream and Gilthead seabream; autumn: Common octopus and Greater amberjack.
What can you catch from the shore around Crete and the Libyan Sea?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European squid, Bogue, Marbled spinefoot, Dusky spinefoot, White seabream and European barracuda.
Which techniques are used for fishing around Crete and the Libyan Sea?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Trolling.
Which baits are used around Crete and the Libyan Sea?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Sardine, Worm, Mamun and Bread.
How many fishing grounds are there around Crete and the Libyan Sea?
There are 124 fishing grounds on record around Crete and the Libyan Sea; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
