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Croatian Adriatic Coast Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
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01 / Discover the coast
Croatian Adriatic Coast fishing spots 1345
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 1345 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch on Croatia’s Adriatic coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Bogue
Boops boops
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanurus
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
White seabream
Diplodus sargus
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Sharpsnout seabream
Diplodus puntazzo
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
European conger
Conger conger
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Common dentex
Dentex dentex
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Garfish
Belone belone
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
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In season · November
Croatian Adriatic Coast fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak on Croatia’s Adriatic coast in Oct, May, Jun — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 13 Jan
- 13 Feb
- 12 Mar
- 15 Apr
- 32 May
- 32 Jun
- 30 Jul
- 31 Aug
- 32 Sep
- 34 Oct
- 14 Nov
- 13 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 on Croatia’s Adriatic coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- European seabass, European squid, Saddled seabream, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, White seabream and 7 more species
- Feb
- European seabass, European squid, Saddled seabream, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, White seabream and 7 more species
- Mar
- European squid, Saddled seabream, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, White seabream, Painted comber and 6 more species
- Apr
- Common cuttlefish, Atlantic mackerel, European squid, Atlantic horse mackerel, Saddled seabream, Bogue and 9 more species
- May
- Common cuttlefish, Atlantic mackerel, Gilthead seabream, Brown meagre, Salema porgy, Common dentex and 26 more species
- Jun
- Common cuttlefish, Atlantic mackerel, Gilthead seabream, Brown meagre, Salema porgy, Common dentex and 26 more species
- Jul
- Gilthead seabream, Brown meagre, Salema porgy, Common dentex, Greater amberjack, Mediterranean moray and 24 more species
- Aug
- Atlantic bonito, Gilthead seabream, Brown meagre, Salema porgy, Common dentex, Greater amberjack and 25 more species
- Sep
- Atlantic bonito, Atlantic mackerel, Gilthead seabream, Brown meagre, Salema porgy, Common dentex and 26 more species
- Oct
- Atlantic bonito, European seabass, Atlantic mackerel, Gilthead seabream, Brown meagre, Salema porgy and 28 more species
- Nov
- Atlantic bonito, European seabass, European squid, Saddled seabream, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream and 8 more species
- Dec
- European seabass, European squid, Saddled seabream, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, White seabream and 7 more species
What bites on Croatia’s Adriatic coast 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
- European squid Squid jig · Silver 96/100 at 1344 spots
- European seabass Sinking minnow · Silver, White 96/100 at 1345 spots
- White seabream Squid 92/100 at 1283 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream Seaweed 92/100 at 1254 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 91/100 at 979 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda Stickbait · Clear, White 87/100 at 1341 spots
- Gilthead seabream 84/100 at 1345 spots
- Peacock wrasse 83/100 at 1273 spots
- European barracuda 83/100 at 1338 spots
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse 83/100 at 1252 spots
- Shi drum 81/100 at 1255 spots
- Salema porgy 80/100 at 1257 spots
+28 more species
Good
- Leaping mullet
- Giant goby
- Common pandora
- Small red scorpionfish
- Greater weever
- Tub gurnard
- Tentacled blenny
- Leerfish
- Atlantic stargazer
- Mediterranean horse mackerel
+16 more species
Weak
- Greater amberjack
- Red mullet
- Red gurnard
- Musky octopus
- Common dolphinfish
- Brill
- Blackspot seabream
- Turbot
- Forkbeard
- Zebra seabream
+1 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
Bottom18 species
LRF12 species
Float7 species
Jig5 species
Spin5 species
Sabiki4 species
Trolling4 species
Surf2 speciesShrimp 16Sardine 10Mamun 8Squid 7Worm 7Bread 5Anchovy 5Mussel 5Fish flesh 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Sülünez 2Crab 2Seaweed 2Horse mackerel 1Chicken 1Garfish 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on Croatia’s Adriatic coast?
35 species are on record on Croatia’s Adriatic coast: European seabass, European squid, Bogue, Saddled seabream, Common two-banded seabream, Gilthead seabream, White seabream, Comber and others.
What can you catch on Croatia’s Adriatic coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is October (34 species). By season: winter: European seabass and European squid; spring: Saddled seabream and Bogue; summer: Gilthead seabream and Brown meagre; autumn: Atlantic bonito and Atlantic mackerel.
What can you catch from the shore on Croatia’s Adriatic coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European seabass, European squid, Bogue, Saddled seabream, Common two-banded seabream and Gilthead seabream.
Which techniques are used for fishing on Croatia’s Adriatic coast?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Jig and Spin.
Which baits are used on Croatia’s Adriatic coast?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Sardine, Mamun, Squid and Worm.
How many fishing grounds are there on Croatia’s Adriatic coast?
There are 1,345 fishing grounds on record on Croatia’s Adriatic coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
