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Spanish Mediterranean 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
Spanish Mediterranean Coast fishing spots 143
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 143 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch on Spain’s Mediterranean coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Common sole
Solea solea
John Dory
Zeus faber
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Leerfish
Lichia amia
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Black goby
Gobius niger
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
European conger
Conger conger
Bogue
Boops boops
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Zebra seabream
Diplodus cervinus
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Green wrasse
Labrus viridis
Garfish
Belone belone
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In season · November
Spanish Mediterranean 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 Spain’s Mediterranean coast in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 8 Jan
- 10 Feb
- 16 Mar
- 32 Apr
- 49 May
- 42 Jun
- 26 Jul
- 27 Aug
- 59 Sep
- 51 Oct
- 20 Nov
- 9 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 Spain’s Mediterranean coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Common sole, Thinlip grey mullet, Small-spotted catshark, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 2 more species
- Feb
- Common sole, Thinlip grey mullet, Small-spotted catshark, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 4 more species
- Mar
- Grass goby, Atlantic horse mackerel, Picarel, Black seabream, European seabass, Thicklip grey mullet and 10 more species
- Apr
- Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, Annular seabream, Red porgy and 26 more species
- May
- Shi drum, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Bogue and 43 more species
- Jun
- European barracuda, Pompano, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Axillary seabream and 36 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Axillary seabream, Mediterranean moray, Common dolphinfish, Red mullet, Leaping mullet and 20 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Pearly razorfish, Axillary seabream, Mediterranean moray, Common dolphinfish, Red mullet and 21 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, Shi drum, European barracuda, Pompano, Pearly razorfish, Blotched picarel and 53 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, Shi drum, European barracuda, Pearly razorfish, Brown meagre, Common pandora and 45 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Pearly razorfish, Common sole, Atlantic horse mackerel, Thinlip grey mullet, Golden grey mullet and 14 more species
- Dec
- Common sole, Thinlip grey mullet, Small-spotted catshark, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 3 more species
What bites on Spain’s Mediterranean 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 (Slightly coloured).
Very good
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 96/100 at 143 spots
- European seabass Topwater lure · White, Silver 96/100 at 143 spots
- Bluefish Stickbait · White, Silver, Clear 94/100 at 143 spots
- White seabream Squid 94/100 at 141 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 135 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream Seaweed 92/100 at 137 spots
- Garfish 90/100 at 107 spots
- Shi drum 90/100 at 142 spots
- European barracuda 90/100 at 140 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda 89/100 at 140 spots
- European squid 88/100 at 110 spots
- Atlantic bonito 87/100 at 102 spots
+36 more species
Good
- Greater weever
- Tub gurnard
- Common stingray
- Giant goby
- Grey triggerfish
- Blue runner
- Atlantic mackerel
- Common pandora
- Mediterranean parrotfish
- European flounder
+22 more species
Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
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Techniques & bait
Bottom21 species
LRF17 species
Float9 species
Spin8 species
Trolling6 species
Sabiki5 species
Surf5 species
Jig4 speciesShrimp 21Worm 11Sardine 11Mamun 10Squid 9Bread 7Fish flesh 6Mussel 6Anchovy 4Horse mackerel 3Sülünez 3Crab 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Seaweed 2Garfish 2Chicken 1Prawn 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on Spain’s Mediterranean coast?
70 species are on record on Spain’s Mediterranean coast: European barracuda, Shi drum, Common sole, John Dory, Pompano, Grass goby, Bluefish, Pearly razorfish and others.
What can you catch on Spain’s Mediterranean coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (59 species). By season: winter: Common sole and Thinlip grey mullet; spring: Shi drum and Blotched picarel; summer: Pompano and Axillary seabream; autumn: Gilthead seabream and Pearly razorfish.
What can you catch from the shore on Spain’s Mediterranean coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Pompano, Grass goby, Bluefish, Atlantic horse mackerel and Gilthead seabream.
Which techniques are used for fishing on Spain’s Mediterranean coast?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Trolling.
Which baits are used on Spain’s Mediterranean coast?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Worm, Sardine, Mamun and Squid.
How many fishing grounds are there on Spain’s Mediterranean coast?
There are 143 fishing grounds on record on Spain’s Mediterranean coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
