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Alboran Sea Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Alboran SeaAll 51 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Alboran Sea fishing spots 51
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 51 grounds; the first 51 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch in the Alboran Sea?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
John Dory
Zeus faber
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Common sole
Solea solea
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Leerfish
Lichia amia
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Black goby
Gobius niger
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
European conger
Conger conger
Bogue
Boops boops
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Green wrasse
Labrus viridis
Garfish
Belone belone
Zebra seabream
Diplodus cervinus
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In season · November
Alboran Sea fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak in the Alboran Sea in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 8 Jan
- 10 Feb
- 16 Mar
- 31 Apr
- 43 May
- 41 Jun
- 26 Jul
- 26 Aug
- 54 Sep
- 50 Oct
- 19 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 in the Alboran Sea 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, Common cuttlefish, Thinlip grey mullet, Small-spotted catshark, European seabass, Forkbeard and 4 more species
- Mar
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Atlantic horse mackerel, Garfish, Picarel, Common cuttlefish and 10 more species
- Apr
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Shi drum, Atlantic horse mackerel, Blotched picarel, Bogue and 25 more species
- May
- Shi drum, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Common pandora, Brown meagre, Bogue and 37 more species
- Jun
- Pompano, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Common pandora, Brown meagre, Axillary seabream and 35 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Axillary seabream, Common dolphinfish, Mediterranean moray, Mediterranean parrotfish, Painted comber and 20 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Axillary seabream, Common dolphinfish, Mediterranean moray, Mediterranean parrotfish, Painted comber and 20 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, Shi drum, Pompano, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Common pandora and 48 more species
- Oct
- Grass goby, Gilthead seabream, Thicklip grey mullet, Shi drum, European barracuda, Atlantic horse mackerel and 44 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Atlantic horse mackerel, Garfish, Common sole, Common cuttlefish, Thinlip grey mullet and 13 more species
- Dec
- Common sole, Thinlip grey mullet, Small-spotted catshark, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 3 more species
What bites in the Alboran 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 (Slightly coloured).
Very good
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 100/100 at 51 spots
- White seabream Squid 96/100 at 50 spots
- European seabass Topwater lure · White, Silver 96/100 at 51 spots
- Bluefish Stickbait · White, Silver, Clear 92/100 at 51 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 48 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream Seaweed 92/100 at 48 spots
- Sand steenbras 87/100 at 51 spots
- Garfish 86/100 at 21 spots
- European squid 85/100 at 20 spots
- European barracuda 85/100 at 48 spots
- Shi drum 84/100 at 51 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda 84/100 at 48 spots
+33 more species
Good
- Tub gurnard
- Thinlip grey mullet
- Common pandora
- Mediterranean parrotfish
- Common stingray
- Atlantic mackerel
- Blue runner
- Blacktail comber
- Greater weever
- Small red scorpionfish
+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
Bottom20 species
LRF16 species
Float9 species
Spin8 species
Trolling6 species
Sabiki5 species
Surf5 species
Jig4 speciesShrimp 20Worm 11Sardine 11Squid 9Mamun 9Fish flesh 6Bread 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 in the Alboran Sea?
68 species are on record in the Alboran Sea: Shi drum, European barracuda, John Dory, Pompano, Common sole, Grass goby, Bluefish, Atlantic horse mackerel and others.
What can you catch in the Alboran Sea in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (54 species). By season: winter: Common sole and Thinlip grey mullet; spring: Grass goby and Thicklip grey mullet; summer: Pompano and Axillary seabream; autumn: Gilthead seabream and Shi drum.
What can you catch from the shore in the Alboran Sea?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Pompano, Grass goby, Bluefish, Atlantic horse mackerel and Mediterranean horse mackerel.
Which techniques are used for fishing in the Alboran Sea?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Trolling.
Which baits are used in the Alboran Sea?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Worm, Sardine, Squid and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there in the Alboran Sea?
There are 51 fishing grounds on record in the Alboran Sea; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
