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Spanish Atlantic Coast Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Atlantic OceanAll 215 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Spanish Atlantic Coast fishing spots 215
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 215 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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No matching grounds. Try another place or explore all grounds on the map.
02 / Species
What can you catch on Spain’s Atlantic coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Zebra seabream
Diplodus cervinus
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
White seabream
Diplodus sargus
Blacktail comber
Serranus atricauda
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Common sole
Solea solea
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
European conger
Conger conger
White trevally
Pseudocaranx dentex
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Blackspot seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Island grouper
Mycteroperca fusca
Black moray
Muraena augusti
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Bogue
Boops boops
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
European flounder
Platichthys flesus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Pouting
Trisopterus luscus
John Dory
Zeus faber
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Leerfish
Lichia amia
Wedge sole
Dicologlossa cuneata
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Brown moray
Gymnothorax unicolor
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Garfish
Belone belone
Pink dentex
Dentex gibbosus
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Lesser weever
Trachinus vipera
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Barred hogfish
Bodianus scrofa
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Almaco jack
Seriola rivoliana
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Black goby
Gobius niger
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Green wrasse
Labrus viridis
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Goldblotch grouper
Epinephelus costae
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Common dentex
Dentex dentex
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In season · November
Spanish Atlantic 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 Atlantic coast in Aug, Sep, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 18 Jan
- 19 Feb
- 26 Mar
- 51 Apr
- 52 May
- 42 Jun
- 38 Jul
- 57 Aug
- 53 Sep
- 46 Oct
- 40 Nov
- 25 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 Atlantic coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Brill, Turbot, Common sole, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass and 12 more species
- Feb
- Atlantic horse mackerel, Brill, Turbot, Picarel, Grass goby, European seabass and 13 more species
- Mar
- Shi drum, Bogue, Blotched picarel, Annular seabream, Atlantic horse mackerel, Picarel and 20 more species
- Apr
- Green wrasse, White seabream, Shi drum, European barracuda, Bogue, Blotched picarel and 45 more species
- May
- Green wrasse, Common two-banded seabream, White seabream, Pompano, European barracuda, Red porgy and 46 more species
- Jun
- Common two-banded seabream, Pompano, Red porgy, Axillary seabream, Mediterranean moray, Goldblotch grouper and 36 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Pink dentex, Axillary seabream, Mediterranean moray, Goldblotch grouper, Salema porgy and 32 more species
- Aug
- Green wrasse, Pompano, Shi drum, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Meagre and 51 more species
- Sep
- Pearly razorfish, Shi drum, European barracuda, Bogue, Meagre, Pink dentex and 47 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, Pearly razorfish, Common two-banded seabream, Red porgy, Garfish, Pink dentex and 40 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Pearly razorfish, Common two-banded seabream, White seabream, Red porgy, Garfish and 34 more species
- Dec
- Gilthead seabream, Pearly razorfish, White seabream, Garfish, Brill, Turbot and 19 more species
What bites on Spain’s Atlantic 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
- White seabream Squid 96/100 at 214 spots
- European seabass Sinking minnow · Silver, White 96/100 at 215 spots
- European squid Squid jig · Silver 90/100 at 182 spots
- European flounder Ragworm 84/100 at 82 spots
- Black seabream Ragworm 84/100 at 126 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda Stickbait · Clear, White 83/100 at 131 spots
- Gilthead seabream 80/100 at 215 spots
- Common two-banded seabream 80/100 at 191 spots
- Sand steenbras 80/100 at 118 spots
- Saddled seabream 80/100 at 109 spots
- Bogue 80/100 at 130 spots
- Mediterranean moray 80/100 at 91 spots
+24 more species
Good
- Common sole
- Common stingray
- Giant goby
- Common eagle ray
- White trevally
- Thicklip grey mullet
- Common cuttlefish
- Ballan wrasse
- Annular seabream
- Black goby
+20 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
Bottom27 species
LRF18 species
Float9 species
Trolling9 species
Spin9 species
Jig7 species
Sabiki6 species
Surf6 species
Drifting1 speciesShrimp 24Squid 13Sardine 13Worm 12Mamun 10Fish flesh 8Bread 7Mussel 7Anchovy 6Horse mackerel 4Cuttlefish 4Crab 4Live bait 3Sülünez 3Octopus 2Seaweed 2Garfish 2Whiting 1Chicken 1Prawn 1Mackerel 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on Spain’s Atlantic coast?
92 species are on record on Spain’s Atlantic coast: Gilthead seabream, Common octopus, Salema porgy, Black seabream, Pearly razorfish, Yellowmouth barracuda, Greater amberjack, Atlantic horse mackerel and others.
What can you catch on Spain’s Atlantic coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is August (57 species). By season: winter: Brill and Turbot; spring: Shi drum and Bogue; summer: Pompano and Axillary seabream; autumn: Pearly razorfish and Pink dentex.
What can you catch from the shore on Spain’s Atlantic coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: Gilthead seabream, Salema porgy, Yellowmouth barracuda, Atlantic horse mackerel, Sand steenbras and Comber.
Which techniques are used for fishing on Spain’s Atlantic coast?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Trolling and Spin.
Which baits are used on Spain’s Atlantic coast?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Squid, Sardine, Worm and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there on Spain’s Atlantic coast?
There are 215 fishing grounds on record on Spain’s Atlantic coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
