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Balearic Sea Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Balearic SeaAll 84 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Balearic Sea fishing spots 84
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 84 grounds; the first 84 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch in the Balearic Sea?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Pearly razorfish
Xyrichtys novacula
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Common sole
Solea solea
John Dory
Zeus faber
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Black seabream
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Leerfish
Lichia amia
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Piper gurnard
Trigla lyra
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Black goby
Gobius niger
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Zebra seabream
Diplodus cervinus
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
European conger
Conger conger
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Bogue
Boops boops
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Grey triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
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In season · October
Balearic 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 Balearic Sea in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 8 Jan
- 10 Feb
- 15 Mar
- 30 Apr
- 47 May
- 41 Jun
- 25 Jul
- 26 Aug
- 56 Sep
- 49 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 Balearic Sea month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Common sole, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 2 more species
- Feb
- Common sole, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 4 more species
- Mar
- Picarel, Grass goby, Atlantic horse mackerel, Black seabream, European seabass, Black goby and 9 more species
- Apr
- Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Red porgy, Common two-banded seabream, Bogue, Annular seabream and 24 more species
- May
- European barracuda, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Red porgy, Common pandora and 41 more species
- Jun
- Pompano, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Mediterranean moray, Common pandora and 35 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Mediterranean parrotfish, Painted comber, Marbled spinefoot and 19 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Pearly razorfish, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Mediterranean parrotfish, Painted comber and 20 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, Pompano, European barracuda, Pearly razorfish, Shi drum, Blotched picarel and 50 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, European barracuda, Pearly razorfish, Shi drum, Brown meagre, Red porgy and 43 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Pearly razorfish, Common sole, Atlantic horse mackerel, Small-spotted catshark, Black scorpionfish and 13 more species
- Dec
- Common sole, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass, Forkbeard, John Dory and 3 more species
What bites in the Balearic 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 96/100 at 84 spots
- Pompano Feathered spoon · Silver, White, Blue-green back 96/100 at 84 spots
- Comber Soft shrimp · Silver 95/100 at 80 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda Stickbait · White, Clear, Pink 94/100 at 84 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 82 spots
- Leerfish Stickbait · White 91/100 at 84 spots
- Bluefish 90/100 at 84 spots
- Atlantic chub mackerel 90/100 at 75 spots
- Salema porgy 90/100 at 84 spots
- European barracuda 90/100 at 84 spots
- Little tunny 90/100 at 80 spots
- White seabream 89/100 at 84 spots
+44 more species
Good
- Common stingray
- Spotted weever
- Common cuttlefish
- Common eagle ray
- Blacktail comber
- Round sardinella
- Green wrasse
- Bluespotted cornetfish
- Grass goby
- Mediterranean sand smelt
+23 more species
Weak
- Goldblotch grouper
- White grouper
- Atlantic lizardfish
- Almaco jack
- Turbot
- Devil firefish
- Forkbeard
- Brill
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
Float8 species
Spin6 species
Sabiki5 species
Trolling5 species
Surf5 species
Jig4 speciesShrimp 21Worm 11Mamun 10Sardine 10Squid 8Bread 7Fish flesh 6Mussel 6Anchovy 3Horse mackerel 3Sülünez 3Crab 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Seaweed 2Garfish 2Prawn 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch in the Balearic Sea?
67 species are on record in the Balearic Sea: European barracuda, Pearly razorfish, Pompano, Shi drum, Common sole, John Dory, Gilthead seabream, Peacock wrasse and others.
What can you catch in the Balearic Sea in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (56 species). By season: winter: Common sole and Small-spotted catshark; spring: Shi drum and Blotched picarel; summer: Pompano and Mediterranean moray; autumn: Gilthead seabream and Pearly razorfish.
What can you catch from the shore in the Balearic Sea?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Pompano, Gilthead seabream, Peacock wrasse, Marbled spinefoot and Painted comber.
Which techniques are used for fishing in the Balearic Sea?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Sabiki.
Which baits are used in the Balearic Sea?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Worm, Mamun, Sardine and Squid.
How many fishing grounds are there in the Balearic Sea?
There are 84 fishing grounds on record in the Balearic Sea; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
