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Italian 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
Italian Adriatic Coast fishing spots 184
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A total of 184 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina · canal mouth sector
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Trieste · Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina
Explore ground →Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina · breakwater sector
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Trieste · Duino Aurisina-Devin Nabrežina
Explore ground →Margherita di Savoia · breakwater sector
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Barletta-Andria-Trani · Margherita di Savoia
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02 / Species
What can you catch on Italy’s Adriatic coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
John Dory
Zeus faber
Common sole
Solea solea
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Leerfish
Lichia amia
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Black goby
Gobius niger
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Bogue
Boops boops
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
European conger
Conger conger
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Garfish
Belone belone
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
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In season · November
Italian 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 Italy’s Adriatic coast in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 10 Jan
- 13 Feb
- 18 Mar
- 30 Apr
- 46 May
- 39 Jun
- 25 Jul
- 25 Aug
- 54 Sep
- 48 Oct
- 22 Nov
- 11 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 Italy’s Adriatic coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Common sole, Brill, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet, Forkbeard and 4 more species
- Feb
- Common sole, Brill, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet, Forkbeard and 7 more species
- Mar
- Picarel, Brill, Grass goby, Atlantic horse mackerel, Turbot, Black goby and 12 more species
- Apr
- Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, Annular seabream, Red porgy and 24 more species
- May
- European barracuda, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Bogue and 40 more species
- Jun
- European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Pompano, Brown meagre, Mediterranean moray, Common pandora and 33 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Common dolphinfish, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish and 19 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Common dolphinfish, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish and 19 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, European barracuda, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Pompano, Brown meagre and 48 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, European barracuda, Shi drum, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Bogue and 42 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Common sole, Brill, Small-spotted catshark, Atlantic horse mackerel, Turbot and 16 more species
- Dec
- Common sole, Brill, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet, Forkbeard and 5 more species
What bites on Italy’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 seabass Sinking minnow · Silver, White 100/100 at 184 spots
- White seabream Squid 96/100 at 184 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 90/100 at 173 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream Seaweed 89/100 at 176 spots
- European squid Squid jig · Silver 88/100 at 152 spots
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 88/100 at 184 spots
- Sand steenbras 84/100 at 182 spots
- Flathead grey mullet 84/100 at 183 spots
- Common sole 84/100 at 181 spots
- Bluefish 83/100 at 181 spots
- Shi drum 82/100 at 177 spots
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse 82/100 at 134 spots
+28 more species
Good
- Common smooth-hound
- Axillary seabream
- Leerfish
- Common pandora
- Tub gurnard
- Common stingray
- Blue runner
- Big-scale sand smelt
- Little tunny
- Giant goby
+27 more species
Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Your coastal field guide
Techniques & bait
Bottom23 species
LRF17 species
Float9 species
Spin9 species
Trolling7 species
Sabiki6 species
Surf6 species
Jig5 speciesShrimp 22Sardine 12Worm 11Squid 10Mamun 10Fish flesh 7Bread 7Anchovy 6Mussel 6Horse mackerel 4Sülünez 3Crab 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Seaweed 2Garfish 2Whiting 1Chicken 1Prawn 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on Italy’s Adriatic coast?
68 species are on record on Italy’s Adriatic coast: European barracuda, Gilthead seabream, Shi drum, John Dory, Common sole, Picarel, Blotched picarel, Pompano and others.
What can you catch on Italy’s Adriatic coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (54 species). By season: winter: Common sole and Brill; spring: Shi drum and Blotched picarel; summer: Pompano and Mediterranean moray; autumn: Gilthead seabream and European barracuda.
What can you catch from the shore on Italy’s Adriatic coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Gilthead seabream, Picarel, Pompano, Marbled spinefoot and Peacock wrasse.
Which techniques are used for fishing on Italy’s Adriatic coast?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Trolling.
Which baits are used on Italy’s Adriatic coast?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Sardine, Worm, Squid and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there on Italy’s Adriatic coast?
There are 184 fishing grounds on record on Italy’s Adriatic coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
