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Italian Ionian Coast Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Ionian SeaAll 94 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Italian Ionian Coast fishing spots 94
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A total of 94 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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Santa Caterina dello Ionio · river mouth sector
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Catanzaro · Santa Caterina dello Ionio
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02 / Species
What can you catch on Italy’s Ionian coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Common sole
Solea solea
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
John Dory
Zeus faber
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Leerfish
Lichia amia
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
Black goby
Gobius niger
European conger
Conger conger
Bogue
Boops boops
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Garfish
Belone belone
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In season · November
Italian Ionian 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 Ionian coast in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 10 Jan
- 13 Feb
- 18 Mar
- 29 Apr
- 38 May
- 37 Jun
- 24 Jul
- 24 Aug
- 48 Sep
- 47 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 Ionian 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, Common cuttlefish, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet and 7 more species
- Mar
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Tub gurnard, Atlantic horse mackerel, Garfish, Brill and 12 more species
- Apr
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Tub gurnard, Atlantic horse mackerel and 23 more species
- May
- European barracuda, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream and 32 more species
- Jun
- European barracuda, Pompano, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Bogue, Mediterranean moray and 31 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Common dolphinfish, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish and 18 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Common dolphinfish, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish and 18 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, European barracuda, Pompano, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre and 42 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, European barracuda, Shi drum, Tub gurnard and 41 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Tub gurnard, Atlantic horse mackerel, Garfish, Common sole, Brill 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 Ionian 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
- Bluefish Stickbait · White, Silver, Clear 98/100 at 94 spots
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 96/100 at 94 spots
- European seabass Topwater lure · White, Silver 96/100 at 94 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 95/100 at 81 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda Stickbait · White, Clear, Pink 90/100 at 86 spots
- White seabream Squid 89/100 at 86 spots
- Garfish 86/100 at 36 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream 86/100 at 81 spots
- Sand steenbras 84/100 at 94 spots
- Annular seabream 83/100 at 80 spots
- Mediterranean rainbow wrasse 83/100 at 28 spots
- Flathead grey mullet 80/100 at 94 spots
+27 more species
Good
- European conger
- Common cuttlefish
- Blue runner
- Picarel
- Common sole
- Leaping mullet
- Mediterranean horse mackerel
- Thinlip grey mullet
- Common stingray
- Tub gurnard
+28 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
Bottom22 species
LRF16 species
Float9 species
Spin9 species
Trolling7 species
Sabiki6 species
Surf6 species
Jig5 speciesShrimp 21Sardine 12Worm 11Squid 10Mamun 9Fish flesh 7Bread 6Anchovy 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 Ionian coast?
66 species are on record on Italy’s Ionian coast: European barracuda, Common sole, Shi drum, Pompano, Brill, Gilthead seabream, John Dory, Picarel and others.
What can you catch on Italy’s Ionian coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (48 species). By season: winter: Common sole and Brill; spring: Grass goby and Thicklip grey mullet; summer: Pompano and Mediterranean moray; autumn: Gilthead seabream and European barracuda.
What can you catch from the shore on Italy’s Ionian coast?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Pompano, Gilthead seabream, Picarel, Marbled spinefoot and Peacock wrasse.
Which techniques are used for fishing on Italy’s Ionian coast?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Trolling.
Which baits are used on Italy’s Ionian coast?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Sardine, Worm, Squid and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there on Italy’s Ionian coast?
There are 94 fishing grounds on record on Italy’s Ionian coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
