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Ligurian Sea Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Ligurian SeaAll 39 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Ligurian Sea fishing spots 39
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 39 grounds; the first 39 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch in the Ligurian Sea?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Common sole
Solea solea
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
John Dory
Zeus faber
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Leerfish
Lichia amia
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Black goby
Gobius niger
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
European conger
Conger conger
Bogue
Boops boops
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Garfish
Belone belone
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In season · October
Ligurian 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 Ligurian Sea in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 10 Jan
- 13 Feb
- 18 Mar
- 28 Apr
- 44 May
- 36 Jun
- 24 Jul
- 24 Aug
- 51 Sep
- 46 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 in the Ligurian Sea month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Common sole, Brill, Turbot, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass and 4 more species
- Feb
- Common sole, Brill, Turbot, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass and 7 more species
- Mar
- Brill, Picarel, Turbot, Grass goby, Atlantic horse mackerel, Thicklip grey mullet and 12 more species
- Apr
- Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream, Red porgy, Picarel and 22 more species
- May
- European barracuda, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream and 38 more species
- Jun
- European barracuda, Pompano, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Bogue, Mediterranean moray and 30 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Common dolphinfish, Axillary seabream, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish and 18 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Common dolphinfish, Axillary seabream, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish and 18 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, European barracuda, Pompano, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre and 45 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, European barracuda, Shi drum, Brown meagre, Bogue, Common two-banded seabream and 40 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Common sole, Brill, Turbot, Atlantic horse mackerel, Small-spotted catshark and 16 more species
- Dec
- Common sole, Brill, Turbot, Small-spotted catshark, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass and 5 more species
What bites in the Ligurian 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 (Clear).
Very good
- Gilthead seabream Shrimp 100/100 at 38 spots
- Pompano Feathered spoon · Blue-green back, Silver, White 96/100 at 38 spots
- Bluefish Stickbait · Clear, Silver, Blue-green back 94/100 at 38 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 35 spots
- White seabream Squid 92/100 at 38 spots
- Comber Soft shrimp · Silver 92/100 at 32 spots
- Flathead grey mullet 91/100 at 38 spots
- Little tunny 90/100 at 38 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda 90/100 at 38 spots
- Salema porgy 89/100 at 37 spots
- Shi drum 89/100 at 37 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream 89/100 at 36 spots
+45 more species
Good
- Axillary seabream
- Grass goby
- Bluespotted cornetfish
- Marbled spinefoot
- Blacktail comber
- White trevally
- Common stingray
- Tub gurnard
- Spotted weever
- Dusky spinefoot
+18 more species
Weak
- Atlantic lizardfish
- Greater amberjack
- Red mullet
- Flying gurnard
- Goldblotch grouper
- Pearly razorfish
- White grouper
- Blue crab
- Brill
- Turbot
+3 more species
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
LRF15 species
Spin9 species
Float8 species
Trolling7 species
Sabiki6 species
Surf6 species
Jig5 speciesShrimp 21Sardine 12Squid 10Worm 10Mamun 9Fish flesh 7Anchovy 6Mussel 6Bread 5Horse mackerel 4Sülünez 3Crab 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Seaweed 2Garfish 2Whiting 1Chicken 1Prawn 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch in the Ligurian Sea?
65 species are on record in the Ligurian Sea: European barracuda, Pompano, Shi drum, Common sole, Brill, Gilthead seabream, John Dory, Picarel and others.
What can you catch in the Ligurian Sea in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (51 species). By season: winter: Common sole and Brill; spring: Picarel and Shi drum; summer: Pompano and Mediterranean moray; autumn: Gilthead seabream and European barracuda.
What can you catch from the shore in the Ligurian Sea?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Pompano, Gilthead seabream, Picarel, Marbled spinefoot and Comber.
Which techniques are used for fishing in the Ligurian Sea?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Spin, Float and Trolling.
Which baits are used in the Ligurian Sea?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Sardine, Squid, Worm and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there in the Ligurian Sea?
There are 39 fishing grounds on record in the Ligurian Sea; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
