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Sardinian Sea Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Sardinian SeaAll 55 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Sardinian Sea fishing spots 55
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 55 grounds; the first 55 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch in the Sardinian Sea?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
John Dory
Zeus faber
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
Marbled spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Common sole
Solea solea
Picarel
Spicara smaris
Blotched picarel
Spicara maena
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Peacock wrasse
Symphodus tinca
Mediterranean parrotfish
Sparisoma cretense
Painted comber
Serranus scriba
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Grass goby
Zosterisessor ophiocephalus
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Leerfish
Lichia amia
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Black goby
Gobius niger
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
European conger
Conger conger
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Bogue
Boops boops
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
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In season · November
Sardinian 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 Sardinian Sea in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 10 Jan
- 13 Feb
- 17 Mar
- 28 Apr
- 38 May
- 37 Jun
- 23 Jul
- 23 Aug
- 47 Sep
- 45 Oct
- 21 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 Sardinian Sea month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Jan
- Brill, Common sole, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet, Forkbeard and 4 more species
- Feb
- Brill, Common sole, Common cuttlefish, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet and 7 more species
- Mar
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Atlantic horse mackerel, Tub gurnard, Brill, Picarel and 11 more species
- Apr
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Atlantic horse mackerel, Tub gurnard and 22 more species
- May
- Shi drum, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Common two-banded seabream and 32 more species
- Jun
- Pompano, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Mediterranean moray and 31 more species
- Jul
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish, Painted comber and 17 more species
- Aug
- Pompano, Mediterranean moray, Axillary seabream, Marbled spinefoot, Mediterranean parrotfish, Painted comber and 17 more species
- Sep
- Gilthead seabream, Shi drum, Pompano, European barracuda, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre and 41 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Shi drum, European barracuda, Atlantic horse mackerel and 39 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Atlantic horse mackerel, Tub gurnard, Brill, Common sole, Common cuttlefish and 15 more species
- Dec
- Brill, Common sole, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet, Forkbeard and 5 more species
What bites in the Sardinian 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 96/100 at 55 spots
- White seabream Squid 95/100 at 55 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 41 spots
- European seabass Sinking minnow · Silver, White 92/100 at 55 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream Seaweed 91/100 at 50 spots
- Bluefish Stickbait · Clear, Silver, Blue-green back 90/100 at 54 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda 90/100 at 50 spots
- Sand steenbras 84/100 at 54 spots
- Pompano 84/100 at 55 spots
- Atlantic bonito 84/100 at 40 spots
- Garfish 83/100 at 39 spots
- Leerfish 83/100 at 55 spots
+32 more species
Good
- Thinlip grey mullet
- Atlantic horse mackerel
- Mediterranean parrotfish
- Common stingray
- Blacktail comber
- Common pandora
- Greater weever
- Big-scale sand smelt
- Giant goby
- European flounder
+23 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
Float8 species
Spin7 species
Sabiki6 species
Trolling6 species
Surf6 species
Jig5 speciesShrimp 21Worm 11Sardine 11Squid 9Mamun 9Fish flesh 7Bread 6Mussel 6Anchovy 5Horse mackerel 4Sülünez 3Crab 3Octopus 2Live bait 2Cuttlefish 2Seaweed 2Garfish 2Whiting 1Prawn 1
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Frequently asked
What can you catch in the Sardinian Sea?
64 species are on record in the Sardinian Sea: Shi drum, European barracuda, Pompano, Gilthead seabream, John Dory, Brill, Marbled spinefoot, Common sole and others.
What can you catch in the Sardinian Sea in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (47 species). By season: winter: Brill and Common sole; spring: Grass goby and Thicklip grey mullet; summer: Pompano and Mediterranean moray; autumn: Gilthead seabream and Shi drum.
What can you catch from the shore in the Sardinian Sea?
The easiest species to catch from the shore: European barracuda, Pompano, Gilthead seabream, Marbled spinefoot, Picarel and Comber.
Which techniques are used for fishing in the Sardinian Sea?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Sabiki.
Which baits are used in the Sardinian Sea?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Worm, Sardine, Squid and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there in the Sardinian Sea?
There are 55 fishing grounds on record in the Sardinian Sea; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
