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Tyrrhenian Sea Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Tyrrhenian SeaAll 318 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Tyrrhenian Sea fishing spots 318
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 318 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
European barracuda
Sphyraena sphyraena
Shi drum
Umbrina cirrosa
Common sole
Solea solea
Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
John Dory
Zeus faber
Brill
Scophthalmus rhombus
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
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
Common cuttlefish
Sepia officinalis
Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Turbot
Scophthalmus maximus
Atlantic horse mackerel
Trachurus trachurus
Mediterranean horse mackerel
Trachurus mediterraneus
Devil firefish
Pterois miles
Yellowmouth barracuda
Sphyraena viridensis
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
Greater weever
Trachinus draco
Leaping mullet
Liza saliens
Meagre
Argyrosomus regius
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Thinlip grey mullet
Chelon ramada
Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Leerfish
Lichia amia
European anchovy
Engraulis encrasicolus
Common stingray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Golden grey mullet
Chelon auratus
Black scorpionfish
Scorpaena porcus
Common eagle ray
Myliobatis aquila
Sand steenbras
Lithognathus mormyrus
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Common octopus
Octopus vulgaris
Flathead grey mullet
Mugil cephalus
Brown meagre
Sciaena umbra
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic chub mackerel
Scomber colias
Salema porgy
Sarpa salpa
Thicklip grey mullet
Chelon labrosus
Black goby
Gobius niger
European sardine
Sardina pilchardus
Saddled seabream
Oblada melanura
European seabass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Common pandora
Pagellus erythrinus
Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena
Red scorpionfish
Scorpaena scrofa
Forkbeard
Phycis phycis
Striped red mullet
Mullus surmuletus
Axillary seabream
Pagellus acarne
Common two-banded seabream
Diplodus vulgaris
European conger
Conger conger
Bogue
Boops boops
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
Red porgy
Pagrus pagrus
Brown wrasse
Labrus merula
European squid
Loligo vulgaris
European hake
Merluccius merluccius
Big-scale sand smelt
Atherina boyeri
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Lagocephalus sceleratus
Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis
Common dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Garfish
Belone belone
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In season · November
Tyrrhenian 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 Tyrrhenian Sea in Sep, Oct, May — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 11 Jan
- 14 Feb
- 19 Mar
- 30 Apr
- 39 May
- 39 Jun
- 25 Jul
- 25 Aug
- 50 Sep
- 49 Oct
- 23 Nov
- 12 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 Tyrrhenian Sea 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, European seabass and 5 more species
- Feb
- Common sole, Brill, Common cuttlefish, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet and 8 more species
- Mar
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Atlantic horse mackerel, Tub gurnard, Garfish, Brill and 13 more species
- Apr
- Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Atlantic horse mackerel, Tub gurnard and 24 more species
- May
- European barracuda, Shi drum, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Bogue and 33 more species
- Jun
- European barracuda, Pompano, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre, Common pandora, Mediterranean moray 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, Pompano, Blotched picarel, Brown meagre and 44 more species
- Oct
- Gilthead seabream, Grass goby, Thicklip grey mullet, European barracuda, Shi drum, Atlantic horse mackerel and 43 more species
- Nov
- Gilthead seabream, Atlantic horse mackerel, Tub gurnard, Garfish, Common sole, Brill and 17 more species
- Dec
- Common sole, Brill, Small-spotted catshark, Turbot, Thinlip grey mullet, European seabass and 6 more species
What bites in the Tyrrhenian 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 318 spots
- European seabass Sinking minnow · Silver, White 96/100 at 318 spots
- White seabream Squid 94/100 at 298 spots
- Common two-banded seabream Diopatra tube worm 92/100 at 289 spots
- Bluefish Stickbait · Clear, Silver, Blue-green back 90/100 at 318 spots
- Sharpsnout seabream Seaweed 90/100 at 292 spots
- Yellowmouth barracuda 90/100 at 296 spots
- Garfish 87/100 at 222 spots
- European barracuda 87/100 at 295 spots
- Shi drum 85/100 at 314 spots
- Sand steenbras 84/100 at 313 spots
- European squid 83/100 at 217 spots
+35 more species
Good
- Tub gurnard
- Common stingray
- Giant goby
- Blue runner
- Blacktail comber
- Spotted weever
- Small red scorpionfish
- Common pandora
- Greater weever
- Big-scale sand smelt
+20 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
Bottom24 species
LRF17 species
Float9 species
Spin9 species
Trolling7 species
Sabiki6 species
Jig6 species
Surf6 speciesShrimp 22Sardine 13Squid 11Worm 11Mamun 10Fish flesh 8Bread 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 in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
69 species are on record in the Tyrrhenian Sea: European barracuda, Shi drum, Common sole, Pompano, Gilthead seabream, John Dory, Brill, Picarel and others.
What can you catch in the Tyrrhenian Sea in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (50 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 in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
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 in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
The most common techniques: Bottom, LRF, Float, Spin and Trolling.
Which baits are used in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
The most common natural baits: Shrimp, Sardine, Squid, Worm and Mamun.
How many fishing grounds are there in the Tyrrhenian Sea?
There are 318 fishing grounds on record in the Tyrrhenian Sea; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
