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Common pandora

Pagellus erythrinus · Pagell · Breca

Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)

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Scientific name
Pagellus erythrinus
Also called
Pagell · Breca
What it takes
titàgambaSquid strip
How to rig for it
  • Light boat paternoster over sand and maerl
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
10–100 m
Water temperature
15–25 °C
Minimum landing size
15 cm

When Common pandora is in season

April· May· June· July· August· September· October

Where to catch Common pandora around Barcelona

The marks whose ground suits this fish. Each one opens the detail for this species there.

Pier Pont del Petroli Badalona’s old oil pier, now a public walkway reaching into deep water. The best-known mark on this coast for bass, bluefish and squid. Breakwater Escullera de Barcelona (Port Vell) Long port breakwater with deep water close in. Conger and scorpionfish after dark; sargo tight to the blocks. Breakwater Port Olímpic Lit harbour walls — squid and cuttlefish on autumn and spring nights, mullet inside the basin. Breakwater Espigó de Bac de Roda Accessible groyne with rough ground on both sides — light rockfishing and float work. Breakwater Port del Masnou Marina walls and adjacent beach; a good all-weather option when the south is blown out.