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Mediterranean moray
Muraena helena · Morena · Morena
Handle with extreme care — a deep, infection-prone bite. Most anglers cut the trace and release.
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- Scientific name
- Muraena helena
- Also called
- Morena · Morena
- What it takes
- popsardinacalamar
- How to rig for it
- Heavy ledger into rock crevices
- Best light
- After dark
- Depth
- 2–50 m
- Water temperature
- 16–26 °C
When Mediterranean moray is in season
Where to catch Mediterranean moray around Barcelona
The marks whose ground suits this fish. Each one opens the detail for this species there.
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.
Rocks
Parc del Fòrum / Zona de Banys
Concrete and rock edges over deeper water. Reliable for sargo, oblada and evening bass.
Breakwater
Port del Masnou
Marina walls and adjacent beach; a good all-weather option when the south is blown out.
Rocks
Garraf
Rocky coast south of the city — the nearest genuine rockfishing. Take care on a swell.