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Pompano
Trachinotus ovatus · Palometa · Palometa
Fast, hard-fighting summer visitor in the breaking waves.
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- Scientific name
- Trachinotus ovatus
- Also called
- Palometa · Palometa
- What it takes
- Small metal jiggambaSmall soft plastic
- How to rig for it
- Light spinning, 10–20 g, in the surf line
- Best light
- Daylight · Dusk
- Depth
- 0–15 m
- Water temperature
- 19–27 °C
When Pompano is in season
Where to catch Pompano around Barcelona
The marks whose ground suits this fish. Each one opens the detail for this species there.
Beach
Platja de la Barceloneta
Clean sand for gilthead and striped seabream. Very busy by day — fish it at first light or after dark.
Beach
Platja de Sant Sebastià
Quieter end of the Barceloneta sand, close to the breakwater corner.
Beach
Platja del Bogatell
Groynes at either end hold sargo and variada; open sand between them for surfcasting.
Beach
Platja de la Mar Bella
Open beach, good after a blow when the water colours up.
Beach
Platja de la Nova Mar Bella
Less crowded northern sand, within walking distance of the Fòrum.
Beach
Platja de Montgat
Steeper shingle beach north of the city, with rocky patches worth prospecting.
Beach
Platja de Castelldefels
Long, shallow-shelving sand. Best on a building sea when the surf stirs food up.