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Thicklip grey mullet

Chelon labrosus · Llissa llobarrera · Mújol

Abundant in harbours and river mouths. Very shy — fine line and small hooks matter more than bait.

Thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

Photo: Roberto Pillon (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Scientific name
Chelon labrosus
Also called
Llissa llobarrera · Mújol
What it takes
molla de papasta de patità
How to rig for it
  • Light waggler float, 4–6 lb line
  • Freeline bread crust in the harbour
Best light
Daylight · Dusk
Depth
0–10 m
Water temperature
12–26 °C
Minimum landing size
20 cm

When Thicklip grey mullet is in season

All year round · January· February· March· April· May· June· July· August· September· October· November· December

Where to catch Thicklip grey mullet 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. River mouth Desembocadura del Besòs Brackish outflow that concentrates mullet and pulls bass in after rain. Breakwater Port del Masnou Marina walls and adjacent beach; a good all-weather option when the south is blown out. River mouth Platja del Prat (Llobregat delta) Wide delta beaches by the Llobregat mouth. Big open sand — proper surfcasting territory.