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Wels catfish at Riu Ebre a Tortosa

Targeting Wels catfish from Riu Ebre a Tortosa — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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The lower Ebro through Tortosa — the only stretch of Catalan fresh water with a worldwide reputation. Deep, slow river holding wels catfish over two metres and carp past twenty kilos, with zander, barbel and bleak off the town bank. About two hours from Barcelona, and the same Catalan licence covers it.

What it takes
Halibut pelletcalamarLarge soft swimbaitLive or dead coarse fish
How to rig for it
  • Heavy running ledger from the bank
  • Vertical jigging from a boat in the Ebre
Best light
Dusk · After dark
Depth
2–12 m
Water temperature
16–28 °C
See the photographWels catfish (Silurus glanis)

Photo: Dieter Florian (To contact the author, ask the uploader or take a look at tauchshop-florian.de .) (CC BY-SA 3.0 de) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

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