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Black scorpionfish at Escullera de Barcelona (Port Vell)

Targeting Black scorpionfish from Escullera de Barcelona (Port Vell) — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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Long port breakwater with deep water close in. Conger and scorpionfish after dark; sargo tight to the blocks.

What it takes
gambacalamartità
How to rig for it
  • Small ledger hard on the bottom among rocks
Best light
Dusk · After dark
Depth
2–20 m
Water temperature
13–25 °C
See the photographBlack scorpionfish (Scorpaena porcus)

Photo: Dmitriy Konstantinov (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Black scorpionfish is in season

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

Also worth targeting at Escullera de Barcelona (Port Vell)

Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax White seabream Diplodus sargus Two-banded seabream Diplodus vulgaris Annular seabream Diplodus annularis Sharpsnout seabream Diplodus puntazzo

Where else to target Black scorpionfish

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.