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Gilthead seabream at Platja de Castelldefels

Targeting Gilthead seabream from Platja de Castelldefels — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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Long, shallow-shelving sand. Best on a building sea when the surf stirs food up.

What it takes
titàcranc pelutgambanavallamusclo
How to rig for it
  • Light surfcasting pulley rig
  • Float-fished prawn over sand
  • Running ledger, 1–2 m fluorocarbon
Best light
First light · Dusk · After dark
Depth
1–5 m
Water temperature
16–26 °C
Minimum landing size
20 cm
See the photographGilthead seabream (Sparus aurata)

Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Gilthead seabream is in season

April· May· June· July· August· September· October· November

Also worth targeting at Platja de Castelldefels

European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax Striped seabream Lithognathus mormyrus Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix Pompano Trachinotus ovatus Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

Where else to target Gilthead seabream

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. 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.