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Striped seabream at Platja de Montgat

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

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Steeper shingle beach north of the city, with rocky patches worth prospecting.

What it takes
titàgambanavalla
How to rig for it
  • Light surfcasting on clean sand
  • Two-hook flapper, long fine trace
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
1–5 m
Water temperature
17–27 °C
Minimum landing size
20 cm
See the photographStriped seabream (Lithognathus mormyrus)

Photo: Marrabbio2 (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Striped seabream is in season

May· June· July· August· September· October

Also worth targeting at Platja de Montgat

Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax Bluefish Pomatomus saltatrix Pompano Trachinotus ovatus Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

Where else to target Striped seabream

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