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Annular seabream
Diplodus annularis · Esparrall · Raspallón
Small and abundant — good sport on light tackle, and reliable when nothing else feeds.
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- Scientific name
- Diplodus annularis
- Also called
- Esparrall · Raspallón
- What it takes
- titàpasta de paPrawn pieces
- How to rig for it
- Fine float rig, size 12–16 hooks
- Best light
- Daylight
- Depth
- 1–15 m
- Water temperature
- 14–26 °C
- Minimum landing size
- 12 cm
When Annular seabream is in season
All year round · January· February· March· April· May· June· July· August· September· October· November· December
Where to catch Annular seabream 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.
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.