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Black seabream

Spondyliosoma cantharus · Càntera · Chopa

Black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)

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Scientific name
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Also called
Càntera · Chopa
What it takes
titàtira de calamarmusclo
How to rig for it
  • Two-hook flapper
  • Light boat ledger over rough ground
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
5–40 m
Water temperature
14–23 °C
Minimum landing size
18 cm

When Black seabream is in season

March· April· May· June· September· October· November

Where to catch Black 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. Breakwater Port del Masnou Marina walls and adjacent beach; a good all-weather option when the south is blown out.