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Chub mackerel

Scomber colias · Verat · Estornino

Excellent bait for bigger species, and good eating fresh off the ice.

Chub mackerel (Scomber colias)

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Scientific name
Scomber colias
Also called
Verat · Estornino
What it takes
Sabiki feathersSmall metal jig
How to rig for it
  • Sabiki string, jigged from boat or breakwater
Best light
First light · Dusk
Depth
5–80 m
Water temperature
16–25 °C
Minimum landing size
18 cm

When Chub mackerel is in season

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

Where to catch Chub mackerel 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.