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Two-banded seabream

Diplodus vulgaris · Variada · Mojarra

Two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)

Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

Scientific name
Diplodus vulgaris
Also called
Variada · Mojarra
What it takes
titàgambamusclo
How to rig for it
  • Light float rig
  • Two-hook flapper on fine trace
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
1–20 m
Water temperature
13–25 °C
Minimum landing size
15 cm

When Two-banded seabream is in season

All year round · January· February· March· April· May· June· July· August· September· October· November· December

Where to catch Two-banded 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.