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White seabream

Diplodus sargus · Sarg · Sargo

Lives hard against structure — fish tight to breakwater blocks and expect to lose rigs.

White seabream (Diplodus sargus)

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

Scientific name
Diplodus sargus
Also called
Sarg · Sargo
What it takes
cranc pelutpagellidagambagarota
How to rig for it
  • Light rockfishing paternoster
  • Sliding float tight to the rocks
  • Freeline crab into gullies
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
1–25 m
Water temperature
13–25 °C
Minimum landing size
15 cm

When White seabream is in season

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

Where to catch White 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.