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Ebro barbel at Riu Ebre a Tortosa

Targeting Ebro barbel from Riu Ebre a Tortosa — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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The lower Ebro through Tortosa — the only stretch of Catalan fresh water with a worldwide reputation. Deep, slow river holding wels catfish over two metres and carp past twenty kilos, with zander, barbel and bleak off the town bank. About two hours from Barcelona, and the same Catalan licence covers it.

What it takes
blat de morocucCheese paste
How to rig for it
  • Light ledger in running water
Best light
First light · Daylight · Dusk
Depth
0–5 m
Water temperature
14–26 °C
See the photographEbro barbel (Barbus graellsii)

Photo: David Perez (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Ebro barbel is in season

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