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Bogue at Espigó de Bac de Roda

Targeting Bogue from Espigó de Bac de Roda — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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Accessible groyne with rough ground on both sides — light rockfishing and float work.

What it takes
titàengodoSabiki feathers
How to rig for it
  • Fine paternoster with groundbait
  • Sabiki string under a float
Best light
First light · Dusk · After dark
Depth
3–20 m
Water temperature
13–26 °C
Minimum landing size
11 cm
See the photographBogue (Boops boops)

Photo: Roberto Pillon (CC BY 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Bogue is in season

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

Also worth targeting at Espigó de Bac de Roda

Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax White seabream Diplodus sargus Two-banded seabream Diplodus vulgaris Annular seabream Diplodus annularis Sharpsnout seabream Diplodus puntazzo

Where else to target Bogue

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