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Garfish at Pont del Petroli

Targeting Garfish from Pont del Petroli — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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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.

What it takes
sardinaSmall shiny spoongamba
How to rig for it
  • Float rig just under the surface
  • Light spinning with a thin spoon
Best light
Daylight · Dusk
Depth
0–10 m
Water temperature
16–25 °C
See the photographGarfish (Belone belone)

Photo: (c) Sarah Faulwetter, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY 4.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Garfish is in season

April· May· June· July· August· September

Also worth targeting at Pont del Petroli

Gilthead seabream Sparus aurata European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax White seabream Diplodus sargus Two-banded seabream Diplodus vulgaris Annular seabream Diplodus annularis Saddled seabream Oblada melanura

Where else to target Garfish

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.