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Thicklip grey mullet at Pont del Petroli

Targeting Thicklip grey mullet 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
molla de papasta de patità
How to rig for it
  • Freeline bread crust in the harbour
  • Light waggler float, 4–6 lb line
Best light
Daylight · Dusk
Depth
0–10 m
Water temperature
12–26 °C
Minimum landing size
20 cm
See the photographThicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)

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

When Thicklip grey mullet is in season

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

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 Thicklip grey mullet

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. River mouth Desembocadura del Besòs Brackish outflow that concentrates mullet and pulls bass in after rain. Breakwater Port del Masnou Marina walls and adjacent beach; a good all-weather option when the south is blown out. River mouth Platja del Prat (Llobregat delta) Wide delta beaches by the Llobregat mouth. Big open sand — proper surfcasting territory.