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Brown meagre at Port Olímpic

Targeting Brown meagre from Port Olímpic — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

Protected — put it back — PROTECTED in Catalan waters — recreational capture is restricted or prohibited. Release immediately and check current rules.

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Lit harbour walls — squid and cuttlefish on autumn and spring nights, mullet inside the basin.

What it takes
gambacalamar
How to rig for it
  • Ledger tight to structure after dark
Best light
After dark
Depth
5–20 m
Water temperature
16–26 °C
See the photographBrown meagre (Sciaena umbra)

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

When Brown meagre is in season

May· June· July· August· September· October

Also worth targeting at Port Olímpic

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 Brown meagre

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 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.