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Thicklip grey mullet at Port Olímpic

Targeting Thicklip grey mullet from Port Olímpic — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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

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 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 Thicklip grey mullet

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 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.