Fishing in Spain
53 species across 53 spots
Spain offers fishing across 53 spots with 53 species in marine, marine, brackish, freshwater waters. Suitable for beginner to expert anglers.
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The waters around the Canary Islands are home to a variety of deep-sea fish, including the Splendid alfonsino.
A marine reserve with a high concentration of Dusky grouper
Renowned for its abundant Dorade populations, the Gulf of Cádiz offers a mix of sandy bottoms and rocky reefs.
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Species
53
Spots
Species
53
Common dentex
Dentex dentex
marine
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
marine, brackish
Dusky grouper
Epinephelus marginatus
marine
Serranus marmoratus
Serranus marmoratus
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
marine
Red mullet
Mullus barbatus
marine
Maya gambusia
Gambusia echeagarayi
freshwater
Sparus atlanticus
Sparus atlanticus
Sparus stellatus
Sparus stellatus
Plain bonito
Orcynopsis unicolor
marine, brackish
Madeiran sardinella
Sardinella maderensis
marine, brackish
Splendid alfonsino
Beryx splendens
marine
Fries's goby
Lesueurigobius friesii
marine
Serranus cretaceus
Serranus cretaceus
Scomber nigricollis
Scomber nigricollis
European hake
Merluccius merluccius
marine
Southern meagre
Argyrosomus hololepidotus
marine, brackish
Senegalese sole
Solea senegalensis
marine
Quagga goby
Pomatoschistus quagga
marine
Patzner's goby
Lebetus patzneri
marine
Albacore
Thunnus alalunga
marine
Yellowfin tuna
Thunnus albacares
marine, brackish
Blackspot seabream
Pagellus bogaraveo
marine
Greater amberjack
Seriola dumerili
marine
Orangeback bass
Serranus annularis
marine
Atlantic bonito
Sarda sarda
marine, brackish
Porbeagle
Lamna nasus
marine
Blackspot picarel
Spicara melanurus
marine
Blackbellied angler
Lophius budegassa
marine
Dules produles
Dules produles
Southern rock bass
Paralabrax callaensis
marine
Lesser spotted dogfish
Scyliorhinus canicula
marine
Dogtooth grouper
Epinephelus caninus
marine
Chabot du Lez
Cottus petiti
freshwater
Scomber liza
Scomber liza
Barbel
Barbus barbus
freshwater
Sargassumfish
Histrio histrio
marine
Diaphus suborbitalis
Diaphus suborbitalis
marine
Narrow-snouted pipefish
Syngnathus tenuirostris
marine
Perugia's limia
Limia perugiae
freshwater
Mediterranean sand smelt
Atherina hepsetus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Boulenger's snaggletooth
Astronesthes boulengeri
marine
Bullet tuna
Auxis rochei
marine, brackish
Eustomias problematicus
Eustomias problematicus
marine
Atlantic white marlin
Kajikia albida
marine
Leptostomias robustus
Leptostomias robustus
marine
Blue marlin
Makaira nigricans
marine
Bolin's lanternfish
Protomyctophum bolini
marine
Atlantic mudskipper
Periophthalmus barbarus
marine, freshwater, brackish
Shorthorn fangtooth
Anoplogaster brachycera
marine
Chestnut goby
Chromogobius quadrivittatus
marine
Coryphaenoides oreinos
Coryphaenoides oreinos
marine
Small-eyed abyssal eel
Haptenchelys parviocularis
marine