Fish species and times of year
TROLLING
MARCH – DECEMBER - DEEP SEA - ATUN ROJO (TUNA) , ALBACORA
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER - COASTAL – LLAMPUGA, BACORETA AND BONITO
BOTTOM FISHING
ALL YEAR – OFF-SHORE - BESUGO, GALLINA, CHERNA AND CONGRIO
ALL YEAR – COASTAL – SERRANO, PAJEL, BESUGO, VIDRIADA AND PARGO
JIGGING
ALL YEAR – COASTAL – SERVIOLA, DENTON, PARGO, SAMA AND MERO
SPINNING
ALL YEAR – COASTAL – LLAMPUGA AND BACORETA
THE MAR MENOR LAGOON ALSO CONTAINS MANY BASS (LUBINA) AND SEA BREAM (GILTHEAD / DORADA)
APRIL/MAY IS THE START OF THE TUNE FISHING SEASON FOR TROLLING. THERE ARE NO SAILFISH IN THE AREA BUT SWORDFISH UP TO 100kg, BACORETTA UP TO 15kg AND BONITO UP TO 8kg.
MOST YEARS IN MAY WE CATCH A LOT OF TUNA BETWEEN 30 AND 40 kg TROLLING, AND HAVE HAD TUNA WEIGHING UP TO 60kg BEFORE.