{"id":1277,"date":"2019-09-13T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonneil.com\/blog\/?p=1277"},"modified":"2026-06-05T11:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:18:55","slug":"fishing-costa-blanca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sonneil.com\/blog\/en\/fishing-costa-blanca\/","title":{"rendered":"Fishing on the Costa Blanca"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fishing is a popular\npastime, both in the sea off the Costa Blanca and in the rivers and lakes of\nits inland regions. Fishing expeditions are organised from numerous ports along\nthe Costa Blanca\u2019s 220 km coastline, with some of the best excursions leaving from\nthe port of Denia. They usually begin in the early morning hours and last for\nhalf a day or a full day and given the wide variety of large fish species that\nmake their home on the Costa Blanca, the day tripper is not likely to be\ndisappointed. From July to September swordfish are found off the coast of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonneil.com\/en\/search?q=Guardamar+\">Guardamar <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonneil.com\/en\/search?q=torrevieja\">Torrevieja<\/a>. There is also tuna fishing in the\nopen sea. Likewise frigate mackerel, big toothed pompano, blue fish, sea bass,\ndorada, amberjacks, corvina, gilthead, grouper, leer fish, barracuda, moray and\nconger eels as well as some 150 kinds of shark.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More common than sea\nfishing; however, is river fishing, where there are various fish species to be\nnetted, such as trout, salmon, gambusias, lampreys and samarugos. The rivers on\nthe Costa Blanca also contain carp, zander, pike, black bass and barbell. The\nAmadorio and Guadalest dams are said to be the best freshwater fishing spots as\nthey hold the biggest carp and rainbow trout, but the latter are a protected\nspecies and require an extra licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are resident\nin Spain and want to go out fishing on your own rather than as part of a paid\nexcursion you will need to obtain a Spanish licence from the Ministry of the\nEnvironment (Ministerio de Medio Ambiente). Applicants must pass an exam in\nSpanish before being granted a licence. After the exam, it takes over a month\nto receive the results and permit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three categories of\nfishing licence are awarded: sea fishing, underwater fishing and river fishing.\nOnce approved, the licence is only valid for one region and one type of\nfishing. Anyone found to be fishing without a valid licence by the police will\nhave to pay a fine of up to \u20ac200 and can expect to have their equipment\nconfiscated. Underwater fishers may use a snorkel tube, mask and mechanical\nharpoon gun, but underwater fishing with scuba equipment is forbidden. A\nfishing fee must be paid to fish in certain areas (pesca de pago); in others,\nfishing is free (pesca libre). Fishing in reservoirs is also permitted with the\ncorrect licence. These usually contain plentiful Carp and a lot of them have\nBarbel and Black Bass, as well as Zander and Pike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy fishing!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fishing is a popular pastime, both in the sea off the Costa Blanca and in the rivers and lakes of its inland regions. Fishing expeditions are organised from numerous ports along the Costa Blanca\u2019s 220 km coastline, with some of the best excursions leaving from the port of Denia. 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