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Fishing in Murcia - La Manga

Successful Sea Fishing Charter that organizes Fishing Tours from La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain. Located in the heart of the Region de Murcia, this fishing boat is ideal for fishing trips with your family. The specialize in spinning, trolling, big game fishing, bottom fishing, light tackle fishing, etc. Capt. Enrique will give you one of the best fishing trips on the Mediterranean Sea.

Cruz II La Manga, La Manga, Murcia

Fishing Area

Although the area of Murcia - also known as Costa Calida - is a relatively unknown for sport fishing, it is one of the best fishing areas of the spanish Mediterranean. This coast line, that stretches out over more than 250km features lonely bays, white dunes in the playa El Mojon, small villages like Aguilas, the Manga del Mar Menor and endless beaches with crystal clear water.

Murcia still has vast untouched sea beds, especially in the natural reserves from Cabo de Palos, Islas Hormigas, Isla del Fraile in Aguilas, Cabo Tiñoso and Azohia and the Bajo de Emilio in the coast of Mazarron.

Around the different capes of Murcia, fishing is very interesting. In the north, the sea beds are rather sandy with a few rocky patches. Towards the capes the sea floor has much more rocks and the water is clean and crystal clear. The coast of Murcia features cliffs that rise from the Mediterranean Sea. The cliffs fall vertically into the Mediterranean sea and reach depths between 25 to 45 m. The irregular rocky bottoms are the habitat of the dentex, amberjack, pink dentex and grouper. Here, the best fishing technique is trolling with downriggers (preferably with life bait) and vertical jigging.

Not far away from the coast, the depths rapidly reach 100m, excellent fishing grounds for bottom fishing. The famous Piedras Malas (Bad Stones) hide enormous conger eel, snapper, grouper, and other great sport fish. The best time of the year for bottom fishing is winter.

South of the capes, the drop-off is about 5-8 miles from the coast. 10 Miles from off shore we have 1000 m of depth, excellent for big game fishing and tuna fishing. The most popular technique is chumming, we drift and chum all kinds of pieces of fish. During the summer months, this is a great place to fish for giant blue fin tuna (900lb+)

Between May and November you may want to do some light trolling. With this technique you can catch great sport fish like Melva, little tunny and bonito. In areas with 50-60 m deep, these predators hunt in top water for sardines, anchovies and mackerel. The best lures are small Rapala, Williamson, Yozuri and all kind of feathers and squids. In september the mahi-mahi or dolphinfish arrive at Costa Calida and they great fun to catch.

During the winter months, when the weather is calm, locals often go bottom fishing with electric reels. They fish for all kind of bottom fish like snapper, conger eel, grouper, black spot sea bream, scorpion fish, etc.

Boat and Captain

The boat is a Doqueve 360 Fisherman, LOA 11,25m and a beam of 3,60m. Twin Yanmar 260 HP engines that produce a cruising speed of 27 knots. This fishing charter features radar, sonar, automatic pilot, plotter and radio. There are sufficient rod holders on board. The boat is also equiped with outriggers and full sets of rods for trolling, for big game fishing and electric reels for deep sea bottom fishing.

Equipment

Shimano Tiagra 30 lb for trolling. Shimano Tiagra 130 libras for big game fishing, Shimano Stella 20000 for jigging, Kristal Fishing and Rioby for deep sea bottom fishing.

Hotels in the area

La Manga Club Hotel Principe Felipe *****: Hotel Príncipe Felipe is located in La Manga, on the Costa Cálida. It offers extensive recreational facilities including 28 tennis courts, 3 golf courses, a large outdoor pool and spa. All elegant rooms at La Manga Club Hotel Príncipe Felipe feature a private balcony with views of the pool or golf course. They are equipped with satellite TV and tea and coffee-making facilities, as well as a bathroom with a hairdryer.

Hotel Mangalan ****: This 4-star hotel is set in the centre of the exclusive resort of La Manga, beside the unique Menor Sea and just off the extensive sandy beaches of the Mediterranean coastline. When not relaxing in the Mangalan’s fantastic surroundings, you can relax with a session in its magnificent spa centre. Work up a sweat in the gym, steam room or sauna before cooling off under the experience showers, in the spa pool or jacuzzi. You can also choose from a selection of massage and beauty treatments.