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Fishing in Spain

Fishing guide for your holiday

Prepare your fishing trip to Spain step by step: identify the destination and method, gather the requested details and check the issued PDF before fishing. Your licence and permission at a particular fishing spot are separate questions.

Before fishing: download PescaREC

Download the free official app and set up your registration for mandatory catch reporting.

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An authorised representative can also submit reports. Some fisheries require the app to be available on site.

Fishing articles

Ideas for your next fishing trip

Licence and ordering · Spain · holiday planning

Fishing licence Spain for tourists: choose the right application

Fishing licence Spain for tourists: match your destination and fishing method, prepare passport details and understand the SpainFishingLicense service.

Read article Gilthead seabream and natural baits · Mainland Spain · Mediterranean coast

Gilthead seabream on a Spain holiday: bait and travel tackle

Plan a seabream session during a Spain trip: choose the coast, pack practical natural-bait tackle and check the fishing location.

Read article Travel planning and shore fishing · Mainland Spain

Spain shore-fishing itinerary: Mediterranean and Atlantic stops

Visiting several Spanish coasts? Match each stop with fishing methods, current conditions, access checks and travel tackle.

Minimum sizes

Fish species and minimum sizes, with tables and illustrated guides.

Common questions

19 answers about licences, ordering, catch limits, rods and protected areas.

Contact

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Fishing & local rules

Do I really need a fishing licence in Spain? Where is this fishing licence valid? Can I use the coastal licence to fish from a boat? How many rods may I use? Where is fishing prohibited? What happens if I fish without a licence? Which fish must be marked after they are caught? What are the rules in marine reserves? How many kilograms of fish may I keep per day? Can children go fishing?