| Andalucia is a wonderful place for the angler to | | | | in other regions in Spain. |
| indulge his passion of fishing. The shorelines of | | | | In addition to the sea fishermen in Andalucia also |
| both the Atlantic and the Mediterranen are a | | | | have a great selection of rivers and lakes to |
| magnet for many who like to go fishing in | | | | choose from. The latter for the most part are |
| Andalucia and when conditions are right you will | | | | man made reservoirs and are particularly popular. |
| see alot of fishermen setting up all along the | | | | There are many of them spread throughout |
| coast line as dusk approaches. | | | | Andalucia in the Alcornocales National Park and |
| For those who want more of a challenge and a | | | | around Grazelema for instance. Here you can fish |
| bit more excitement then there are lots of | | | | for pike,black bass, barbel and carp. There are in |
| companies operating out of all the major marinas | | | | fact 64 such fishing preserves in the Nature Parks |
| such as Duquesa, Estepona, Fuengirola Marbella | | | | of Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas and in Sierra |
| Benalmadena who offer sea fishing charter boats. | | | | Nevada. |
| On such a charter you can expect to fish for | | | | One very popular location not far from the coast |
| swordfish, tuna, bass, bream and even shark. | | | | is the Charco Redonda just off the new road to |
| Swordfish are found off the coasts of | | | | Jerez. Also in the same National Park of Los |
| AlmerÃa,Granada and Málaga between | | | | Alcornocales is Celemin where there is a super |
| July and September and in the summer the tunny | | | | "zona recreativa" at which you can camp for a |
| are swimming so close to the surface you feel | | | | few days, free of charge, and fish to your hearts |
| you could reach out and touch them. Barbate and | | | | content. |
| Conil are particularly good areas for these fish. | | | | The Rio Frio between Malaga and Granada in the |
| Throughout the summer there are many fishing | | | | foothills of the Sierra de Loja has excellent trout |
| competitions all around the coasts of Andalucia | | | | fishing and actually has records of trout fishing |
| and you can find details of thee at your local | | | | there going back to 1664. More recently there |
| marina. The World Coast Fishing Championships | | | | have been record catches of brown trout |
| are held at Adra (AlmerÃa). | | | | weighing in at 5.2kg. The season lasts all year |
| Fishing in Andalucia, from either the shore or a | | | | round there and is a very popular location. |
| boat requires a licence. This can be obtained from | | | | Fishing in Andalucia in any of their resevoirs, rivers |
| the offices of the "Delegación Provincial de la | | | | and estuaries requires a licence. These can be |
| Conserjeria de Agricultura y Pesca" of which | | | | quite simply obtained from the "Delegación |
| there is an office in all provincial capital cities. If | | | | Agencia Medio Ambiente" (AMA) and their offices |
| you have any trouble locating this then just ask | | | | re to be found in each of the provincial capital |
| one of the boat charter companies at your local | | | | cities. An angling licence is also obtainable from |
| marina as they will be glad to help. Once you have | | | | branches of the Caja Mar bank. |
| your sea fishing licence you will be able top use it | | | | |