Angling holidays in Spain are becoming increasingly popular. Andalucia has some excellent angling, notably the sea fishing on the Costa del Sol.  There are companies specialising in angling holidays and deep sea fishing from boats is probably the most popular.  Many varieties of fish can be caught including swordfish, merlin and tuna.  Most of these species are caught from boats and not from the shore.  Tunny or small tuna are plentiful towards July and boat fishing with lures is the favourite method.  The southwest of the Andalucian coastline where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean is an excellent area for angling.  Tuna, swordfish, sea bream  mackerel and bass are just a few of the species caught off this coast. 

Angling holidays in Andalucia are not confined to the coast, course and trout fishing is availble in the mountain streams and rivers.  The rio frio (cold river) between Malaga and Granada is an excellent brown trout river with fish of over 3lbs being reported.  There are also a number of reservoirs where  you can catch pike and black bass.  In all there are sixty four fishing reserves in the Sierra Nevada mountain region.  As with most areas of Spain, fishing permits are required.

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