surfcasting, a type of fishing that is very much in "trend" today and that can be practiced for much of the year in Cadiz. It consists of casting your fishing line on the waves.
Although the ideal of surfcasting is relaxation and appreciating the beach environment, it is not denied that some technique is necessary to perform this. For the most knowledgeable, the casts must be adapted to the specific area where they are and especially to the species they wish to capture.
Let's review some of the ideal places for this practice in Cadiz and let's take a look at some practical tips for a good fishing session with that type of fishing.
Where to Fish at Surfcasting in Cádiz
Many of the waters of the Cadiz coast offer the perfect setting for fishing to surfcasting. Let us highlight some that you surely know and others that you will especially want to visit:
Candor Point Beach – Rota
Una great beach for surfcasting productive and enjoyable. Its bottoms are a pleasant mixture of sand and rock that, together with the moderate waves, do wonders for a very nice fishing session. In these waters you will find: sea bass, blacksmiths, sea bream, choughs and other interesting species.
Montijo–Chipiona Beach
Another sector well known by the locals and lovers of surfcasting and that it presents a mixed bottom with the previous one, which allows ideal line bottoms to just relax and let the waves do their job. With a moderate swell, the species that you can choose to catch are among corvinas, obladas, sea bass or sea bass, just to name a few.
Buzo Beach – Puerto de Santa María
This beautiful sector of the Cadiz waters is great for fishing a surfcasting This is because as the reef is very close to the coast, the fish take refuge in it and allows greater luck in practice. It is a long sector, about 3.000 meters long, with a sandy bottom for the most part. Fishing? Fantastic and more if you manage to get sea bream, bream, palometa, sea bass or herreras.
Camposoto Beach – San Fernando
The natural area attracts many locals to try their luck in its waters, which, unlike the previous ones, are stronger. However, its sandy bottom and shallow depth help the fishing practice to surfcasting , managing to get on the day of fishing bailas, palometas, sargo, sea bream or herreras.
5 Practical tips for surfcasting fishing
- Look for areas where there are few bathers, this to avoid risks with the sets.
- Experiment with depth and distance. For beginners it's a matter of testing where the schools of fish might be and how far in or further out into the water you need to be.
- Practice casting without using lead. This to take the rhythm of it.
- Choose the quality cane and that is ideal for this practice and the area where it is done.
- Be patient and, above all, have fun! That is the art of fishing.
