Fishing in Rota

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Located in the province of Cadiz in Southern Spain, Rota is home to the Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota. This is the largest American military commu...

Located in the province of Cadiz in Southern Spain, Rota is home to the Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota. This is the largest American military community in Spain.

Located close to Puerto de Santa María, Chipiona, Sanlúcar de Barrameda and Jerez de la Frontera, this is also a great place for sport fishing. Offshore, Rota offers big game fishing for tuna, dorado and marlin. Inshore there's snapper, seabream, jack, scorpion fish,  meagre and pelegic species such as bonito and skipjack tuna.

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Most popular fishing boats charters in Rota

Chipiona Charter

10 39,37 ft

Rota, Cadiz (ES)

From $679
FREE Cancellation 14 days notice

Comoloco I

9 39,37 ft

Cadiz, Spain (ES)

From $434
Deposit non-refundable

Africa

8 41,01 ft

Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz (ES)

From $538
Deposit non-refundable

Abakan

4 26,25 ft

Puerto de Santa María, Cadiz (ES)

From $706
Deposit non-refundable

El Alcantara

6 25,59 ft

Cadiz, Spain (ES)

From $380
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice

Zahorita seis

6 32,81 ft

Barbate, Cadiz (ES)

From $761
Deposit non-refundable

Charter Cayman

10 36,09 ft

Huelva, Spain (ES)

From $478
Deposit non-refundable

Explorer

5 34,12 ft

Tarifa, Strait of Gibraltar (ES)

From $978
FREE Cancellation 14 days notice

El Natilla

7 29,53 ft

Algeciras, Strait of Gibraltar (ES)

From $761
FREE Cancellation 14 days notice

Reviews from the users

Fantastic day out. Martin knew his stuff and we caught 7 tuna which we weren't expecting. Great day out overall.
Ben Thomson

This is the second trip we’ve booked with Martin. He hustled to find fish. We had so much fun!
Diana Severson

Un gusto la compañía de Martin que nos explicaba todo a lo largo de la Salida
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Tips & Tricks, bait and more

Rota lies at the north of the enormous bay of Cadiz. In the centre of the bay is Puerto de Santa Maria and the estuary of the river Guadalete. The bay has shallow silty seafloor with hardly any obstacles. There is bluefish, seabass and gilt-head bream in the bay. Further off-shore, rocky areas areas provice nice bottom fishing with banded seabream, scorpion fish, blackspot seabream, snapper, jack...

Outside the bay, the seafloor descends slowly, you have to sail 20 miles to find deeper waters for biggame fishing.

These waters are extremely rich with tremendous amounts of baitfish that attract pelagic fish such including tuna, marlin, wahoo and dorado.

Top sport fishing species in Rota

FISHING SEASON IN Rota

Spring

Fishing in Rota from April and May is an ideal time to do trolling and jigging for bluefin tuna, albacore and little tunny. Spring is also a good time to fish with live bait to target dentex, grouper or meagre. 

Summer fishing in Rota

Summer is ideal for fishing bluefin tuna or white marlin trolling off Rota. Closer to shore, live bait fishing produces dentex, pink dentex, grouper or amberjack. 

Autumn

Fishing in Rota in autumn is great to catch bonito, skipjack tuna, dolphin fish (mahi-mahi), frigate tuna, little tunny, smaller bluefin tuna and sometimes even wahoo. Light tackle trolling with smallers lures & feathers is the best and easiest way to catch these species.

Winter

Bottom fishing for blackspot seabream, scorpion fish, snapper or redbanded seabream for example and live bait fishing for meagre, amberjack, sama, grouper.

LEGISLATION / REGULATIONS

Wether you fish from the shore, on your own boat, with a shared charter or a private charter, you need a fishing license to go sea fishing in Rota. The fishing charters in Rota normally have the fishing license included in the price, so you don't need to buy one if you're chartering a boat.

If you do wish to buy a fishing licence, you can purchase one on the website of the Junta de Andalucia.

Key takeaways

Avg Capacity: 10 people
Popular fishing techniques: Bottom Fishing, Trolling
Average price: $0 per day
Low season price: $679 per day
High season price: $864 per day
Included: Fishing tackle, Fishing License, Bait & lures

Frequently asked questions about fishing in Rota

According to our customers, some of the most popular fishing charters in Rota are:
Chipiona Charter
Comoloco I
Africa
Abakan

Depending on the boat, a fishing charter in Rota can accommodate up to 10 passangers, although most charters are for 10 people.

Typically in a charter in Rota, a fishing boat charter will include the use of the boat, Fishing tackle, Fishing License, Bait & lures. Some charters may also include Snacks and Drinks, while others may allow you to bring your own.

On average, the prices for a fishing trip in Rota are around $130 per hour. However, prices can vary depending on factors such as the duration of the trip, the size of the boat, and the number of people. For shorter fishing trips and smaller boats, prices can start as low as $679 for 5 hours and 10 people. During the high season, prices can increase up to $864 for a 8-hour-trip with 10 people.

In Rota, you can fish:
White Marlin
Little tunny
Albacore
Skipjack Tuna
Atlantic Bonito
. Fishing regulations may vary, so make sure to check them before you go to Rota. We recommend Catch & Release, especially for undersized fish (for example using barbless hooks).

In Rota, the most popular fishing techniques include Bottom Fishing, Trolling.

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